Thoracic Imaging: Page 85

U.S. cancer sites boast high access to CT lung screening

By Abraham Kim

More than 70% of U.S. cancer centers offer onsite CT lung cancer screening, but this high availability drops off substantially for sites serving racial minorities and rural residents in Puerto Rico, according to an article published online February 25 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

February 26, 2019

Vienna team secures top ECR prize for chest CT work

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - Researchers from the Medical University of Vienna have received a prestigious award for their ECR 2019 e-poster presentation about how to simplify the differential diagnosis of diffuse ground-glass opacifications using CT.

February 26, 2019

SABR plus surgery is effective for treating lung cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

Combining neoadjuvant stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) with surgery to treat patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer is more effective than SABR alone, according to a study published online February 21 in JAMA Oncology.

February 21, 2019

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By Scott Williams

February 17, 2019

Lung cancer imaging on the upswing in China

By Abraham Kim

CT appears to be taking over for x-ray as a tool for the diagnosis of lung cancer in China, where imaging utilization rates have generally trended upward over the past decade -- most notably in underdeveloped regions of the country, according to an article published online February 8 in Thoracic Cancer.

February 14, 2019

Some thoughts on Dr. Phillip Berman and CT lung screening

By Sheila Ross

Radiologist and imaging entrepreneur Dr. Phillip Berman died of lung cancer 10 years ago today -- and 20 years ago this month he founded AuntMinnie.com. In this article, his friend Sheila Ross looks back and wonders what Phil would think about the progress that has -- and hasn't -- been made with CT lung cancer screening.

February 7, 2019

Russian AI detects lung cancer on CT in 20 seconds

By Abraham Kim

Researchers from Russia have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) program called Doctor AI-zimov that is capable of identifying and marking lung nodules -- some as small as 2 mm -- on CT scans in under 20 seconds.

February 3, 2019

RSNA to hold chest imaging course in Chile

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The RSNA is offering a course on chest imaging in Santiago, Chile, in April.

January 31, 2019

Stanford launches huge dataset of chest x-rays for AI

By Erik L. Ridley

Researchers from Stanford University have released a massive dataset of more than 224,000 chest x-rays to be used for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. The group has also launched a competition for developers of AI algorithms to test their models.

January 24, 2019

Pulmonologists more open to CT lung cancer screening

By Abraham Kim

Pulmonologists and primary care physicians have contrasting opinions regarding CT lung cancer screening -- with pulmonologists referring far more patients for the exam, according to an article published in the January-February issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal.

January 23, 2019

AI can identify, triage abnormal chest x-rays

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm was able to accurately identify chest radiographs that contain abnormal findings, enabling automated triage of these exams so they can be interpreted sooner by radiologists, U.K. researchers reported in a study published online January 22 in Radiology.

January 22, 2019

Are CT lung screening trials underestimating harms?

By Abraham Kim

The complication rates and subsequent costs of invasive diagnostic procedures ordered after positive CT lung screening exams were two times greater in clinical practice than reported in the National Lung Screening Trial, according to an article published online January 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

January 14, 2019

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