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Groups urge support for CT colonography coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A coalition including the American College of Radiology and colorectal cancer care advocacy groups is urging Congress to pass the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act.
November 10, 2015
AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
November 10, 2015
Researchers model breast CT compression, deformation
By Eric Barnes
Tuesday, December 1 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSG16-07 | Room S502ABResearchers are working toward automated lesion segmentation in breast image analysis, but targeting breast compression and localization is the first step -- and the subject of this presentation from the University of Michigan.
November 10, 2015
Dedicated breast CT offers promise as mammography adjunct
By Kate Madden Yee
Sunday, November 29 | 12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m. | SSA01-09 | Arie Crown TheaterDedicated breast CT shows promise as an adjunct to mammography -- with the added benefit of not requiring compression, according to research to be presented on Sunday afternoon.
November 10, 2015
Breast CT tops mammography for microcalcifications
By Kate Madden Yee
Sunday, November 29 | 11:55 a.m.-12:05 p.m. | SSA20-08 | Room S404ABHigh-resolution breast CT improves the assessment of 3D microcalcification clusters, addressing one of mammography's limitations: the superimposition of tissue, according to researchers from Germany.
November 10, 2015
FDA OKs new Hitachi CT scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems America has announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market two new CT scanners within its Scenaria platform: Scenaria SE 64 and Scenaria SE 128.
November 9, 2015
CMS outlines rules for CT lung screening payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Starting January 4, Medicare contractors will accept claims for low-dose CT lung cancer screening retroactive to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) national coverage determination on February 5, 2015.
November 8, 2015
USARad.com, Zebra partner to identify bone fractures
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider USARad.com is partnering with big data visualization software developer Zebra Medical Vision to identify people at increased risk of osteoporotic bone fractures.
November 2, 2015
Can lung nodule scoring systems do better?
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 29 | 11:05 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | SSA04-03 | Room S404CDThe rise of CT lung cancer screening has been accompanied by a few published lung nodule scoring systems, including Lung-RADS and the McWilliams model. But could the models be tweaked to perform better?
November 2, 2015
CT lung cancer screening evolves at major academic centers
By Eric Barnes
Monday, November 30 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | RC201-11 | Room S406BMajor changes have come to CT lung cancer screening in the past two years, and the results of a survey of major academic centers highlights both modest increases in screening volumes and a move away from self-pay screening.
November 2, 2015
How many CT lung cancer screening patients return after the 1st scan?
By Eric Barnes
Monday, November 30, 2015 |10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | RC201-09 | S406B In this study, researchers assessed patient compliance with follow-up recommendations in a CT lung cancer screening program.
November 2, 2015
Gaze tracking uncovers nodule detection patterns
By Erik L. Ridley
Thursday, December 3 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSQ04-07 | Room E351In this scientific session, researchers from Duke University will share their findings on how radiologists detect lung nodules while reading CT studies.
November 2, 2015
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