Thoracic Imaging: Page 18

Lung cancer screening follow-up remains low for Black people, men, smokers

By Kate Madden Yee

Overall adherence to lung cancer screening follow-up after a positive low-dose CT exam is less than 50% -- and the odds are even lower among Black people, men, and current smokers, a study published November 3 in JAMA Network Open has found.

November 3, 2022

RadNet secures controlling share of U.K.-based cardiothoracic network

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Outpatient imaging services provider RadNet has acquired a 75% share in London, U.K.-based Heart & Lung Health, an organization that supports early detection and accurate diagnosis of lung cancer.

October 31, 2022

AngioDynamics enrolls first patient in PE treatment trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional technology developer AngioDynamics has enrolled the first patient in its APEX-AV study to assess the performance of its AlphaVac F1885 system for treating pulmonary embolism (PE).

October 31, 2022

Doubling research on women and lung cancer could lead to economic gain

By Amerigo Allegretto

Doubling funding for research focused on women with lung cancer could have significant economic and health impacts for families and the U.S., a technical report released November 1 by Women's Health Access Matters (WHAM) suggests.

October 31, 2022

Vida and Rayus partner to onboard trial participants

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Vida Diagnostics and Rayus Radiology have partnered to enroll more U.S. participants in respiratory imaging clinical trials.

October 25, 2022

RSNA promotes National Lung Cancer Screening Day

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The RSNA is promoting National Lung Cancer Screening Day by urging centers to open on Saturday, November 12, to boost screening access.

October 17, 2022

Gleamer signs deal with HCK for AI sales in North Africa

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Gleamer has signed an agreement with HealthCare Konnect (HCK) of Switzerland covering sales of its AI software in North Africa.

October 11, 2022

'Not a 1 and done test': Follow-up lags for CT lung cancer screening

By Kate Madden Yee

Among people who underwent CT lung cancer screening in a new research study, only 22% came back for annual follow-up exams, according to a paper published on October 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

October 11, 2022

Solving the 'black box:' Can explainable AI really be trusted?

By Erik L. Ridley

Techniques that show users how a radiology artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm arrives at its findings may not be that reliable, according to research published online on October 10 in Nature Machine Intelligence.

October 10, 2022

Expansion of CT lung screening would help women, Black people

By Kate Madden Yee

Further expansion of current low-dose CT lung cancer screening recommendations would increase the number of women and Black individuals who would benefit, according to a study published October 5 in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

October 6, 2022

CT shows link between sarcopenia, depression in lung cancer patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CT shows that terminal lung cancer patients with sarcopenia -- a manifestation of loss of muscle mass and strength due to cancer progression -- develop depression, a team of Chinese researchers has found.

October 6, 2022

Breast cancer screening could boost lung cancer screening uptake

By Kate Madden Yee

Identifying women eligible for CT lung cancer screening when they present for breast cancer screening could increase lung cancer detection rates and therefore improve patient outcomes, Stanford researchers have found.

October 6, 2022

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