Becker's Healthcare December 5, 2024
“Opportunistic screening” — defined as when radiologists use a patient’s existing medical images for diagnoses beyond what the imaging was originally ordered for — may be the next big trend in radiology.
Researchers from New York City-based NYU Langone Health have released two studies evaluating the accuracy and effectiveness of opportunistic screening for cardiovascular risk and osteoporosis, according to a Dec. 4 news release from the health system.
Here are five notes from those studies:
- In a study presented Dec. 4 at the Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting, researchers analyzed 3,662 abdominal CT scans taken between 2013 and 2023 for calcification in patients’ coronary arteries.
- Using an AI-enabled measurement to quantify and score aortic...
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