Thoracic Imaging: Page 105

Smokers not picking up the CT lung screening habit
By Eric Barnes
Low-dose CT lung cancer screening may be reimbursed by insurance now, but you'd hardly know it by the low numbers of high-risk smokers taking advantage of it, according to a February 2 research letter in JAMA Oncology.
February 2, 2017
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CT lung screening enters pipeline in Middle East
By Inga Stevens
DUBAI - The Abu Dhabi guidelines for CT lung cancer screening were the subject of much debate at the thoracic imaging session during the Total Radiology conference at Arab Health 2017. The guidelines cover an unusual risk factor: 20-year history of water pipe (or shisha) use.
February 1, 2017
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CT lung cancer screening is complicated for VA patients
By Eric Barnes
For U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) patients at high risk for lung cancer, CT screening is a "complex endeavor" that turns up multiple comorbidities and introduces potential harms and increased costs, concludes a new study published online January 30 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
January 30, 2017
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ACR works to boost lung cancer screening payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Is a CT lung cancer screening exam worth more than $60? The American College of Radiology (ACR) thinks so, and the group is urging the U.S. government to increase the amount it pays for CT screening studies in the Medicare and Medicaid system.
January 26, 2017
CAD finds vertebral lung cancer metastases
By Eric Barnes
Readers using an original computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm that subtracts thoracic 3D CT images from follow-up images found more vertebral metastases than readers working unaided, according to a study in PLOS One.
January 26, 2017
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Depression tied to poor lung cancer outcomes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lung cancer patients who experience anxiety and depression are more likely to die sooner, according to a new study by researchers from the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer Agency in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
January 25, 2017
Moonshot group to award $1M for lung cancer detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
As part of the Cancer Moonshot led by Vice President Joe Biden, a private foundation will award $1 million in prizes in 2017 to individuals who develop the best algorithms to distinguish cancerous from noncancerous lung nodules.
January 12, 2017
CT lung screening finds cancer in nonsmokers
By Eric Barnes
High-risk nonsmokers have lung cancer at rates comparable to those of smokers in the National Lung Screening Trial, according to a multicenter lung cancer screening trial in Taiwan. If replicated, the results could affect the question of who needs CT lung cancer screening, particularly regarding individuals exposed to secondhand smoke.
January 11, 2017
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ACS report shows cancer rates still falling
By Brian Casey
Plunging mortality rates for four major cancers contributed to an ongoing decline in the overall cancer death rate in the U.S., according to a report on cancer mortality published January 5 by the American Cancer Society (ACS). The decline comes out to 2.1 million fewer cancer deaths from 1991 to 2014.
January 4, 2017
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NLST: Lung cancer growth rates differ by sex
By Eric Barnes
Lung cancers in men and women grow at sufficiently different rates that radiologists should consider managing them differently depending on the patient's sex.
January 2, 2017
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Vancouver lung cancer predictor works in NLST
By Eric Barnes
A Canadian model for predicting lung cancer risk based on nodule and patient characteristics distinguished benign from malignant lung nodules in patients in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), according to a study presented at RSNA 2016. A second study in the same session, however, found that radiologists slightly outperformed the model.
December 21, 2016
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3D-printed models are accurate for complex lung cancers
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - In one of the first studies to systematically assess the utility of complex 3D-printed models for surgery planning, researchers who printed Pancoast lung cancer tumors found them highly useful for lung cancer surgery planning, with near-perfect fidelity to patient anatomy.
December 4, 2016
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