Chest Radiology: Page 150

Mint Medical upgrades Lesion software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German image processing developer Mint Medical has released its new mint Lesion 1.8 software for assessing lymphoma patients.
December 5, 2011
DR chest tomo reduces number of CT exams in Sweden
By Rebekah Moan
Using chest tomosynthesis with a digital radiography system reduced the number of chest CT exams performed at a Swedish institution, leading to lower radiation dose and better use of CT resources, according to a presentation from last week's RSNA meeting.
December 5, 2011
2011 12 12 09 14 02 207 Sweden Flag 70
WellPoint to cover lung CT for heavy smokers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare insurer WellPoint has announced that it will cover low-dose CT screening for lung cancer in heavy smokers.
December 4, 2011
Data-mining tool identifies overexposed chest x-rays
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Taking a high-quality portable chest x-ray can be difficult, leading to an overexposed image when digital radiography equipment is used. One solution to reduce overexposures is a new data-mining tool, according to a Tuesday presentation at the RSNA 2011 meeting.
November 29, 2011
iPad up for task of assessing pulmonary nodules
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Apple's iPad appears feasible for use by radiologists in assessing pulmonary nodules, according to a study from Italy presented on Tuesday at the RSNA 2011 meeting.
November 28, 2011
Medspira adds Breath Hold to Philips BrightView XCT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Respiratory motion monitoring technology developer Medspira has collaborated with Philips Healthcare to offer its Breath Hold interactive breath control monitoring system as an option with Philips' BrightView XCT SPECT/CT systems.
November 28, 2011
Varian reports 1st motion review use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System is the first medical center in the world to utilize its intrafraction motion review technology to continuously monitor tumor location during radiosurgery for lung cancer.
November 21, 2011
Lung group lauds low-dose CT for cancer detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Highlighting the validation of low-dose CT scans for screening high-risk patients, the nonprofit organization Lung Cancer Alliance is reporting significant improvement for early lung cancer detection in its annual National Report Card on Lung Cancer.
November 20, 2011
Ultrasound aids imaging of pediatric pneumonia
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 29 | 4:10 p.m.-4:20 p.m. | MSVP32-07 | Room S102ABUltrasound is a useful imaging modality for evaluating childhood pneumonia, a German team has concluded.
November 13, 2011
RadLex needs to add more terminology for chest radiography
By Cynthia E. Keen
Thursday, December 1 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSQ07-04 | Room S402ABThis scientific presentation will evaluate the question of whether RadLex, the RSNA-sponsored reference ontology of radiology terms, is complete enough for use in reporting of chest radiographs, a commonly performed exam with a relatively defined group of terms associated with it.
November 10, 2011
Extent of perfusion defects predicts PE outcomes
By Eric Barnes
Monday, November 28 | 3:30 p.m.-3:40 p.m. | SSE05-04 | Room S404CDQuantifying perfusion defects at dual-energy CT helps identify pulmonary embolism (PE) patients at risk of adverse outcomes and should be part of their risk assessment, say investigators from the University of Munich.
November 9, 2011
High-pitch, free-breathing DSCT improves pulmonary embolism assessment
By Eric Barnes
Monday, November 28 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | MSVE21-10 | Room E353AHigh-pitch CT pulmonary angiography with dual-source CT (DSCT) in freely breathing patients consistently provides diagnostic image quality, suppresses artifacts, and has the potential to further reduce contrast material usage, according to new research from Goethe University.
November 9, 2011
Previous Page
Page 150 of 208
Next Page