Thoracic Imaging: Page 85

Accuracy of AI algorithms may drop with independent data

By Erik L. Ridley

The performance of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for classifying chest x-rays dropped when they were used with patient populations that were different from the ones on which they were trained, according to research published online March 5 in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

March 12, 2019

Lung ultrasound a practical tool for disease diagnosis

By Kate Madden Yee

Lung ultrasound with a surface wave elastography protocol is a viable tool for noninvasive evaluation of lung disease, giving clinicians another way to diagnose the condition besides CT or pulmonary function tests, according to a study published online March 5 in Radiology.

March 11, 2019

Video from ECR 2019: Mathias Prokop on lung cancer screening

VIENNA - What are the essential aspects to consider when starting a lung cancer screening program using low-dose CT? And why are quality assurance and standardization such important areas? Dr. Mathias Prokop, PhD, from Nijmegen, the Netherlands, provides some answers and also gives some general advice to aspiring researchers.

February 27, 2019

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

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