Thoracic Imaging: Page 8

SNMMI: Theranostics method targets multiple cancers

By Amerigo Allegretto

A new radionuclide-based agent offers potential as a theranostics approach for targeting multiple cancers, suggest findings presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.

June 27, 2023

AI improves lung cancer detection on chest radiographs

By Will Morton

Assistance from an AI model with high diagnostic accuracy can improve lung cancer detection and increase human acceptance of AI suggestions, regardless of reader characteristics, according to new research published in Radiology.

June 27, 2023

Coreline gets Health Canada approval for Aview

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization and AI software developer Coreline Soft has secured class 3 approval from Health Canada for its Aview LCS lung cancer screening computer-aided detection software.

June 26, 2023

Lunit secures Japanese reimbursement for CXR-AID

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare has approved Fujifilm Healthcare's AI algorithm for chest x-ray analysis CXR-AID for reimbursement. The algorithm is based on AI software developer Lunit's Insight CXR.

June 25, 2023

Are positive LCS results communicated to patients effectively?

By Kate Madden Yee

Clinicians use a variety of methods to communicate positive lung cancer screening (LCS) results found on low-dose CT (LDCT) -- but it's not clear which method is most effective, according to a study published June 22 in JAMA Network Open.

June 22, 2023

ChatGPT, Google Bard simplify lung reports, but at high reading level

By Amerigo Allegretto

Large-language models like ChatGPT and Google Bard can simplify baseline AI responses to patient questions on lung cancer screening, but not quite to an optimal reading level, suggest findings published June 21 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

June 21, 2023

LCS rates rebound post-COVID, but uptake remains low

By Kate Madden Yee

Lung cancer screening (LCS) rates returned to higher levels in 2021 when compared with 2019 but remain lower than other population-level cancer screening initiatives, particularly among Black individuals, a June 21 JAMA Network Open research letter reports.

June 21, 2023

CT radiomic features accurately identify COPD

By Kate Madden Yee

Radiomic features on CT such as parenchymal texture and lung and airway shape can help clinicians accurately identify chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a study published June 20 in Radiology has found.

June 20, 2023

AI predicts mortality risk in pneumonia patients

By Will Morton

A deep-learning AI model based on chest x-rays can predict 30-day mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia, according to a recent study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

June 19, 2023

X-ray technique shows promise for differentiating lung nodules

By Will Morton

Doctors may be able to distinguish between calcified and noncalcified lung nodules on patient chest x-rays using a one-shot dual-energy subtraction technique, a group from Niigata University in Japan has found.

June 18, 2023

SIIM: CT techs can facilitate clinically meaningful AI

By Erik L. Ridley

AUSTIN, TX - An AI-based workflow that involves CT technologists can significantly improve management of patients with an incidental pulmonary embolism, according to a June 15 presentation at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM).

June 15, 2023

Philips secures FDA clearance for Lumify B-mode feature

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips has secured 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an automated merged B-lines feature for its Lumify ultrasound system.

June 14, 2023

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