Thoracic Imaging: Page 97

Novel PET tracer may improve NSCLC patient management
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Chinese and U.S. researchers have developed a novel PET tracer that may enhance the management of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study published online in the March 7 issue of Science Translational Medicine.
March 8, 2018
Vessel-subtracting CAD boosts CT lung cancer screening
By Abraham Kim
By suppressing vessels from lung cancer screening CT scans, a computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm helped radiologists improve their ability to spot nodules as well as reduce their interpretation times, according to an article published in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
March 8, 2018
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AI can help distinguish lung nodules on CT scans
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - Artificial intelligence (AI) offers value in characterizing nodules on CT lung cancer screening exams, possibly reducing the number of benign cases that are unnecessarily worked or followed up, according to a pair of Thursday presentations at ECR 2018.
March 1, 2018
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Portable US helps detect lung fluid in kidney patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable ultrasound can help nephrologists detect fluid in the lungs of patients with end-stage kidney disease, according to research to be presented at the Southern Regional Meeting of the American Federation for Medical Research in New Orleans.
February 22, 2018
French find no need for CT to rule out PE
By Abraham Kim
French researchers found that a set of clinical criteria was just as accurate as a protocol that included CT pulmonary angiography for ruling out pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department, according to an article published in the February 13 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
February 12, 2018
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5 ways to optimize CT lung cancer screening
By Abraham Kim
An academic hospital that implemented a CT lung cancer screening program obtained similar detection rates as the National Lung Screening Trial. But it also encountered challenges that needed to be addressed to improve the quality of screening, which researchers describe in a new study published in Academic Radiology.
February 8, 2018
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AI, radiomics help distinguish lung nodules on CT scans
By Erik L. Ridley
The combination of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and radiomics can distinguish malignant from benign lung nodules on noncontrast CT scans, potentially reducing the number of unnecessary surgical interventions in these cases, according to a multi-institutional team from Cleveland.
January 30, 2018
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CT use for pulmonary embolism rises despite low yield
By Abraham Kim
The use of chest CT to spot pulmonary embolism in hospital emergency department patients has continued to rise, despite a trend toward lower diagnostic yield during the same time frame, according to a study published online January 24 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 29, 2018
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Intermountain to adopt NCCN appropriateness criteria
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) announced that Intermountain Healthcare plans to adopt the network's imaging appropriate use criteria (NCCN Imaging AUC) for lung cancer.
January 25, 2018
Stricter CT lung screening criteria deal mixed results
By Abraham Kim
If you restricted CT lung cancer screening to patients at higher risk of lung cancer, could you save lives while reducing the harms of screening? That's the suggestion of a study published January 22 in JAMA Internal Medicine. But supporters of CT screening say the proposal has risks of its own -- such as missed cancers.
January 22, 2018
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SBRT bests surgery in post-treatment lung cancer survival
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients with non-small cell lung cancer who underwent stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) had a better post-treatment survival rate than those who received surgery in a new study, published online January 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
January 21, 2018
Genetic variation in lung airways elevates risk of COPD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT scans show that a quarter of the adult population has nonstandard airway branching in their lungs, which U.S. researchers have associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The findings were published online January 6 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
January 16, 2018
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