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Study: Skip CT in most blunt emergency trauma cases

Doctors can safely forego CT imaging in more than one-third of emergency blunt trauma cases by using clinical criteria to assess patients rather than automatically sending them to imaging, according to a study of more than 11,000 patients that was published October 6 in PLOS Medicine.

October 6, 2015

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USPSTF foils CT colonography screening again

In a draft recommendation released today, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) appears to have thrown CT colonography under the bus again, excluding the CT-based exam from its list of recommended colorectal cancer screening tests.

October 5, 2015

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Toshiba installs 1st 640-slice CT in Ore.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed its first 640-slice Aquilion One Vision Edition CT scanner in the state of Oregon.

October 5, 2015

Study on CT calcium testing redefines who needs statins

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CT calcium testing could significantly refine conventional wisdom regarding long-term statin therapy, as well as favorably influence cost containment and flexible treatment options, according to a study in the October 13 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

October 5, 2015

CT lung cancer screening doesn't boost surgical rate

A CT lung cancer screening program that included cardiothoracic surgeons and standardized reporting demonstrated a low rate of surgeries for patients without lung cancer, according to a paper from Massachusetts researchers published in the October Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

October 4, 2015

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Brainlab celebrates Airo milestone

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided therapy firm Brainlab has sold 50 of its Airo mobile intraoperative CT scanners since it launched the system last year.

September 30, 2015

ACP: Routine CT for suspected PE is unnecessary

CT should not be used routinely to evaluate patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE); instead, they should be evaluated using clinical guidelines, according to a September 29 paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Using CT too soon results in unnecessary harm and expense, concludes the American College of Physicians (ACP) report.

September 28, 2015

CTC cheaper than colonoscopy for Medicare patients

Screening CT colonography (CTC) is almost a third less expensive than colonoscopy in Medicare patients, according to a new report in Abdominal Imaging. The results are promising for what advocates hope is imminent approval of Medicare payment for the CT-based test.

September 24, 2015

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Study: Emergency patients get duplicate x-ray, CT exams

If Domino's can track pizzas from order through delivery, why can't we keep better track of patients? That's the question raised by a new study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology that found that many emergency patients got duplicate x-ray and CT exams because doctors weren't sure if their initial orders had been completed.

September 23, 2015

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Guidepoint debuts colorectal cancer screening tracker

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Market research firm Guidepoint has introduced the Colorectal Cancer Screening Tracker, a service that provides monthly usage data for colorectal cancer screening tests.

September 21, 2015

Advanced image processing boosts neck tumor assessment

Which image postprocessing techniques are best for evaluating tumors of the trachea and bronchus? Multiplanar reformations, volume rendering, and virtual bronchoscopy each have their roles, concludes a new study in PLOS One.

September 20, 2015

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Pulmonologists' views vary on CT lung screening

Now that CT lung cancer screening guidelines are formally in place, will clinicians actually advise eligible patients to get screened? The answer is yes and no, according to a survey of pulmonologists published online September 14 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

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