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Organ-dose software results are highly variable
By Eric Barnes
Monday, December 1 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSC12-01 | Room S403BConcerns over radiation dose in CT have led to the development of dose tracking software that estimates organ doses, replacing tedious manual processes. How well do they work? Dr. Atul Padole and colleagues evaluated two software packages.
November 3, 2014
Effective assessment of lung cancer treatment response
By Eric Barnes
Monday, December 1 | 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. | RC218 | Room N226A multispeaker course on treatment response for several kinds of cancer begins at 8:30 a.m. with a talk by Dr. Elena Korngold on a practical perspective of reporting treatment response. Arrive by 9:30 a.m. for the last talk in the series by Dr. Jeremy Erasmus from MD Anderson Cancer Center, who will focus on lung cancer.
November 3, 2014
Advanced imaging unveils secrets of ancient artifacts
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 30 | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | RC124 | Room N226A review course taught by Dr. Barry Daly from the University of Maryland will cover a wide range of artifacts, including Egyptian and Peruvian mummies, Mesoamerican and Chinese ceramics, Mesopotamian stucco art, Judaic tabernacles, and European medieval religious artifacts.
November 3, 2014
3D CT fused with electroanatomic mapping for VT ablation
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 30 | 11:55 a.m.-12:05 p.m. | SSA02-08 | Room S502ABA new technique that fuses cardiac CT and electroanatomic mapping could boost the success rate for ventricular tachycardia (VT) mapping and ablation procedures, a more complex process than ablation for atrial fibrillation and related conditions.
November 3, 2014
Single- vs. dual-energy abdominal CT: Which has the lowest dose?
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 30 | 11:45 a.m.-11:55 a.m. | SSA06-07 | Room E353ATriple-phase liver exams are a good way to evaluate CT dose. But which generates the lowest doses: single- or dual-source scanning? This study compared dose levels in 45 patients who had undergone the exam on different occasions with different scanners.
November 3, 2014
Is epicardial fat linked to atrial fibrillation?
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 30 | 10:55 a.m.-11:05 a.m. | SSA03-02 | Room S504ABQuantifying epicardial fat on preprocedural CT scans may help identify patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who will benefit from catheter ablation as a treatment for AF, according to a study to be presented on Sunday.
November 3, 2014
Do positive NLST results persist in a poor, nonwhite, overweight urban population?
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 30 | 10:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m. | SSA04-01 | Room S404CDA new study looked at lung cancer screening in a population that bears little resemblance to the relatively affluent cohort in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), which produced a minimum 20% mortality reduction from screening. Does the successful NLST model still hold true?
November 3, 2014
Can the lumen area of stenosis predict coronary lesion significance?
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 30 | 10:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m. | SSA03-01 | Room S504ABThis study looked at the value of mean lumen area quantification by CT angiography to predict the hemodynamic significance of coronary stenosis at invasive angiography severe enough to require revascularization.
November 3, 2014
Physics session on innovation in CT
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 30 | 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | SSA19 | Room S403BNew CT techniques and instrumentation are the focus of a Sunday scientific session that kicks off with a 20-minute physics keynote talk by CT pioneer Willi Kalender, PhD, and continues with presentations of other new technological innovations in CT.
November 3, 2014
ACR hopes for good news from CMS on CT lung screening
By Eric Barnes
This November could be the most significant Lung Cancer Awareness Month in history, if Medicare approves full coverage of CT lung cancer screening for seniors 65 years and older, the American College of Radiology (ACR) said in a statement.
November 2, 2014
ASRT crafts infographic on techs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) is highlighting the relationship between medical imaging and radiation therapy technology and radiologic technologists.
November 2, 2014
FDA clears Elekta gating tool for prostate cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Elekta has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Response automatic gating technology for prostate cancer.
November 2, 2014
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