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Smoking tied to cancer recurrence in survivors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Continued smoking after treatment for lung cancer is a significant predictor of cancer recurrence, concludes a new study presented at this week's American Thoracic Society meeting in Denver.
May 18, 2015
Genetic info improves smokers' CT screening compliance
By Eric Barnes
Adding genetic information to the cancer risk profiles of current and former smokers reclassifies their risk in more than 25% of cases, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society meeting in Denver.
May 17, 2015
ACR debuts CT lung cancer screening education program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched a comprehensive online education program to train radiologists in implementing a CT lung cancer screening program.
May 14, 2015
Analysis: CT lung cancer screening won't break the bank
By Eric Barnes
The costs of population-wide CT lung cancer screening are likely to be reasonable and comparable to the costs of breast or colon cancer screening, according to an article in the May edition of Thoracic Surgery Clinics.
May 14, 2015
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Prescan review slashes inpatient use of PET/CT
By Wayne Forrest
A New Jersey hospital was able to slash by more than half the number of inpatient pulmonary PET/CT scans being performed by having its nuclear medicine department act as a gatekeeper for exam orders, according to a study presented at the recent American Roentgen Ray Society annual meeting.
May 11, 2015
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CTA protocol slashes radiation dose tenfold in aortic disease
By Eric Barnes
A novel CT angiography (CTA) technique using nongated high-pitch images and iterative reconstruction delivered diagnostic scans across the board at about one-tenth the dose of standard exams, along with fewer motion artifacts and lower contrast media requirements, concludes a new study in Academic Radiology.
May 10, 2015
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ASTRO issues NSCLC guideline
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a new guideline on adjuvant radiotherapy in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
May 5, 2015
ARRS: Cancer diagnosis leads smokers to quit
By Eric Barnes
Smokers diagnosed with cancer are more likely to quit smoking than other smokers, according to a new study by the American Cancer Society presented at this week's American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting in Toronto.
April 20, 2015
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UC Davis group wins CT lung nodule surveillance grant
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from the University of California, Davis have received $2.3 million to run a new study aimed at improving surveillance practices for patients with small, low-risk lung nodules. The 26-center project will begin June 1.
April 16, 2015
AIUM: Lung US can handle diagnosis of pediatric pneumonia
By Erik L. Ridley
ORLANDO, FL - Lung ultrasound can serve as the first-line imaging modality for diagnosing pneumonia in children, avoiding chest x-rays in many cases, according to research presented on Monday at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.
March 23, 2015
CMS approves ACR's lung cancer screening registry
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the American College of Radiology (ACR) Lung Cancer Screening Registry.
March 5, 2015
Nodule volumes overestimated on diameter measurements
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Agreement between diameter-based and semiautomated nodule volume measurements is poor and often overestimates nodule size from a volumetric perspective, according to results from a Dutch study presented at ECR 2015.
March 4, 2015
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