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Cancer deaths continue to fall, but CT lung screening lags
By Brian Casey
In its annual report on cancer, the American Cancer Society reported that cancer mortality in the U.S. declined by 26% over the past 20 years. But gains in lung cancer survival are being slowed because so few individuals who are eligible for CT lung cancer screening actually undergo the scans.
January 4, 2018
2017 09 14 23 05 1167 Cancer Cell 400
Canon announces Toshiba Medical Systems name change
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
It's official: Canon and Canon Medical Systems have announced that Toshiba Medical Systems will now be known as Canon Medical Systems.
January 3, 2018
2017 12 15 21 19 6704 Canon Rsna 2017 400
CT dose tracking highlights differences among kids in ER
By Abraham Kim
Radiation dose tracking software revealed that children who had CT scans in the emergency room (ER) of separate hospitals in Finland received considerably different radiation doses for head and cervical spine CT exams, according to a study published in Emergency Radiology.
January 2, 2018
2016 09 07 14 29 02 75 Emergency Entrance 400
Risk-based CT lung screening | How safe are ICDs during MRI? | DBT use in Medicare system
By Brian Casey
January 1, 2018
Risk-based lung cancer screening tops USPSTF guidelines
By Abraham Kim
Using individual risk-based criteria to determine eligibility for CT lung cancer screening may avert more deaths from cancer than using current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines, according to research published online January 1 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
January 1, 2018
2016 12 21 15 11 05 414 Lung Cancer 400
Missed lung nodules on CAC scans | Coding changes for 2018 | Rads want help with POCUS
By Brian Casey
December 20, 2017
How often are lung nodules missed on CAC scoring scans?
By Abraham Kim
If an incidental lung nodule is present on a CT coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring scan, how often is that nodule actually detected and worked up? Not as often as one might expect, according to researchers who analyzed the reasons why nodules might be missed in a presentation at RSNA 2017.
December 20, 2017
2017 12 20 17 16 6396 Lung General 400
ISCT moves 2018 meeting to San Diego
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) is moving the 2018 edition of its annual meeting from its longtime home in San Francisco down the California coast to San Diego.
December 18, 2017
FFR-CT algorithm guides management of revascularization
By Abraham Kim
A deep-learning algorithm that analyzes fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) scans was able to determine almost as well as invasive FFR which patients suspected of having coronary artery disease should be referred for revascularization. The finding could lead to better, less-invasive care, according to a presentation at RSNA 2017.
December 17, 2017
2017 02 10 15 45 57 410 Heart 400
CT scans unearth ancient cases of cancer in mummies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer may be older than people realize; it has been around as far back as the Late Period of ancient Egypt, according to CT scans of mummies analyzed by an international team of researchers.
December 14, 2017
HeartFlow nets more coverage for its software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiovascular software developer HeartFlow is touting decisions by Health Care Service Corp. and three Blue Cross/Blue Shield entities to cover the use of its fractional flow reserve software.
December 14, 2017
AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Abraham Kim
December 13, 2017
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