Road to RSNA 2023: Ultrasound

Ultrasound's utility will be on full display at this year's RSNA annual meeting, showing its merit in a wide variety of clinical applications. Research to be presented at the annual meeting in Chicago will explore the modality's clinical applications in musculoskeletal, pediatric, abdominal, and women's imaging among other areas. This includes advancements in ultrasound in recent years, such as the use of contrast for improved imaging, elastography and color Doppler for assessing complex pathologies, and using imaging data in AI models. Studies will also evaluate ways to further improve the modality's capabilities by reassessing the physics side of ultrasound, such as attenuation and echogenicity, as well as the use of interferometry. Ultrasound's performance will also be compared with CT and MRI in detecting pathologies, as well as for how ultrasonic measures validate treatment strategies such as radiotherapy in cancer treatment and surgery for musculoskeletal pathologies.Furthermore, ultrasound's use as a supplemental tool will be explored, including for breast cancer detection and follow-up imaging for assessing aneurysm risk. Additionally, research will show how using sonographic imaging data in machine learning can improve upon current risk assessment models, such as TI-RADS for thyroid nodule assessment and avoiding unnecessary biopsies.Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) will also take center stage in the Windy City; researchers will demonstrate the promise of CEUS f...
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