Computed Tomography- How “GOLDEN” is this “GOLD STANDARD”?

Utility of Diagnostic Bone Biopsies in the Management of Osteomyelitis Through Retrospective Analysis: How Golden Is This Gold Standard?

196. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Healthcare-Associated Hematogenous Vertebral Osteomyelitis Ki-Ho Park, MD; Yu-Mi Lee, MD; Song Mi Moon, M.D., PhD; Seong Yeon Park, MD; Oh-Hyun Cho, MD; Mi Suk Lee, MD and In-Gyu Bae, MD; Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), Infectious Disease, Korean Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongn...

Multidetector computed tomography scanning is still the gold standard for diagnosis of acute aortic syndromes.

Integrated positron emission tomography/computed tomography fusion imaging: an emerging gold standard in lung cancer.

Positron emission tomography (PET) has emerged as an important diagnostic tool in the management of lung cancers. Although PET is sensitive in detection of lung cancer, but FDG (2-deoxy-2- 18 fluro-D-glucose) is not tumor specific and may accumulate in a variety of nonmalignant conditions occasionally giving false positive result. Addition of CT to PET improves specificity foremost, but also se...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for elderly patients: gold standard for golden years?

HYPOTHESIS Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has known physiological benefits and positive socioeconomic effects over the open procedure. Although recent studies have questioned the technique's efficacy in elderly patients (>65 years), we hypothesize that LC is safe and efficacious in that patient group. METHODS Five thousand eight hundred eighty-four consecutive patients (mean age, 40 years;...

Background Information: How Dual Source Technology is Revolutionizing Computed Tomography

 For ten years now, Siemens’ Dual Source systems have been making an impact on computed tomography and expanding its potential applications  Somatom Force and Somatom Definition Flash each perform scans using two X-ray tubes and two detectors  High temporal resolution and reduced motion artifacts support precise diagnostics for all patients – even in critical situations  Low-dose examinatio...