Chest Radiology: Page 105

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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PET tracer could better assess lung ailments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of Louisville are reporting early progress on a radiotracer that could advance the identification and monitoring of bacterial infection in the lungs, according to a preclinical study in the January issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
January 8, 2018
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Doctors who order fewer CTPA scans detect more PE
By Abraham Kim
Turns out that less really is more. Canadian researchers are reporting that doctors who order fewer CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) scans for pulmonary embolism (PE) actually have a higher rate of successfully detecting the condition, according to a letter published online January 8 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
January 8, 2018
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Cancer deaths continue to fall, but CT lung screening lags
By Brian Casey
In its annual report on cancer, the American Cancer Society reported that cancer mortality in the U.S. declined by 26% over the past 20 years. But gains in lung cancer survival are being slowed because so few individuals who are eligible for CT lung cancer screening actually undergo the scans.
January 4, 2018
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Risk-based lung cancer screening tops USPSTF guidelines
By Abraham Kim
Using individual risk-based criteria to determine eligibility for CT lung cancer screening may avert more deaths from cancer than using current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines, according to research published online January 1 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
January 1, 2018
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CAD of chest tomosynthesis works best for new readers
By Brian Casey
Computer-aided detection (CAD) of digital chest tomosynthesis studies helped improve the diagnostic performance of inexperienced readers in a study by Japanese researchers published December 13 in Radiology. But CAD's effect was not statistically significant with physicians who had more experience.
December 25, 2017
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How often are lung nodules missed on CAC scoring scans?
By Abraham Kim
If an incidental lung nodule is present on a CT coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring scan, how often is that nodule actually detected and worked up? Not as often as one might expect, according to researchers who analyzed the reasons why nodules might be missed in a presentation at RSNA 2017.
December 20, 2017
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