Thoracic Imaging: Page 102

Radiotherapy boost based on PET not always helpful
By Wayne Forrest
Selectively increasing radiotherapy dose in tumor areas with significant uptake of the PET radiotracer F-18 fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) does not necessarily improve outcomes for non-small cell lung cancer patients, according to a phase II study published in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
July 12, 2017
2017 07 12 14 34 38 102 Fmiso Pet Jnm Image 400
Multipurpose CT lung cancer screening more cost-effective
By Eric Barnes
CT lung cancer screening is likely to be more cost-effective if it is used to identify other tobacco-related conditions in high-risk people, according to a study published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
July 2, 2017
2016 09 14 14 37 45 241 Cigarette Smoking 400
PBS report targets price hike for V/Q radiotracers
By Wayne Forrest
Escalating costs for two radiopharmaceuticals used for ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) nuclear medicine scans in lung and kidney imaging are drawing the ire of pharmacies that prepare the materials for distribution to hospitals in the U.S., according to a June 30 report by PBS NewsHour.
June 29, 2017
2016 09 14 15 25 23 643 Dollar Sign 400
Subsolid lung nodule assessment with CT evolves
By Eric Barnes
As their experience with subsolid nodules at CT grows, radiologists are learning more about their characteristics and potential risk of malignancy. Overall, the past several years have seen nodule size and growth rise in importance relative to CT density, a less reliable predictor of malignancy.
June 27, 2017
2016 08 02 15 17 42 85 Lungs Red Body 400
Optellum unveils lung cancer analysis software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Artificial intelligence software developer Optellum said it will showcase a prototype of its deep learning-based lung nodule risk stratification software at this week's World Congress of Thoracic Imaging in Boston.
June 15, 2017
Elekta points to study of older lung cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Elekta is highlighting research that found stereotactic body radiation therapy to be a safe treatment option for early-stage lung cancer patients ages 80 and older.
June 14, 2017
Konica Minolta unveils dynamic chest radiography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Healthcare will showcase what it calls dynamic chest radiography as a work-in-progress at next week's annual World Congress of Thoracic Imaging in Boston.
June 12, 2017
ASTRO publishes new guideline for SBRT in lung cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released a new clinical guideline on the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in early-stage lung cancer.
June 12, 2017
Japanese group refines digital chest x-ray algorithm
By Brian Casey
Researchers in Japan have refined an algorithm that someday could be used to reduce patient recognition and identification errors in digital x-ray studies. They tested their enhanced algorithm and found that it scored 100% for recognizing the correct orientation of digital x-ray images.
May 28, 2017
2017 03 09 14 05 24 948 Chest Lung Xray 400
Study links ACA with earlier cancer diagnosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is being credited for a slight shift to earlier diagnosis for patients with three major cancers, according to a study being presented next month at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago.
May 18, 2017
FDA OK's Body Vision's LungVision software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Augmented reality company Body Vision Medical has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market LungVision, an imaging software that enables real-time navigation and lesion localization during bronchoscopic procedures.
May 15, 2017
Deep learning for lung cancer advances goals
By Eric Barnes
SAN JOSE, CA - Deep-learning algorithms based on convolutional neural networks are advancing a number of cherished goals in lung cancer analysis that will soon help patients live longer -- and even predict how long they might expect to live, according to a May 10 talk at the NVIDIA GPU Technology Conference.
May 10, 2017
2017 05 09 15 58 56 694 Gpu Conference 400
Previous Page
Page 102 of 200
Next Page