Thoracic Imaging: Page 121

Study shows combined thoracic CT use has dropped
By Eric Barnes
Combined CT scans of the thorax -- which Medicare has been keeping an eye on -- aren't being overused after all. In fact, use of the combined scans is low and falling over time, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
August 13, 2014
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Automated CT tool reveals pulmonary hypertension
By Eric Barnes
In a new study that used computer-aided analysis, the presence of low normal lung tissue volume correlated with pulmonary arterial hypertension at 3D CT. The technique could offer a more accessible and less invasive diagnostic test than right heart catheterization, according to researchers from Japan.
August 7, 2014
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Riverain reports double-digit revenue growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Riverain Technologies reported that revenues increased 34% through the first half of 2014, compared with the same period of 2013.
August 4, 2014
ACR lauds study showing low CT screening anxiety
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is praising the results of a new study showing that initial false-positive results from lung cancer screening do not cause undue patient anxiety.
July 24, 2014
CT lung screening participants not bothered by false positives
By Eric Barnes
Participants in the massive National Lung Screening Trial weren't troubled by false-positive initial results suggesting they might have cancer -- possibly because they had been well-prepared in advance for such alarms, according to a report published on Friday in Cancer.
July 24, 2014
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AAPM: Radiomics helps fine-tune radiation therapy dose
By Wayne Forrest
By extracting statistical information and other measurements from PET images using a data analysis technique called radiomics, researchers have developed a way to determine radiation therapy dose more accurately, according to a study presented this week at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting.
July 23, 2014
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NY center starts CT lung cancer screening program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center has launched a lung cancer screening program using low-dose CT.
July 1, 2014
Nodule size matters in Italian CT lung cancer screening study
By Eric Barnes
Italian researchers believe they have struck a good balance in CT lung cancer screening by following up suspicious nodules at a slightly larger size threshold than that used in previous studies. By only following up nodules 5 mm and larger rather than 4 mm, they achieved good sensitivity with fewer false positives, according to a new study in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
June 25, 2014
Lung cancer screening of seniors: Should CMS regulate?
By Eric Barnes
A just-published proposal in the Annals of Internal Medicine seeks to balance the benefits and harms of CT lung cancer screening by limiting the screening of Medicare beneficiaries to lung cancer screening centers that would be accredited based on still-evolving society-based guidelines.
June 23, 2014
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Consumer-grade displays can tackle image viewing
By Erik L. Ridley
Even without DICOM calibration, consumer-grade color displays can perform comparably to medical-grade grayscale LCDs for reading chest radiographs, Colombian researchers reported in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
June 19, 2014
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Chest CT details characteristics of MERS virus infection
By Eric Barnes
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have clarified defining characteristics of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, which they say manifests in a similar way to organizing pneumonia on CT, according to a new report in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
June 17, 2014
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ACR lauds AMA vote for CT lung screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is lauding a vote this week in favor of reimbursement for CT lung cancer screening by the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates.
June 11, 2014
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