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CT lung screening spots cancers earlier in China
By Abraham Kim
A large-scale CT lung screening program in China detected a higher proportion of early-stage lung cancers than did comparable trials in the U.S. and Europe, even for a population that included relatively young, nonsmoking adults, according to an article recently published online in Academic Radiology.
December 19, 2018
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Global lung screening project shows early promise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer is reporting promising results with its Early Lung Imaging Confederation.
December 18, 2018
CCTA reveals statins may lower mortality in low-risk CAD
By Abraham Kim
Statin therapy can help mitigate the risk of death in patients with nonobstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), even in those with the lowest levels of calcium and atherosclerosis evident on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans, according to an article recently published online in PLOS One.
December 17, 2018
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FDA clears 3D CBCT positioning software by EhmetDx
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device firm EhmetDx has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its 3D conebeam CT (CBCT) positioning software.
December 16, 2018
Carestream installs OnSight CT scanner in Fla.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has installed its OnSight 3D extremity conebeam CT scanner at the Orthopedic Center of Palm Beach County in Atlantis, FL.
December 13, 2018
2018 12 11 18 57 3717 Carestream Rsna 2018 400
CT lung screening cuts cancer mortality 51% in Japan
By Abraham Kim
In a new large-scale trial of CT lung cancer screening, researchers are reporting that screening reduced the risk of lung cancer mortality by 51% compared with x-ray screening in a Japanese population that included low-risk individuals and nonsmokers. Their findings were published online December 12 in the Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology.
December 13, 2018
2018 07 26 18 08 5552 Lungs Red 400
Mental illness may double need for CT lung screening
By Abraham Kim
U.S. patients with a mental health illness have a considerably higher smoking prevalence and are nearly two times as likely to be eligible for CT lung cancer screening than individuals without a mental illness, according to a presentation at the recent RSNA 2018 meeting in Chicago.
December 10, 2018
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Planmed gets FDA clearance for new Verity CBCT features
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the latest features added to the Verity conebeam CT (CBCT) scanner from mammography and orthopedic imaging firm Planmed.
December 6, 2018
AI algorithm detects all intracranial hemorrhage types
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can detect all types of intracranial hemorrhage on noncontrast head CT studies, showing potential for use in all clinical scenarios that involve detecting and tracking this critical condition, according to research presented at the recent RSNA 2018 meeting in Chicago.
December 5, 2018
2017 05 09 11 15 29 355 Cyber Informatics 400
Guerbet releases new version of Contrast&Care
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French contrast developer Guerbet unveiled version 2.0 of its Contrast&Care contrast media management software at the RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 2, 2018
AI reliably characterizes pulmonary nodules on CT
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can outperform radiologists in stratifying the risk of pulmonary nodules found on low-dose CT lung screening exams, potentially helping to detect cancer earlier and reduce unnecessary workups, according to research presented on Wednesday at the RSNA meeting.
November 27, 2018
2018 11 20 18 27 9737 Rsna 2018 400
Emergency CT use continues its exponential growth
By Abraham Kim
CHICAGO - The utilization rate of CT continues to soar in U.S. hospital emergency departments, with radiologists interpreting the majority of these exams. What does the trend say about the state of emergent CT? Researchers from Pennsylvania explored the question in a Tuesday presentation at RSNA 2018.
November 27, 2018
2018 11 20 18 27 9737 Rsna 2018 400
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