Eric Barnes[email protected]CTCMS says yes to CT lung cancer screening for seniorsBucking a negative assessment from its own appointed review panel, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday approved CT lung cancer screening for Medicare recipients, saying the evidence is sufficient to justify screening high-risk individuals until the age of 74 years.November 9, 2014CTCT lung cancer screening cost-effective in NLSTLung cancer screening was found to be reasonably cost-effective in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), but real-world results could vary based on screening methodology and other factors, according to the results of a long-awaited analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine.November 6, 2014ISStructured reporting of pancreatic CT makes decisions easierUsing structured rather than narrative reporting for CT made patient management much clearer for pancreatic cancer surgeons, as it is less likely to leave out important information needed to determine whether tumors can be surgically removed, according to a study in Radiology.November 6, 2014CTAuntMinnie.com CT InsiderNovember 5, 2014Digital X-RayEven small amounts of plaque linked to heart attack, deathA study of nearly 38,000 patients that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that even small amounts of coronary artery plaque increased the risk of heart attack or death a year after diagnosis.November 5, 2014CTCerebral angiographic data reconstructed from time-resolved CTPFriday, December 5 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SST14-09 | Room S403BWavelet analysis is a powerful method of displaying angiographic data from CT perfusion (CTP) and for separating arterial and venous flow patterns. Can it be used to visualize the vascular tree from CTP data in stroke patients, eliminating the need for a separate angiography exam routinely performed for that purpose?November 3, 2014CTLow-dose, 1-step stroke protocol combines CTA and CTPFriday, December 5 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SST09-07 | Room N226Researchers in the Netherlands are honing a new one-step stroke imaging protocol that promises to save dose and time, acquiring CT angiography (CTA) of the neck with head CT perfusion (CTP) during a single acquisition.November 3, 2014CTCT ownership growth among otolaryngologists and neurologists: Major trend?Friday, December 5 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SST10-04 | Room N227Ear, nose, and throat (ENT) physicians and neurologists are among the physician groups increasingly putting CT scanners in their offices -- bypassing radiologists for in-office exams. How common is the trend?November 3, 2014CTChest size swings calcium scores on CT scansFriday, December 5 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SST03-03 | Room S504ABDoes chest size, since it is related to obesity, affect calcium scores? Dutch researchers aimed to find out, having previously found an association between obesity and coronary calcium scores, and shown that CT image quality deteriorates with increased body weight.November 3, 2014CTCT aims for takeover of scintigraphy in GI bleedingThursday, December 4 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSQ07-04 | Room E353AAcute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (GI) is a medical and surgical emergency that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. But how should physicians detect where it comes from? CT does it best, researchers from Pakistan will report in this presentation.November 3, 2014Previous PagePage 42 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
