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Tomo-CAD combo targets lung cancer screening
By Brian Casey
What if you had a lung cancer screening modality that was better than x-ray and nearly as good as CT, but with less radiation and expense? Researchers from Hungary are investigating the idea with a digital tomosynthesis system that they assembled themselves, along with homegrown computer-aided detection (CAD) software.
November 22, 2015
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Lung cancer or valley fever? CT can spot the difference
By Louise Gagnon
Characteristics seen on CT chest scans can enable physicians to distinguish between lung nodules caused by fungal infections such as valley fever and those caused by lung cancer, according to a poster presented at the recent American College of Chest Physicians annual meeting.
November 15, 2015
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CMS outlines rules for CT lung screening payments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Starting January 4, Medicare contractors will accept claims for low-dose CT lung cancer screening retroactive to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) national coverage determination on February 5, 2015.
November 8, 2015
Certain COPD phenotypes more often associated with lung cancer
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 29 | 10:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m. | SSA04-01 | Room S404CDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a well-known risk factor for lung cancer. But do some COPD phenotypes carry a greater risk of malignancy?
November 2, 2015
Negative CCTA scan means ED patients can be discharged
By Brian Casey
Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) can be safely discharged if their coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans are negative, without fear of major cardiac events occurring up to a year later.
October 26, 2015
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CT lung cancer screening puts patients on edge
By Eric Barnes
CT lung cancer screening is associated with high distress levels in nearly half of patients who are screened, according to a study to be discussed on October 28 during the Chest 2015 annual meeting in Montreal.
October 25, 2015
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Hybrid lung CAD scheme improves accuracy
By Eric Barnes
A hybrid computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm for lung nodules showed high sensitivity with very few false positives, according to new research in Medical Physics.
October 22, 2015
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JNCI: CT screening beneficial in shorter-term smokers
By Eric Barnes
Data from a large study show that CT lung cancer screening may benefit even those with fewer than 30 pack-years of smoking history, according to an October 19 article in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The findings could potentially open up screening to millions more smokers, especially women and minorities.
October 19, 2015
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Study: Skip CT in most blunt emergency trauma cases
By Eric Barnes
Doctors can safely forego CT imaging in more than one-third of emergency blunt trauma cases by using clinical criteria to assess patients rather than automatically sending them to imaging, according to a study of more than 11,000 patients that was published October 6 in PLOS Medicine.
October 6, 2015
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CT lung cancer screening doesn't boost surgical rate
By Eric Barnes
A CT lung cancer screening program that included cardiothoracic surgeons and standardized reporting demonstrated a low rate of surgeries for patients without lung cancer, according to a paper from Massachusetts researchers published in the October Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
October 4, 2015
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ACP: Routine CT for suspected PE is unnecessary
By Eric Barnes
CT should not be used routinely to evaluate patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE); instead, they should be evaluated using clinical guidelines, according to a September 29 paper in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Using CT too soon results in unnecessary harm and expense, concludes the American College of Physicians (ACP) report.
September 28, 2015
TB screening may not be needed for Canadian immigrants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Tuberculosis (TB) among migrants to Canada is limited to those from a small handful of countries, calling into question Canada's practice of screening all new arrivals, according to a recent study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
September 27, 2015
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