Chest Radiology: Page 46

Fujifilm's chest x-ray AI software gets nod in Japan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm, parent company of Fujifilm Medical Systems USA, announced it has received approval to begin offering its new artificial intelligence (AI) chest x-ray software in Japan.

August 11, 2021

How accurate are models for predicting incidental lung nodules?

By Kate Madden Yee

How accurate are two commonly used clinical models -- one from Mayo Clinic and another from Brock University -- for predicting whether incidental pulmonary nodules found on chest CT are malignant?

August 11, 2021

Body position on x-ray affects radiation dose in children

By Will Morton

Are uncooperative children receiving more radiation exposure during digital chest x-ray? Not intentionally, of course, but imaging children in supine positions to constrain motion and reduce image distortions results in higher doses than when patients are standing, according to a study published August 5 in PLOS One.

August 10, 2021

AI may not be ready to assess for pulmonary embolism

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can't be relied upon -- yet -- to detect pulmonary embolism on CT pulmonary angiography in clinical practice, according to research from Germany published August 6 in RöFo.

August 8, 2021

Chest x-ray inflammation severity score hones COVID-19 detection

By Will Morton

A simple chest x-ray scoring system for assessing lung inflammation severity in COVID-19 patients helps doctors perform triage in underresourced countries, according to a study published July 30 in Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine.

August 5, 2021

AI helps triage tuberculosis patients on chest x-ray

By Will Morton

An artificial intelligence (AI) model can accurately distinguish between active and healed tuberculosis on chest x-rays, according to a study published August 3 in Radiology.

August 4, 2021

Unsupervised AI yields automated COVID-19 survival predictions

By Erik L. Ridley

An "unsupervised" artificial intelligence (AI) model -- that is, one trained without image annotations -- can yield accurate predictions of a COVID-19 patient's survival based on their chest CT exams, according to research published online in Medical Image Analysis.

August 4, 2021

Lung cancer screening increased in 19 states in 2020

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Rates of lung cancer screening with low-dose CT exams increased in almost 40% of U.S. states during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to a study published online recently in Chest.

August 2, 2021

Pneumomediastinum linked to higher mortality in COVID-19 patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum occurs in COVID-19 patients and for those who are older is associated with higher mortality rates, according to a study published August 31 in Academic Radiology.

August 2, 2021

SIR releases percutaneous lung ablation guidance

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has released new guidance on percutaneous lung ablation, published August 1 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

August 1, 2021

ACCP-supported panel releases new lung cancer screening guideline

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

An expert panel has released an updated lung cancer screening guideline that it developed under the auspices of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). The document was published July 13 in the journal Chest.

July 29, 2021

PET/CT may predict outcomes in lung cancer surgery

By Will Morton

FDG-PET/CT can help identify lung cancer patients prior to surgery who may be at higher risk for developing advanced disease, according to research published July 25 in Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.

July 28, 2021

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