Chest Radiology: Page 148

Low-dose MBIR beats ASIR recon in most image-quality categories
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - The new model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) technique handily outperformed adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) in one of the first head-to-head series, researchers reported on Saturday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 3, 2012
Keep aware of lung nodules to avoid malpractice claims
By Philip Ward
VIENNA - CT plays a critical role as an imaging biomarker for pulmonary nodules, and it can also help determine patient management, according to Dr. Cornelia Schaefer-Prokop, associate professor of radiology at Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
March 2, 2012
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CT confirms extent of lung involvement in H1N1 pneumonia
By Rosemary Frei
Severe H1N1 pneumonia has a distinct imaging signature, according to University of California, Los Angeles researchers, who presented their work at the Society of Critical Care Medicine meeting earlier this month.
February 26, 2012
CT perfusion plus PET/CT aids lung cancer diagnosis
By Eric Barnes
Adding CT perfusion scans to routine PET/CT offers critical new information about tumor viability that can improve staging and management noninvasively in patients with suspected lung cancer, according to a study from Italy.
February 26, 2012
Novelos begins PET agent clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Novelos Therapeutics has enrolled the first patient in a phase I/II trial of its iodine-124 CLR1404 cancer-targeting PET imaging agent for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
February 23, 2012
DR matches analog x-ray for pleural pneumoconiosis
By James Brice
Another milestone has been reached in establishing equivalency between digital radiography (DR) and conventional film-screen chest radiography for characterizing pneumoconiosis, a set of pulmonary diseases associated with job-related black lung disease and asbestosis.
February 15, 2012
Lung alliance outlines screening strategy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) has launched a new screening initiative called the Framework for Lung Cancer Screening Excellence that includes a bill of rights for individuals at risk of the disease, along with guiding principles for lung cancer screening programs.
February 13, 2012
Post-op rad therapy unneeded for elderly lung cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Patients who have undergone surgery to resect stage III non-small cell lung cancer with N2 lymph node involvement may not need postoperative radiation therapy if they are older than 65, as the treatment doesn't help survival, according to an article published online February 13 in Cancer.
February 12, 2012
As lung cancer evolves, so must radiologists' decisions
By Eric Barnes
Today's lung cancer isn't your grandfather's squamous cell carcinoma. The new reality of lung cancer makes diagnosis and management more challenging than ever, and the radiologist must adapt accordingly, according to Dr. Jeffrey Galvin from the University of Maryland.
February 6, 2012
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PET after radiation therapy predicts NSCLC survival
By Wayne Forrest
PET can provide strong indicators of overall and disease-free survival among patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receiving radiation therapy, according to a study published in the February Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
February 2, 2012
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Median inks deal with Sanofi
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection software developer and clinical trial image interpretation and management firm Median Technologies has received a contract from pharmaceutical firm Sanofi.
January 31, 2012
Accuray touts CyberKnife study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray said recent research found its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system to be beneficial in treating central lung tumors.
January 26, 2012
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