Thoracic Imaging: Page 106

Deep learning shows promise for reading chest x-rays

By Erik L. Ridley

CHICAGO - A deep-learning method offers potential for providing a "human-like" diagnosis on chest x-rays, a group from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center reported this week at the 2016 RSNA meeting.

November 29, 2016

RSNA study shows risk for smokers with diabetes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A study to be presented at RSNA 2016 indicates that in addition to the known lung cancer connection, smoking can put people with diabetes at greater risk of dying from other causes.

November 22, 2016

Are chest x-rays still useful for syncope patients?

By Brian Casey

Should emergency medicine physicians still order chest x-rays for patients presenting with syncope? A new study published in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine answers that question with a qualified yes -- provided the x-ray exams are ordered judiciously.

November 21, 2016

The Neighborhood Radiologist: Language of the chest x-ray

By Dr. Neal Klitsch

We're pleased to introduce the first column by the Neighborhood Radiologist, Dr. Neal Klitsch. With his blog and website, Klitsch aims to make radiology more understandable and approachable for patients, referring physicians, and radiologists-in-training. In his first column, Klitsch explains the language of the chest x-ray.

November 9, 2016

AJR paper describes errors in pediatric radiography

By Brian Casey

A review paper in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology describes some of the errors that occur in chest radiography exams in children, with the goal of educating radiology professionals about the types of pathologies and disorders -- both frequent and infrequent -- they can encounter in kids.

November 7, 2016

Riverain expands in Colo.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

University of Colorado Health is broadening its use of software from computer-aided detection firm Riverain Technologies.

October 4, 2016

ASTRO: Negative PET/CT doesn't always mean dormant NSCLC

By Wayne Forrest

BOSTON - Certain non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with clinical stage T2 tumors may still need their disease staged invasively, even if they have a negative PET/CT scan, according to a study presented on Sunday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.

September 26, 2016

ASTRO: SBRT doubles survival in early-stage lung cancer

By Brian Casey

BOSTON - Patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer who were treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) had more than twice the survival of patients treated with conventional radiation therapy, according to a study presented on Sunday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.

September 25, 2016

ASTRO: Outreach boosts radiation therapy rates for blacks

By Brian Casey

BOSTON - A patient outreach program essentially eliminated the treatment gap between the number of black and white patients who received radiation therapy for early-stage lung cancer, according to a paper presented on Monday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) conference.

September 25, 2016

Vital Images adds support for PowerScribe 360, PenLung

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization software developer Vital Images said that it has integrated PowerScribe 360 speech recognition software from Nuance Communications and PenRad's PenLung Screening Management system into its lung screening offering.

September 12, 2016

ACR, others lobby CMS to rescind low-dose CT cuts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and more than 80 medical associations, healthcare systems, and patient advocacy groups are urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to rescind planned reimbursement reductions for low-dose CT lung cancer screening in 2017.

September 6, 2016

Later positive CT lung scans portend worse outcomes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Individuals undergoing annual CT lung cancer screening fare worse when the results are positive in the second or third annual round, concludes a new study based on the National Lung Screening Trial. Conversely, patients who had a noncancerous positive result at the first screening lived longer.

August 21, 2016

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