Eric Barnes[email protected]CTISCT: New CT detectors promise sharper imagesSAN FRANCISCO - Why has so little happened with CT detector technology in recent years? The short answer is that the next big leap forward is a giant one. But exciting new technologies are definitely making their way to commercial CT scanners, according to an opening-day talk at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) 2016 Symposium.June 20, 2016CTFamily doctors unclear on CT lung cancer screeningMost family physicians say they discuss CT lung cancer screening with their patients, but actual screening referrals are rare, even for patients at high risk, according to a study published online June 13 in Cancer.June 16, 2016CTUSPSTF greenlights CT colonography for screeningIn a decision long-awaited by CT colonography advocates, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has finally deemed the modality to be an acceptable option for colorectal cancer screening. The determination paves the way for Medicare reimbursement and broader coverage by private payors.June 14, 2016CTNew guidelines offer reporting standards for CCTAThree medical societies have unveiled new guidelines to standardize reporting for coronary CT angiography (CCTA), culminating a long multidisciplinary effort to bring more consistency to how these exams are reported and followed up.June 14, 2016Advanced Visualization3D printing finds myriad roles in healthcareFrom its roots in 1980 as a novel idea for speeding up product design and prototyping, 3D printing has grown into a cottage industry in healthcare, finding myriad roles in patient care and physician training, according to a review article published online May 27 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.June 12, 2016CTAJR: Ultralow-dose CT can evaluate COPDAn ultralow-dose CT protocol that reduces radiation dose to 4% of standard CT can be used to evaluate some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), concludes a new study in the June edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.June 8, 2016Advanced VisualizationAuntMinnie.com Advanced Visualization InsiderJune 7, 2016Advanced VisualizationRSNA, NCI to collaborate on image perception researchRSNA is teaming up with the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) to sponsor a week of image perception research starring you -- the radiologist. You're a notoriously hard-to-recruit demographic, but organizers hope to entice you into participation with promises of swag and a chance to do great things during RSNA 2016 in Chicago.June 7, 2016CTSimple breath test confirms no lung cancer recurrenceA fast, low-cost test that analyzes the chemical composition of exhaled breath may confirm that patients are disease-free after lung cancer resection, concludes a study published this week in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.June 6, 2016CTImaging takes leading role in penis transplantWhen Thomas Manning underwent one of the world's first successful penis transplant operations last month, imaging was there to guide the physician team with three separate modalities, according to doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.June 5, 2016Previous PagePage 17 of 258Next PageTop StoriesBreastDBT performance improves with patient ageDBT led to higher cancer detection rates and lower abnormal interpretation rates in older women in a study over 93,000 women.Digital X-RayAI fails to compensate for night-shift fatigue among residentsPractice ManagementTrainee-led informed consent talks with patients often insufficientCTHigh CAC scores nearly doubles 30-year mortality in young adultsSponsor ContentFREE webinar: find your imaging capacity
