Chest Radiology: Page 95

ACS launches new website for lung cancer screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Cancer Society (ACS) National Lung Cancer Roundtable has launched a new website to provide physicians and patients with updated resources for CT lung cancer screening, according to a statement from the American College of Radiology.
November 18, 2018
Canada-U.S. duo wins RSNA pneumonia AI challenge
By Brian Casey
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm written by a Canadian radiologist and a U.S. medical student was awarded first place in the RSNA Pneumonia Detection Challenge, a competition sponsored by the RSNA to foster the development of AI algorithms.
November 15, 2018
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3D-printed lungs improve patient understanding of surgery
By Abraham Kim
Using transparent, flexible 3D-printed models of the lung helped physicians improve patients' understanding of lung cancer surgery -- including its harms and benefits -- during informed consent consultations, according to an article recently published online in Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
November 14, 2018
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Vida to launch lung reporting tool at RSNA 2018
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lung imaging software developer Vida Diagnostics plans to launch LungPrint Discovery, a new software application designed to help radiologists interpret and report CT lung images, at the RSNA 2018 meeting later this month.
November 14, 2018
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ALA lung cancer screening campaign targets Hispanics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Lung Association (ALA) Lung Force initiative and the Ad Council have created Spanish-language messaging for a public service advertising campaign for low-dose CT lung cancer screening.
November 12, 2018
New SPECT tracer targets NSCLC receptor
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from the U.S. and China are developing a SPECT tracer that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The radiotracer targets a key receptor linked to the progression of NSCLC, according to a preclinical study published in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
November 8, 2018
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Patient-specific plan personalizes conventional chest imaging dose
By Wayne Forrest
Thursday, November 29 | 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | PH260-SD-THB4 | Lakeside, PH Community, Station 4Belgian researchers are bringing to RSNA 2018 a large-scale, patient-specific approach to personalized dosimetry for 2D chest imaging. They will also discuss how to implement a dose monitoring platform.
November 6, 2018
Virtual dual-energy imaging could overcome chest challenge
By Wayne Forrest
Tuesday, November 27 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSJ21-06 | Room N229A new virtual dual-energy imaging technique may be the solution to the difficult task of detecting lung nodules that overlap ribs and clavicles on chest x-rays.
November 6, 2018
How can digital chest tomosynthesis help ICU patients?
By Wayne Forrest
Tuesday, November 27 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSJ21-05 | Room N229When patients with lung issues in the intensive care unit (ICU) are not stable enough for transport to a CT scanner, a stationary digital chest tomosynthesis system may be a better option than a portable chest x-ray.
November 6, 2018
Photos taken along with portable x-rays can avoid patient errors
By Wayne Forrest
Tuesday, November 27 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSJ13-01 | Room N230BA new study has found that taking a photo of patients at the same time they undergo a point-of-care x-ray can greatly reduce, if not eliminate, errors in patient identification.
November 6, 2018
Deep-learning tool plumbs x-rays for patient gender, age
By Wayne Forrest
Monday, November 26 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSE06-06 | Room E353AIn this session, researchers will report early success in their development of deep convolutional neural networks to determine the gender and age of patients based on their chest x-rays.
November 6, 2018
Virtual antiscatter grid improves chest x-ray images
By Wayne Forrest
Monday, November 26 | 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. | CH272-SD-MOB4 | Lakeside, CH Community, Station 4German researchers are touting the superior image quality and comparable, if not lower, radiation exposure using a virtual antiscatter grid for bedside chest radiography in the intensive care unit.
November 6, 2018
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