Eric Barnes[email protected]CTLung-RADS cuts false positives in CT lung screening -- at a priceThe Lung-RADS classification system for dealing with suspicious findings on CT lung cancer screening exams may be a double-edged sword, reducing false positives but also sensitivity, according to a new study published February 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.February 9, 2015CTPrimary care providers slow to order CT lung cancer screeningPrimary care providers are often unaware of current guidelines on CT lung cancer screening, and they are ordering few scans for their patients at risk, according to a new survey in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. Countering this trend is key if CT screening is to reduce lung cancer mortality.February 8, 2015CTCMS issues final CT lung cancer screening approvalIn a major victory for individuals at high risk for lung cancer, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its final decision memo on CT lung cancer screening. The current version contains several changes from last fall's draft decision memo, including an adjustment of screening age.February 4, 2015AITechnique boosts x-ray CAD results for TBDutch researchers have developed an algorithm to improve the robustness of computer-aided detection (CAD) to identify tuberculosis (TB) on chest x-rays -- enabling CAD to significantly improve the detection of thoracic abnormalities.February 1, 2015CTEPA issues guidance on medical radiation protectionThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday issued new guidance on radiation protection during diagnostic and interventional x-ray procedures.January 26, 2015Nuclear MedicineExperts discount JAMA study urging discharge of chest pain patientsLow-risk chest pain patients should be sent home without imaging, concludes a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine. But several experts are disputing the study's main finding that treadmill stress tests, as well as CT and other imaging tests, have no value in preventing heart attacks in low-risk individuals.January 25, 2015CTIntraoperative CT fine-tunes maxillofacial surgeryMaxillofacial surgeons who used CT intraoperatively on their trauma patients found that imaging and review can be performed quickly, perfecting the trauma surgeon's work while there's still time to make revisions, according to an article published this month in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.January 20, 2015CTLung plus head/neck cancer screening delivers high yieldsHead and neck cancer is too rare to screen for in the general population, but using CT to screen those who are also being checked for lung cancer draws a relatively high yield of malignancies, according to an analysis published online in Cancer.January 14, 2015CTCAD for breast CT is improved with spiculation detectionUniversity of Chicago researchers significantly improved the performance of their computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm for breast CT studies by having it detect lesion spiculation automatically, according to a new study.January 14, 2015Advanced VisualizationAuntMinnie.com Advanced Visualization InsiderJanuary 11, 2015Previous PagePage 39 of 258Next PageTop StoriesDigital X-RayChest x-rays reveal atherosclerosis in patients undergoing amputationsLower limb amputation is an increasingly common major complication of advanced peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus.MRI3D MRI technique helps plan treatment for pediatric heart conditionsWomens ImagingCould AI scoring help with managing DCIS?CTClinicians, beware: CT diagnostic accuracy varies by adnexal lesion typePractice ManagementRadiology coding update for 2026
