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ASNR 2016: Restored blood flow outweighs treatment time in stroke
By Eric Barnes
For acute stroke patients, researchers have used imaging scans to demonstrate that restoring an adequate volume of blood flow to brain tissue is more important in reducing damage than how quickly the flow is restored, according to a May 25 presentation at the American Society of Neuroradiology meeting (ASNR 2016) in Washington, DC.
May 25, 2016
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Medic Vision lands FDA nod for Dose Check software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image reconstruction software developer Medic Vision Imaging Solutions has garnered U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its SafeCT-29 radiation dose reporting software.
May 23, 2016
All the same? Costs vary little in coronary disease tests
By Eric Barnes
There are precious few cost differences between the main tests used to diagnose coronary artery disease in chest pain patients, concludes a new study of more than 9,000 patients published online May 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
May 23, 2016
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Fine-tuning CT lung screening | Healing sonographer shoulder pain | MRI for appendicitis
By Brian Casey
May 18, 2016
CT lung cancer screening: Shortcomings and solutions
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - CT lung cancer screening has a bright future but also high hurdles to leap before it becomes the efficient screening test promised by the results of the National Lung Screening Trial, according to a May 17 presentation at the 2016 American Thoracic Society meeting.
May 18, 2016
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Risk model fine-tunes CT lung cancer screening
By Brian Casey
Using lung cancer risk to determine which smokers should receive CT screening would potentially save more lives than using screening criteria set by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, according to a new study published May 15 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
May 17, 2016
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Saving money in CT lung screening | How to cut mammo recalls | Kazerooni on rads and CT screening
By Brian Casey
May 16, 2016
ACR 2016: Brain imaging use explodes in emergency rooms
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The use of advanced medical imaging for brain applications in the emergency setting in the U.S. exploded from 1994 to 2012, according to a study presented this week at the American College of Radiology annual meeting (ACR 2016) in Washington, DC.
May 16, 2016
ACR 2016: Lung-RADS saves money and worries
By Eric Barnes
Medicare could save hundreds of millions of dollars by using the Lung-RADS system to work up suspicious lesions on CT lung screening exams rather than the protocol used in the National Lung Screening Trial, researchers reported on Tuesday at the American College of Radiology meeting (ACR 2016) in Washington, DC.
May 16, 2016
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Group issues call for best lung cancer, COPD protocols
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Prevent Cancer Foundation has issued a call to imaging facilities, asking them to submit their CT scanning protocols as part of a competition to determine the best technology and techniques for screening for lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
May 16, 2016
ACR 2016: Repeat head CT not always overutilization
By Eric Barnes
Ordering a second head CT for some patients after the first one turns out to be negative is the smart choice, concludes a study presented on May 16 at the American College of Radiology meeting (ACR 2016) in Washington, DC. But which patients?
May 15, 2016
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ATS 2016: CT lung cancer screening sharpens its tools
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - A little over a year after Medicare payments were approved for CT lung cancer screening, practices are finding the support they need to do it properly, according to a May 13 talk by Dr. Ella Kazerooni at the American Thoracic Society annual meeting (ATS 2016).
May 12, 2016
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