Clinical News: Page 1454

CT lung screening gets Consumer Reports green light

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Consumer Reports has included CT lung cancer screening on a list of cancer tests that consumers should receive.

September 24, 2014

Choosing Wisely boosts use of short-course breast radiation therapy

By Kate Madden Yee

The use of short-course radiation therapy protocols for breast cancer more than doubled after the American Society for Radiation Oncology recommended that shorter regimens be considered as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign. Still, shorter protocols are not common in the U.S., even though they may be preferred by patients.

September 24, 2014

New studies underline promise of digital breast tomosynthesis

By Rebekah Moan

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is superior to conventional digital mammography when detecting breast cancer in women with dense breasts, according to research presented at this month's International Congress of Radiology. DBT also has an edge for the characterization of masses.

September 24, 2014

JAMA: PET falls short in areas with widespread lung disease

By Wayne Forrest

A new study in the September 24 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association found that FDG-PET has sharply lower specificity for diagnosing lung cancer in geographic regions where infectious lung disease is common. The findings could affect how PET is used for following up CT lung screening studies.

September 24, 2014

Up close and personal: Bernd Hamm, ECR 2015 president

By Anne-Katrin Hennig, AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Skiing, sailing, and discovering Berlin are among Dr. Bernd Hamm's personal interests, but his great passion is radiology. In this profile article, he explains why he chose the profession and how his career has developed. He also speaks about the challenge of ECR 2015.

September 23, 2014

fMRI shows media multitasking may affect brain

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Functional MRI (fMRI) has revealed lower gray-matter density in the brains of people who multitask frequently by using several media devices at the same time.

September 23, 2014