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ISCT: Are lung cancer screening programs worth the trouble?
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Is setting up a lung cancer screening program worth it? The answer depends on many things, including one's tolerance for the hours, costs, and administrative work -- versus the honor of doing some good in the world, concluded a Wednesday talk at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) 2016 Symposium.
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Family doctors unclear on CT lung cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
Most family physicians say they discuss CT lung cancer screening with their patients, but actual screening referrals are rare, even for patients at high risk, according to a study published online June 13 in Cancer.
June 16, 2016
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LDCT could offer a new way to measure breast density
By Kate Madden Yee
Low-dose CT (LDCT) may have another benefit in addition to lung cancer screening: breast density assessment, according to a new study published online in Academic Radiology.
June 14, 2016
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Low-dose protocol slashes CT lung screening cancer risk
By Brian Casey
How low can low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening go? Swiss researchers have tested a new protocol for LDCT screening that reduces radiation dose to nearly the level of a chest x-ray -- a reduction that should lower the risk of a patient developing cancer from the scans in the future.
June 12, 2016
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AJR: Ultralow-dose CT can evaluate COPD
By Eric Barnes
An ultralow-dose CT protocol that reduces radiation dose to 4% of standard CT can be used to evaluate some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), concludes a new study in the June edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
June 8, 2016
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Simple breath test confirms no lung cancer recurrence
By Eric Barnes
A fast, low-cost test that analyzes the chemical composition of exhaled breath may confirm that patients are disease-free after lung cancer resection, concludes a study published this week in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
June 6, 2016
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CT lung cancer screening: Shortcomings and solutions
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - CT lung cancer screening has a bright future but also high hurdles to leap before it becomes the efficient screening test promised by the results of the National Lung Screening Trial, according to a May 17 presentation at the 2016 American Thoracic Society meeting.
May 18, 2016
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Risk model fine-tunes CT lung cancer screening
By Brian Casey
Using lung cancer risk to determine which smokers should receive CT screening would potentially save more lives than using screening criteria set by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, according to a new study published May 15 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
May 17, 2016
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ACR 2016: Lung-RADS saves money and worries
By Eric Barnes
Medicare could save hundreds of millions of dollars by using the Lung-RADS system to work up suspicious lesions on CT lung screening exams rather than the protocol used in the National Lung Screening Trial, researchers reported on Tuesday at the American College of Radiology meeting (ACR 2016) in Washington, DC.
May 16, 2016
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Group issues call for best lung cancer, COPD protocols
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Prevent Cancer Foundation has issued a call to imaging facilities, asking them to submit their CT scanning protocols as part of a competition to determine the best technology and techniques for screening for lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
May 16, 2016
ATS 2016: CT lung cancer screening sharpens its tools
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - A little over a year after Medicare payments were approved for CT lung cancer screening, practices are finding the support they need to do it properly, according to a May 13 talk by Dr. Ella Kazerooni at the American Thoracic Society annual meeting (ATS 2016).
May 12, 2016
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High-risk patients not getting timely follow-up CT scans
By Eric Barnes
Almost half of patients at high risk for lung cancer didn't get timely follow-up after chest CT found potential problems that radiologists flagged on their scans, concludes a new study in the May edition of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 10, 2016
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