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ASTRO: SBRT provides advances for NSCLC patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) yielded higher overall survival rates and low toxicity for patients with inoperable, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared to conventional radiation therapy, according to research presented on Monday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Boston.
October 30, 2012
Mortality down in Japan after CT lung cancer screening begins
By Eric Barnes
Results from a lung cancer screening program in Japan suggest that implementation of low-dose chest CT screening in the community may decrease lung cancer mortality within a few years after it's introduced -- at levels comparable to those found in the National Lung Screening Trial in the U.S., according to a study published this month in Lung Cancer.
October 28, 2012
Imaging shows COPD patients' risk for carotid plaque
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dutch researchers have found that older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk for carotid artery plaque formation and for the presence of vulnerable plaques with a lipid core, according to a study in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
October 25, 2012
Trainees may hinder endobronchial ultrasound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Having a trainee present during endobronchial ultrasound procedures may lead to increased procedure time and complications, according to research presented at this week's Chest 2012 meeting in Atlanta.
October 23, 2012
MicroCT plus 3D helps solve mysteries of lung disease
By Erik L. Ridley
A research group has combined microCT with image processing tools to create a 3D rendering of the pulmonary acinus, which could enhance understanding of lung diseases. The model could also help clarify the role of acini in drug delivery, as sites where gases and blood mix in the lung.
October 21, 2012
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Moments in Radiology History: Part 8 -- Imaging of black lung
By Otha Linton
In 1969, the U.S. Congress passed a new piece of legislation on coal mining that called for compensation to miners who had developed pneumoconiosis, or black lung. The new program relied heavily on medical imaging to detect the disease, with radiology playing a major role in the program's implementation.
October 14, 2012
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Novel CT analysis tool refines COPD diagnosis
By Eric Barnes
A new image analysis technique for chest CT scans could have a big effect on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study in Nature Medicine.
October 8, 2012
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Noncontrast CT may underestimate lung nodule volume
By Eric Barnes
Low-dose unenhanced CT scans may underestimate the volume of smaller lung nodules compared with standard-dose contrast CT studies, creating potential problems when tracking nodules over time, wrote researchers in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
September 30, 2012
LCA asks states to adopt low-dose CT screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) has concluded its nationwide campaign to urge state health officials to include coverage for low-dose CT screening for those at risk for lung cancer in their benchmark health plans.
September 27, 2012
NLST stands alone in finding lung screening mortality benefit
By Eric Barnes
A new meta-analysis of lung cancer screening studies shows that only one of three randomized trials that looked at mortality found a benefit from screening. Still, the comparison is questionable inasmuch as the two studies analyzed along with the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) may be too small with too little follow-up.
September 27, 2012
Iterative dose reduction with 3D enhances CT image quality
By Erik L. Ridley
The use of an advanced iterative reconstruction technique with 3D processing can improve image quality and interreader agreement in reduced- and low-dose CT scans for patients with pulmonary diseases, Japanese researchers have found.
September 26, 2012
LCA supports CT screening for 9/11 Zadroga Act
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) has recommended to the World Trade Center Health Program that lung cancer screening be offered to the victims and first responders of the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.
September 16, 2012
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