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CT lung screening finds cancer in nonsmokers
By Eric Barnes
High-risk nonsmokers have lung cancer at rates comparable to those of smokers in the National Lung Screening Trial, according to a multicenter lung cancer screening trial in Taiwan. If replicated, the results could affect the question of who needs CT lung cancer screening, particularly regarding individuals exposed to secondhand smoke.
January 11, 2017
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AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
January 9, 2017
Brain tumor diagnosis, therapeutics set for growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A higher incidence of various brain cancers and a growing geriatric population will propel the global market for brain tumor diagnosis and therapeutics products to reach $773.1 million in revenues by 2025, according to a new report by market research firm Grand View Research.
January 9, 2017
Toshiba Medical Research to build center in Baltimore
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Research Institute USA has joined with New East Baltimore Partnership to build a medical research center at the Johns Hopkins Science and Technology Park in Baltimore.
January 8, 2017
Mammography use rises with ACA; colonoscopy, not so much
By Eric Barnes
The U.S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has increased adherence to mammography screening by eliminating out-of-pocket costs, according to a new study published January 9 in Cancer. At the same time, reducing expenses did not increase colonoscopy rates among poorer patients.
January 8, 2017
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NLST: Lung cancer growth rates differ by sex
By Eric Barnes
Lung cancers in men and women grow at sufficiently different rates that radiologists should consider managing them differently depending on the patient's sex.
January 2, 2017
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Vancouver lung cancer predictor works in NLST
By Eric Barnes
A Canadian model for predicting lung cancer risk based on nodule and patient characteristics distinguished benign from malignant lung nodules in patients in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), according to a study presented at RSNA 2016. A second study in the same session, however, found that radiologists slightly outperformed the model.
December 21, 2016
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Siemens gets FDA nod for Confidence RT Pro CT system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for Somatom Confidence RT Pro, a CT scanner designed to aid radiation therapy (RT) planning.
December 19, 2016
Deep learning helps spot CT exams with critical findings
By Erik L. Ridley
Deep-learning technology can be a useful tool for identifying cases that contain critical imaging findings, potentially expediting the interpretation of these exams and the communication of results, according to a presentation at the recent RSNA 2016 meeting in Chicago.
December 19, 2016
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Canon completes acquisition of Toshiba Medical
By Brian Casey
Canon has completed its acquisition of Toshiba Medical Systems after the deal cleared regulatory approvals in all the countries where the companies operate.
December 18, 2016
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CMS declines to revisit CT colonography coverage
By Eric Barnes
In a stunning year-end setback for screening CT colonography, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has turned down a request by advocates for CT colonography to reconsider its 2009 decision not to pay for the imaging-based colon cancer screening exam.
December 14, 2016
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Machine learning improves FFR-CT for coronary ischemia
By Eric Barnes
In results that could potentially shake up the heart imaging status quo, a machine learning algorithm slightly outperformed a more traditional algorithm in analyzing fractional flow reserve CT (FFR-CT) studies for detecting signs of ischemic coronary lesions, according to a presentation at the recent RSNA 2016 meeting in Chicago.
December 13, 2016
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