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Is whole-body CT necessary after motor vehicle crashes?
By Abraham Kim
Using whole-body CT to evaluate patients with normal physical presentation following a motor vehicle crash did not prompt any changes in their medical care in a new study, published online May 28 in Radiology. The findings question the value of the imaging technique in some emergency trauma cases.
May 29, 2019
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ASRT, Canon now accepting safety grant applications
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation and Canon Medical Systems are accepting applications for the 2019 Safety First grant program.
May 28, 2019
3 ways to lower CT radiation dose across the hospital
By Abraham Kim
A hospital-wide quality improvement project effectively lowered CT radiation dose by nearly 20%, report researchers from Seattle. They detailed how three initiatives enabled them to achieve this dose reduction in an article published online May 21 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 23, 2019
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CT lung screening risk model cuts false-positive rate
By Abraham Kim
Using a risk prediction model to figure out which nodules to work up helped reduce the false-positive rate in a CT lung cancer screening trial by more than threefold, compared with rates using previous criteria, according to an article published online May 15 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 22, 2019
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Medicaid expansion boosted cancer screening rates
By Kate Madden Yee
The five states and the District of Columbia that expanded their Medicaid coverage after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 first went into effect showed larger increases in cancer screening rates than states that did not, according to a study published online May 22 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
May 21, 2019
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Google AI accurately assesses CT lung screening scans
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) model developed by Google can assess cancer risk on CT lung cancer screening studies as well as, or even better than, experienced radiologists -- potentially enabling automated evaluation of these exams, according to research published online March 20 in Nature Medicine.
May 21, 2019
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Head CT offers low diagnostic yield for fainting
By Abraham Kim
More than half of all patients who faint still undergo head CT despite a diagnostic yield of less than 3% for the exam, according to an article published in the May issue of Academic Emergency Medicine. Researchers from Canada say it's high time to cut back on using the test for most patients.
May 20, 2019
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MaxQ AI adds new tools to Accipio ICH software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer MaxQ AI has announced the upcoming release of Accipio Ax, the second component of its Accipio digital platform for detecting intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) on CT scans.
May 19, 2019
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Smokers shy away from cancer screening exams
By Abraham Kim
Individuals who smoke are much less likely than nonsmokers to participate in basic screening exams for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer, despite clear recommendations from existing guidelines, according to a new study published online May 17 in JAMA Network Open.
May 16, 2019
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CT predicts cardiac events in colon cancer patients
By Abraham Kim
Body composition measurements -- specifically visceral adipose tissue and muscle radiodensity -- obtained from the routine CT scans of patients with colorectal cancer could help identify those at the greatest risk of major adverse cardiac events, according to an article published online May 16 in JAMA Oncology.
May 16, 2019
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Is shared decision-making CT lung screening's Trojan horse?
By Frederic W. Grannis Jr.
Has the requirement that high-risk individuals complete a shared decision-making session with their doctors led to disappointing uptake of CT lung cancer screening? Dr. Frederic W. Grannis Jr. believes so, and, in fact, he sees shared decision-making as a deliberate attempt by opponents of screening to sabotage the exam -- much as the Trojan horse led to the downfall of Troy.
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ARRS: Should CT lung screening programs fear flu season?
By Abraham Kim
HONOLULU - Is CT lung cancer screening less effective during flu season? Probably not, but screening eligible smokers for respiratory illnesses such as the flu before ordering the exam sharply reduced the need for downstream testing, according to a presentation at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.
May 7, 2019
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