Road to RSNA 2023: CT

Photon-counting CT (PCCT) has dominated discussion for the last number of RSNA meetings, and this year will be no exception. Expect to hear PCCT research findings about how the technology can increase image quality and lower radiation dose in pulmonary angiography for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism; how it appears to boost the contrast-to-noise ratio of vascular structures on chest CT; and what it has to offer in the musculoskeletal arena. Meeting attendees will also get the scoop on the role CT radiomics can play in clinical care, particularly helping clinicians determine the best treatment for patients suffering from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Other research to be presented will explore how chest CT muscle/body composition data can predict whether patients with pneumonia and known chronic obstructive pulmonary disease will require hospitalization. What's more, body composition analysis can also help in predicting the prognosis of individuals with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. A big theme at this year's meeting will be lung cancer screening: how to increase its uptake and how to best perform it. Look for research that explores the question of how common benign surgeries are after lung cancer screening (spoiler alert: too common); whether the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) 2021 screening update has proven effective for catching lung cancer earlier; and how to "bundle" mammography and lung cancer screening to boost uptake of the latter. ...
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