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Chest statement calls for lung screening of Medicare patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Chest has published a policy statement on lung cancer screening that calls on the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to approve screening in Medicare-aged individuals.
November 2, 2014
Software leverages CT scans to generate bone density data
By Eric Barnes
Fresh off the receipt of 510(k) clearance in August for its QCT Pro bone densitometry software, MindwaysCT is hoping to accomplish a goal that has long eluded healthcare professionals: increasing the dismal screening rate for osteoporosis by enabling the generation of bone density data from CT exams.
November 2, 2014
QA tool shows value of MSK secondary interpretations
By Erik L. Ridley
Wednesday, December 3 | 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. | INS160 | Lakeside Learning CenterResearchers from the University of Pennsylvania will show data that highlight the advantage of having subspecialty radiologists provide secondary interpretations of external musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging exams.
November 2, 2014
Mammo, DBT dose tracking system yields insights
By Erik L. Ridley
Wednesday, December 3 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSK22-04 | Room S404ABIn this session, a group from the University of Pennsylvania will reveal findings gathered from the use of their automated dose tracking system for mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) studies.
November 2, 2014
Method detects radiation dose exposure anomalies
By Erik L. Ridley
Wednesday, December 3 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSK12-03 | Room S405ABIn this talk, researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health will discuss their method for the early detection of anomalous radiation dose exposure.
November 2, 2014
Radiology report analysis may expand understanding of disease
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, December 2 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSJ13-06 | Room S402ABResearchers from Massachusetts General Hospital will report on how natural language processing analysis of radiology reports may offer insight into the varying clinical courses of different genotypes of colon cancer.
November 2, 2014
Initiative slashes ED CT report turnaround times
By Erik L. Ridley
Sunday, November 30 | 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | INS134 | Lakeside Learning CenterThis poster presentation will share how Florida Hospital realized significant improvements in report turnaround times for CT studies from the emergency department (ED).
November 2, 2014
Second opinions from subspecialty radiologists add value
By Erik L. Ridley
Sunday, November 30 | 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | HPS136 | Lakeside Learning CenterIn this poster presentation, researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center will report on the patient care benefits garnered from neuroradiologist second opinions.
November 2, 2014
Viewing software speeds diagnosis in trauma patients
By Erik L. Ridley
Sunday, November 30 | 12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m. | SSA05-09 | Room N228In this presentation, researchers from Vancouver General Hospital will describe how prototype polytrauma imaging viewer software shows potential for facilitating faster diagnosis in the acute traumatic setting.
November 2, 2014
Module teaches grading of lumbar spine degeneration
By Erik L. Ridley
Sunday, November 30 | 12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m. | SSA11-09 | Room S403AIn this talk, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania will present Centaur, a free, Web-based module that provides instruction on how to grade the degeneration of the lumbar spine on MRI.
November 2, 2014
Informatics tool, EMR search probe questions about CIN
By Erik L. Ridley
Sunday, November 30 | 10:55 a.m.-11:05 a.m. | SSA11-02 | Room S403AIn this talk, researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin will share how they used an open-source informatics framework to investigate the hot topic of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN).
November 2, 2014
New studies highlight promises, risks of lung cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
Clinicians need to learn more about the benefits of lung cancer screening with CT, biopsy their patients less, and not worry too much about the survival prospects of patients with minimally invasive adenocarcinomas, according to three studies presented on Thursday morning at the Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology in Chicago.
October 30, 2014
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