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Medicsight to bring Lung CAR to market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image analysis software developer Medicsight has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Lung Computed Assisted Reader (CAR) software.
August 15, 2004
Tuberculosis: Managing an old disease with modern medicine
By N. Shivapriya
Contrary to perceptions that it's a disease of the past, tuberculosis is still a very real threat. Every year about 2 million people die from TB, and 6 million develop the active disease, according to estimates. The tuberculosis comeback has thrown radiologists a fresh set of challenges, but imaging findings can speed the diagnosis and treatment of this life-threatening disease.
August 11, 2004
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Study sounds alarm over integrity of expert readers' testimony
By Shalmali Pal
A new study is adding fuel to the controversy over expert-witness testimony. The study found that medical experts commonly used by plaintiffs' attorneys routinely identify abnormalities on chest x-rays at a rate far higher than that of independent radiologists.
August 5, 2004
iCAD, TeraRecon join forces
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection developer iCAD and 3D software provider TeraRecon have signed a nonexclusive product licensing and distribution agreement.
July 11, 2004
R2 gets FDA nod for lung-nodule CAD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection developer R2 Technology has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its ImageChecker CT CAD software. ImageChecker CT was cleared for the detection of solid lung nodules during review of multidetector CT (MDCT) chest exams, according to the Sunnyvale, CA-based vendor.
July 11, 2004
FDG-PET beneficial for restaging recurrent lung cancer
By Erik L. Ridley
PHILADELPHIA - FDG-PET can play an important role in restaging patients with suspected lung cancer recurrence, according to researchers from the State University of New York in Buffalo. They presented their study Monday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine conference.
June 21, 2004
FDG-PET improves staging of small cell lung cancer
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
PHILADELPHIA - A group of European nuclear medicine physicians and radiologists on Sunday presented compelling evidence at the 2004 Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting that 18F-FDG-PET should be included in the diagnostic armamentarium for small cell lung cancer.
June 20, 2004
Quick D-dimer test eliminates need for CTA for PE
By Tracie L. Thompson
Computed tomography angiography has rightly gained popularity in recent years as a means for diagnosing pulmonary embolism. But what if there were a test that could rule out PE just like CTA, yet without the radiation and contrast exposure?
June 13, 2004
Hiroshima revisited: Lung cancer screening raises lung cancer risk
By Eric Barnes
Depending on where one stands in the radiation hormesis debate, a new study on CT lung screening may or may not be of concern. Still, new estimates of a 5% increase in excess lung cancers among frequently screened smokers are noteworthy in anyone's book, and may even prompt some radiologists to fine-tune their protocols.
June 13, 2004
PET shows power in both small and non-small cell lung cancer staging, survival
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
NEW ORLEANS - A pair of retrospective analysis studies at the American Society of Clinical Oncology on Saturday showed PET imaging to be useful in predicting survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and helpful in staging patients diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer.
June 5, 2004
AuntMinnie.com X-Ray Radiology Insider
By Tracie L. Thompson
It's not a "miss" if the radiologist documents an unsuspected radiographic finding on a chest x-ray, but who's to blame if there's no follow-up?
May 27, 2004
X-ray management plan catches lung cancers early
By Tracie L. Thompson
When there's an unsuspected radiographic finding (URF) on a chest image, who makes sure that follow-up occurs? After dropping the ball for one patient, a center in Oregon has devised a relatively simple and inexpensive system to see that it doesn't happen again.
May 27, 2004
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