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Canadian risk model boosts CT lung screening efficiency
By Abraham Kim
Is the risk model used in the National Lung Screening Trial really the best one for determining which individuals should get CT screening for lung cancer? Maybe not, according to Canadian researchers who published what they think might be a more effective model in an October 17 paper in Lancet Oncology.
October 23, 2017
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CT screening plus smoking cessation cuts deaths, costs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Incorporating smoking cessation programs into low-dose CT lung cancer screening is a cost-effective way to decrease mortality rates, according to a study presented at the World Conference on Lung Cancer in Yokohama, Japan.
October 15, 2017
AI algorithm predicts lung disease, adverse events on CT
By Abraham Kim
Recent studies have demonstrated the power of artificial intelligence (AI) software to detect disease, but how well can it predict future adverse events? The extent to which AI can assess smokers' risk for lung disease on CT was reported in a new study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
October 12, 2017
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Workers at small firms less apt to get cancer screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Employees at companies with fewer than 25 workers are less likely to be screened for cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer, according to research conducted by the American Cancer Society (ACS) and published online October 5 in Preventive Medicine.
October 11, 2017
Giant python receives CT scan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical staff performed a CT scan on an 8-ft python at Modern Health Care Clinic in India, according to an article from the Mirror.
October 5, 2017
Imaging lands high on list of overused medical exams
By Brian Casey
Medical imaging exams occupied five of the top 10 spots in a literature review of studies on overused medical procedures published October 2 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The study authors recommended that additional regulation might be necessary to curb practices that increase healthcare costs and do not help patients.
October 4, 2017
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AI gives one-stop shopping for urinary stone evaluation
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can accurately detect and classify urinary stones based solely on images from noncontrast single-energy CT scans, according to research presented at last week's Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine's Conference on Machine Intelligence in Medical Imaging.
October 4, 2017
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CT radiation dose tracking reveals global disparities
By Abraham Kim
The growing use of radiation dose tracking software has revealed an inconvenient truth: There are substantial differences around the world in the amount of radiation dose being used for CT scans, according to a Swiss study published online in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
October 2, 2017
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Can MRI challenge CT in diagnosing appendicitis?
By Abraham Kim
CT has long been the go-to tool for diagnosing appendicitis in kids, but concerns about radiation have radiologists exploring other modalities. Whether MRI could be one of these alternatives was the subject of a study published in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
September 28, 2017
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AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Abraham Kim
September 26, 2017
NEMA publishes low-contrast image-quality tool review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published a new guidance that reviews an image phantom tool designed for low-contrast medical image quality assessment.
September 26, 2017
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By Brian Casey
September 25, 2017
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