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U.S. cancer sites boast high access to CT lung screening
By Abraham Kim
More than 70% of U.S. cancer centers offer onsite CT lung cancer screening, but this high availability drops off substantially for sites serving racial minorities and rural residents in Puerto Rico, according to an article published online February 25 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
February 26, 2019
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Vienna team secures top ECR prize for chest CT work
By Philip Ward
VIENNA - Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna have received a prestigious award for their ECR 2019 e-poster presentation about how to simplify the differential diagnosis of diffuse ground-glass opacifications using CT.
February 26, 2019
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24/7 availability of radiologists speeds up emergency CT
By Abraham Kim
Providing around-the-clock radiologist coverage significantly boosted the efficiency of emergency patient care, including reducing head CT turnaround times by more than tenfold, according to a series of presentations at the upcoming Canadian Association of Radiologists 2019 meeting in Montreal.
February 24, 2019
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AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Abraham Kim
February 20, 2019
Medsquare upgrades dose monitoring software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation dose management firm Medsquare plans to show an upgraded version of its patient radiation dose monitoring software at ECR 2019 next week in Vienna.
February 19, 2019
ACR backs CT colonography ahead of USPSTF review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) emphasized its support for CT colonography in response to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) draft research plan for reviewing its colorectal cancer screening recommendations.
February 18, 2019
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CT confirms authenticity of ancient African sculptures
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT scans helped pinpoint the approximate age and also verify the authenticity of five African terra-cotta sculptures unearthed in Mali by researchers from Illinois.
February 18, 2019
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Study: Japanese men have lowest CAC progression
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
White men in the U.S. have significantly higher progression of coronary artery calcium (CAC) than Japanese men, according to research published online February 14 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.
February 18, 2019
Could self-rated health improve CT CAC scoring?
By Abraham Kim
Combining self-rated health assessments with CT coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring enhanced the test's ability to predict a person's risk of adverse cardiac events -- almost matching the accuracy of traditional risk estimation, according to an article published online February 15 in JAMA Network Open.
February 18, 2019
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Week in Review: CT CAC scoring gets support | Mammography really does work | Multimedia reporting
By Brian Casey
February 15, 2019
TexLab AI algorithm predicts ovarian cancer survival
By Abraham Kim
By analyzing tumor characteristics such as structure, shape, and size, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm called TexLab 2.0 is able to predict which patients with ovarian cancer have the best prognosis. The prediction can then be used to direct patient therapy, according to an article published online February 15 in Nature Communications.
February 14, 2019
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Lung cancer imaging on the upswing in China
By Abraham Kim
CT appears to be taking over for x-ray as a tool for the diagnosis of lung cancer in China, where imaging utilization rates have generally trended upward over the past decade -- most notably in underdeveloped regions of the country, according to an article published online February 8 in Thoracic Cancer.
February 14, 2019
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