Chest Radiology: Page 118

Vital Images adds lung screening program, taps Markham

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization software developer Vital Images has introduced new software aimed at helping providers manage CT lung screening programs and hired healthcare industry veteran Paul Markham, PhD, as vice president of marketing.

December 9, 2015

Automated CAC fares well in CT lung screening scans

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - Automated coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring is robust and accurate when applied to lung cancer screening exams -- even when applied to a different population than the algorithm was designed for, according to results presented on Thursday at the 2015 RSNA meeting.

December 6, 2015

FDA clears Siemens' Somatom CT for lung cancer screening

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Somatom CT systems for low-dose lung cancer screening.

November 29, 2015

Newly detected nodules reveal higher lung cancer risk

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - Nodules detected with CT at interim lung cancer screening carry more than twice the risk of nodules present at the first scan, according to new research presented at this week's RSNA 2015 meeting.

November 28, 2015

Nonsolid lung nodules carry greater cancer risk in women

By Eric Barnes

For lung nodules detected on CT, certain types can pose a higher risk of cancer for women than men, according to a study to be presented at the upcoming RSNA 2015 meeting in Chicago. The results indicate that radiologists may want to consider gender when interpreting CT lung screening scans.

November 23, 2015

Tomo-CAD combo targets lung cancer screening

By Brian Casey

What if you had a lung cancer screening modality that was better than x-ray and nearly as good as CT, but with less radiation and expense? Researchers from Hungary are investigating the idea with a digital tomosynthesis system that they assembled themselves, along with homegrown computer-aided detection (CAD) software.

November 22, 2015

Lung cancer or valley fever? CT can spot the difference

By Louise Gagnon

Characteristics seen on CT chest scans can enable physicians to distinguish between lung nodules caused by fungal infections such as valley fever and those caused by lung cancer, according to a poster presented at the recent American College of Chest Physicians annual meeting.

November 15, 2015

CMS outlines rules for CT lung screening payments

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Starting January 4, Medicare contractors will accept claims for low-dose CT lung cancer screening retroactive to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) national coverage determination on February 5, 2015.

November 8, 2015

Certain COPD phenotypes more often associated with lung cancer

By Eric Barnes

Sunday, November 29 | 10:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m. | SSA04-01 | Room S404CDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a well-known risk factor for lung cancer. But do some COPD phenotypes carry a greater risk of malignancy?

November 2, 2015

Negative CCTA scan means ED patients can be discharged

By Brian Casey

Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) can be safely discharged if their coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans are negative, without fear of major cardiac events occurring up to a year later.

October 26, 2015

CT lung cancer screening puts patients on edge

By Eric Barnes

CT lung cancer screening is associated with high distress levels in nearly half of patients who are screened, according to a study to be discussed on October 28 during the Chest 2015 annual meeting in Montreal.

October 25, 2015

Hybrid lung CAD scheme improves accuracy

By Eric Barnes

A hybrid computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm for lung nodules showed high sensitivity with very few false positives, according to new research in Medical Physics.

October 22, 2015

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