Thoracic Imaging: Page 27

What factors influence incidental lung nodule follow-up?

By Kate Madden Yee

More than 60% of incidental lung nodules found on CT scans are followed up to completion, but there are a few factors that do affect the likelihood of follow-up, according to a case study published February 3 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

February 6, 2022

Is chest x-ray useful for diagnosing COVID-19 in the ER?

By Will Morton

Chest x-rays may have had limited usefulness in diagnosing COVID-19 cases early in the pandemic, despite widespread use of the technology, according to a study published in the February issue of Clinical Imaging.

February 3, 2022

POCUS can rule out PE in critical COVID-19 patients

By Amerigo Allegretto

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can help rule out pulmonary embolism (PE) in critically ill COVID-19 patients when imaging multiple organs, according to Dutch research published February 2 in the Journal of Critical Care.

February 2, 2022

New dynamic x-ray method measures airflow in COPD patients

By Will Morton

An experimental chest x-ray method may be useful for measuring air flow in the lungs of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published January 31 in European Radiology Experimental.

February 2, 2022

Breakthrough COVID-19 infection milder in vaccinated patients

By Kate Madden Yee

The imaging and clinical characteristics of breakthrough COVID-19 infections are milder in vaccinated people compared with those who are partially vaccinated or unvaccinated, according to a study published February 1 in Radiology.

January 31, 2022

AI detects pneumothorax after lung needle biopsies

By Will Morton

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can help radiologists better detect pneumothorax on chest radiography in patients after lung biopsies, according to a study published online January 25 in Radiology.

January 30, 2022

How accurate is Lung-RADS for categorizing nodules?

By Kate Madden Yee

The Lung-RADS framework for categorizing nodules found on lung cancer screening is useful but should be regularly reevaluated, according to a study published online January 26 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

January 30, 2022

Aidoc inks partnership with Novant Health

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Aidoc has inked a partnership with health network Novant Health of Winston-Salem, NC.

January 23, 2022

POCUS on par with x-ray for COVID-19 diagnosis, management

By Amerigo Allegretto

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) for lung imaging is noninferior to chest x-ray when it comes to diagnosing COVID-19, according to an Italian study published January 18 in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

January 20, 2022

Completion of CT lung screening varies between groups in Hawaii

By Amerigo Allegretto

Participation in CT lung cancer screening varied among Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Asian individuals in a population-based study out of Hawaii published January 20 in JAMA Network Open.

January 19, 2022

AI reconstruction aids lung nodule detection on ultralow-dose CT

By Erik L. Ridley

A deep learning-based image reconstruction algorithm can enable detection of more lung nodules on ultralow-dose CT exams -- at radiation doses comparable to a chest x-ray, according to a study published January 18 in Radiology.

January 19, 2022

CT lung screening of low-risk women leads to overdiagnosis

By Amerigo Allegretto

A new study from Taiwan found that performing CT lung cancer screening on mostly low-risk women who didn't smoke leads to "considerable" lung cancer overdiagnosis. The results were published January 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

January 17, 2022

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