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Demographic factors limit access to CT lung screening
By Abraham Kim
Smokers who are older, uninsured, undereducated, and live in a rural area are more likely to be located farther away from a CT lung cancer screening facility and thus have limited access to screening services, according to an article published online July 11 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 14, 2019
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CT perfusion shows promising utility in cancer treatment
By Abraham Kim
The CT perfusion scans of patients with pancreatic cancer revealed that those who responded well to chemoradiation therapy had higher blood flow measurements both before and after treatment than did patients who responded poorly in a new study, published online July 9 in Radiology.
July 10, 2019
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Magnetic Insight moves to new site
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Magnetic Insight, supplier of research and diagnostic imaging products, has moved into its new facility in Alameda, CA, to support its plans for future growth, manufacturing, and R&D infrastructure.
July 8, 2019
MILabs receives Isreali contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Preclinical imaging developer MILabs has taken an order for its Vector PET/SPECT/CT from Tel Aviv University's new Translational Medicine Center.
July 8, 2019
CT lung screening's benefits persist over time
By Abraham Kim
In an update to the National Lung Screening Trial, researchers from the U.S. are reporting a sustained reduction in cancer deaths from CT lung screening roughly 12 years after the initial screening exam. The findings were recently published online in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
July 7, 2019
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SIIM: AI exploits CT sinogram data to find lung nodules
By Erik L. Ridley
DENVER - An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can accurately detect lung nodules on CT by analyzing both the reconstructed image and the raw sinogram data, according to research presented Thursday at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting.
June 27, 2019
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CT lung screening criteria overlook racial differences
By Abraham Kim
Current eligibility criteria for CT lung cancer screening from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force do not account for racial differences -- leaving behind a large proportion of African American smokers who would benefit from the test, say Tennessee researchers in an article published online June 27 in JAMA Oncology.
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Risk model predicts malignancy of lung nodules on CT
By Abraham Kim
A new risk-prediction model proved capable of estimating the likelihood that pulmonary nodules detected on CT scans would become malignant in a new study, published online July 27 in Cancer Prevention Research. The model may assist clinicians in managing patients at risk of developing lung cancer.
June 27, 2019
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ClariPi gets FDA nod for denoising technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence (AI) firm ClariPi has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its AI-based CT denoising technology.
June 26, 2019
SIIM: Automated reporting tool optimizes CT lung screening
By Abraham Kim
DENVER - A computer-assisted reporting tool integrated directly into the radiology workflow bolstered the ability of clinicians to distinguish benign from malignant lung nodules on CT lung screening exams in a new study, presented on Wednesday at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting.
June 26, 2019
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VA: Delay in patient diagnosis leads to suicide
By Kate Madden Yee
A patient seen at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital committed suicide after a delayed cancer diagnosis, according to an investigation conducted by the VA Office of Inspector General. The report comes a day after a hearing in the U.S. Congress on delays in patient care in the VA system.
June 26, 2019
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AI can help predict heart attacks, death on CCTA
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can predict heart attacks and death better on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) studies than risk-assessment methods such as the Coronary Artery Disease Reporting and Data System, according to research published online June 25 in Radiology.
June 25, 2019
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