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Lung cancer screening based on risk may reduce costs

By Will Morton

CT lung cancer screening of people based on their personal risk may be more cost-effective than the current strategy recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), according to a study published February 6 in Annals of Internal Medicine.

February 9, 2023

Extended FAST protocol doesn't add to NEXUS performance

By Amerigo Allegretto

Extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma (eFAST) does not improve the diagnostic screening performance of the national emergency X-radiography utilization study (NEXUS) chest clinical decision instrument, recent research suggests.

February 8, 2023

Carestream teams up with Robarts Research Institute

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health has formed a collaboration with Robarts Research Institute in Canada in an effort to assess the clinical value of its digital x-ray, digital tomosynthesis, and dual-energy technologies in patients with cardiothoracic and pulmonary diseases.

February 6, 2023

COVID-19-dampened lung cancer screening rates have recovered, sort of

By Kate Madden Yee

Rates of low-dose CT (LDCT) screening for lung cancer dropped significantly in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic and haven't yet returned to expected levels, according to a study published February 3 in JAMA Network Open.

February 6, 2023

PET/CT radiomics could help select patients for immunotherapy

By Will Morton

A PET/CT-based radiomics model appears promising for preselecting patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who may benefit from immunotherapy, according to a study published online January 22 in EJNMMI Research.

January 25, 2023

AI method shows promise for detecting active tuberculosis on x-ray

By Will Morton

Researchers in India have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model for detecting active tuberculosis on chest x-rays, and they suggest that the approach offers significant potential for real-world applications in locations with limited resources.

January 25, 2023

PET shows unique lung inflammation due to e-cigarettes

By Will Morton

Researchers have performed the first PET imaging study in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users, and the findings point to a unique inflammatory response due to vaping, they suggest.

January 23, 2023

Digital chest x-ray technique improves detection of lung lesions

By Will Morton

Adding bone-suppression functions to digital chest x-ray exams can assist doctors with the detection of subtle pulmonary lesions, according to a research group in Japan.

January 19, 2023

Community health advisors improve LDCT lung cancer screening rates

By Kate Madden Yee

Community health advisors can increase the uptake of low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening among populations vulnerable to the disease, a study published January 18 in the Journal of Cancer Education has found.

January 18, 2023

AI could help emergency physicians triage patients with chest pain

By Will Morton

An artificial intelligence (AI) model could help emergency department doctors triage patients with symptoms of acute chest pain syndrome, according to a study published online January 17 in Radiology.

January 17, 2023

Ferrum Health adds $6M to coffers

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Ferrum Health has raised $6 million in a new funding round.

January 12, 2023

X-ray reveals live grenade in Ukrainian soldier

By Will Morton

Doctors in Ukraine have removed a potentially explosive grenade from inside a soldier after detecting the device on a chest x-ray, according to military officials.

January 9, 2023

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