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Chinese team wins machine-learning competition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Two researchers from China with no formal medical background were the winners of this year's Data Science Bowl, a competition held by consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton and data science community Kaggle to facilitate the development of machine-learning algorithms through crowdsourcing.
May 10, 2017
Ottawa Hospital slashes lung cancer treatment time
By Louise Gagnon
What's the best way to reduce time to treatment for patients with abnormal CT scans who are referred for suspected lung cancer? The radiology department at a Canadian hospital was able to cut the time to treatment in half for referred patients, according to a presentation at last month's Canadian Association of Radiologists meeting in Montreal.
May 7, 2017
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ARRS: Do NLST results translate to the real world?
By Kate Madden Yee
NEW ORLEANS - When the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) in 2011 reported a 20% lung cancer mortality reduction for high-risk smokers who were screened annually with low-dose CT, professional organizations lined up behind CT lung screening. But does the patient population studied in the NLST reflect the real world?
May 3, 2017
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SNMMI publishes criteria for V/Q studies of PE
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has published appropriate use criteria for ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) imaging for pulmonary embolism (PE).
May 1, 2017
Can AI accurately diagnose tuberculosis from chest x-rays?
By Erik L. Ridley
Artificial intelligence (AI) software can accurately identify tuberculosis on chest radiographs, offering the potential to serve as an inexpensive or even free method to screen for the often deadly disease in underserved countries, according to a study published online April 25 in Radiology.
April 25, 2017
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Lung-RADS category 4X helps diagnose lung cancer
By Eric Barnes
The addition of category 4X lesions in the Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System (Lung-RADS) imaging scheme adds value and increases malignancy yields among experienced radiologists, according to a study in Radiology. The 4X nodules turn out to be malignant in half of cases.
April 19, 2017
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6 tips for joining a CT lung cancer screening registry
By Judy Burleson
Imaging facilities across the U.S. are beginning to provide CT lung cancer screening -- and they are getting Medicare payment for it as well. But to get paid, you have to participate in a CT lung cancer registry. In this article, Judy Burleson of the American College of Radiology offers six tips for getting started.
April 16, 2017
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Novel MRI scans could aid in cystic fibrosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from the University of Missouri are combining MRI and a form of helium used as a contrast agent to visualize lung function in people with cystic fibrosis.
April 12, 2017
PET identifies cell mutations in NSCLC patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With the help of FDG-PET and an advanced image analysis technique known as radiomics, researchers have identified genetic cell mutations that can cause non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
April 3, 2017
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Role of imaging modalities is changing for PE diagnosis
By Eric Barnes
The use of ventilation/perfusion SPECT scans to rule out pulmonary embolism (PE) is evolving. What used to be the definitive test for PE is shifting into a role that harmonizes with the use of pulmonary CT angiography, according to an article in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
March 30, 2017
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NeuroLogica launches mobile lung CT unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Samsung NeuroLogica said it has launched the first mobile lung CT unit featuring an ambulance outfitted with the company's BodyTom CT scanner.
March 23, 2017
Kazerooni to chair ACS Lung Cancer Roundtable
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dr. Ella Kazerooni has been named as chair of the American Cancer Society (ACS) National Lung Cancer Roundtable.
March 23, 2017
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