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PET and prejudice: Insurance firms' misconceptions

By Wayne Forrest

Healthcare insurance companies should value PET imaging and its cost-effective contributions to patient outcomes rather than view the modality as too expensive and unworthy of reimbursement, according to an editorial in the December issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

December 9, 2019

PET rules out need for radiotherapy in lymphoma patients

By Abraham Kim

Most patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who have a clear PET scan can safely skip radiation treatment, according to a study funded by the U.S. National Cancer Institute that was presented December 8 at the 2019 American Society of Hematology conference in Orlando, FL.

December 9, 2019

FFDM may beat analog and CR for breast cancer screening

By Rebekah Moan

Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) detects breast cancer better than either analog film-screen mammography or computed radiography (CR), regardless of age, breast density, or screening round, according to a South Korean retrospective study of over 8 million women published online on December 3 in Radiology.

December 9, 2019

AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Insider

By Wayne Forrest

December 8, 2019

ABUS delivers better diagnostic performance

By Wayne Forrest

Both automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) and traditional handheld ultrasound can significantly improve breast cancer detection when used as an adjunct to mammography in women with dense breasts. But ABUS yields better diagnostic performance, according to research presented at RSNA 2019 in Chicago.

December 8, 2019

Are clinicians overusing CTA for carotid stenosis?

By Abraham Kim

The use of CT angiography (CTA) as the first-line imaging exam for carotid artery stenosis has increased nearly threefold during the past several years, raising concerns over growing patient costs and radiation exposure, according to a study presented at RSNA 2019.

December 8, 2019

Virtual biopsy accurately diagnoses pancreatic cysts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new "virtual biopsy" using ultrasound guidance allows doctors to definitively diagnose cysts in the pancreas with 97% accuracy, enabling them to remove precancerous cysts early, according to researchers from Ohio State University.

December 5, 2019

New imaging technique may ID colorectal cancer in real-time

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have developed a new imaging technique based on optical tomography combined with deep learning that may provide accurate, real-time, computer-aided diagnosis of colorectal cancer.

December 5, 2019

PET shows meditating increases blood flow in heart disease patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET scans showed that patients with coronary heart disease who included transcendental meditation in their cardiac rehabilitation regime increased blood flow to the heart by more than 20% in a recent study, published in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.

December 5, 2019

Short radiation course for breast cancer shows promise

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A shorter round of higher-dose radiation to part of the breast demonstrates promising results in women with early-stage breast cancer, according to a study published on December 5 in Lancet.

December 5, 2019

AR, 3D printing make waves in cardiac care

By Abraham Kim

CHICAGO - What are the distinct benefits of 3D printing and augmented reality (AR) in the management of cardiac conditions, and what clinical scenarios are the technologies best suited for? Radiologists from Poland and Canada discussed these questions and more in a Thursday educational session at RSNA 2019.

December 5, 2019

Neusoft debuts CT scanner, new systems at RSNA 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical equipment manufacturer Neusoft Medical Systems debuted new CT, MRI, angiography, and PET/CT systems at RSNA 2019 in Chicago.

December 4, 2019

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