Chest Radiology: Page 154

Postmortem imaging shouldn't replace autopsies of children
By Cynthia E. Keen
Imaging studies to identify rib fractures in deceased infants and young children are not sensitive enough to replace forensic autopsies, according to an article published in the June issue of Pediatric Radiology.
May 25, 2011
FDG-PET helps assess TB treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
FDG-PET scans can help determine earlier whether treatment for tuberculosis (TB) is working or the disease is multidrug-resistant, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
May 23, 2011
Vida introduces pulmonary software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization software developer Vida Diagnostics debuted its new Apollo software for evaluating pulmonary disease at the American Thoracic Society annual meeting in Denver this week.
May 16, 2011
PET/CT helps target radiation therapy of NSCLC tumors
By Becky McCall
LONDON - PET/CT prior to radiotherapy can help oncologists target a more powerful dose of radiation to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), whilst keeping dose low in other areas of the organ, according to research presented at this week's European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology meeting.
May 11, 2011
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CTPA growth drives overdiagnosis of pulmonary embolism
By Eric Barnes
The growing use of CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is behind a rising tide of pulmonary embolism diagnoses, claims a study published May 9 in the Archives of Internal Medicine. As evidence, the authors note that the growth in scanning has not significantly reduced deaths from the disease.
May 8, 2011
ASTRO issues thoracic radiotherapy guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued evidence-based guidelines for the use of external-beam radiation therapy, endobronchial brachytherapy, and concurrent chemotherapy to provide palliative care and treat thoracic symptoms caused by advanced lung cancer.
May 3, 2011
FLT may top FDG in early cancer detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new clinical trial is investigating the use of the radioactive tracer molecule fluoro-L-thymidine with PET imaging (FLT-PET) to determine if it could improve the early detection of tumor growth during treatment for esophageal and lung cancer.
April 28, 2011
Bone suppression, CAD turn in mixed results with lung nodules
By Erik L. Ridley
While bone suppression techniques can help identify lung nodules on chest x-rays, computer-aided detection (CAD) software fails to improve radiologist performance, according to separate Web-exclusive studies published in the May edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 27, 2011
MRI still no match for CT in cystic fibrosis
By Eric Barnes
The key imaging components of cystic fibrosis of the lungs are bronchiectasis and air trapping. For evaluating both, CT remains far and away the superior imaging modality despite radiation concerns, and despite recent improvements in MRI techniques, according to a study from Italy and the Netherlands.
April 25, 2011
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U.S. legislation would set up lung screening program
By Eric Barnes
Democrats and Republicans have joined forces to introduce the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2011, legislation that would include the launch of a pilot lung screening program.
April 21, 2011
Stereotactic body RT effective for nonoperable NSCLC
By Cynthia E. Keen
Image-guided stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an effective treatment for patients with early-stage lung cancer, California researchers report in an article published in the April issue of Radiotherapy and Oncology.
April 20, 2011
Bone suppression improves nodule detection on chest x-ray
By Erik L. Ridley
By allowing radiologists to more easily spot lesions that overlap with bone, a bone suppression software application yielded a significant increase in the detection of lung nodules on digital x-ray exams, according to research published online April 14 in Radiology.
April 19, 2011
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