Thoracic Imaging: Page 11

German report supports low-dose CT to combat lung cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Early lung cancer detection using low-dose CT reduces mortality from lung cancer in smokers and former smokers, according to a Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) report published in German on 6 December in the Federal Gazette.

December 12, 2021

French seek alternative to CTPA for pulmonary embolism diagnosis

By Kate Madden Yee

Researchers from Paris have found that diagnosing pulmonary embolism in the emergency room using D-dimer information shows promise as an alternative to using CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA). They published their results on 7 December in JAMA.

December 7, 2021

When it comes to PE, racial disparities exist among COVID-19 patients

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Racial disparities exist when it comes to pulmonary embolism (PE) caused by COVID-19, according to research presented Wednesday afternoon at the RSNA 2021 meeting.

December 1, 2021

Median promotes new lung cancer screening results

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Median Technologies is highlighting clinical results that show that its iBiopsy lung cancer screening deep-learning algorithm has a sensitivity of 93.1% and a specificity of 96.2% for characterizing lung nodules on low-dose chest CT.

November 23, 2021

Danish team shines light on AI's impact on productivity

By Erik L. Ridley

Danish researchers have reported that artificial intelligence (AI) software can offer much value in radiology, but those benefits don't have to come at the cost of added burden for radiologists.

November 21, 2021

French groups petition government over lung cancer screening

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

In tandem with Lung Cancer Awareness Month, France's union of private radiologists has renewed its calls for implementation of lung cancer screening through a new petition.

November 17, 2021

SERAM highlights radiology's role in combating lung cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

In recognition of World Lung Cancer Day on 17 November, the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SERAM) has emphasized the role of medical imaging professionals in diagnosing, assessing, and treating lung cancer.

November 16, 2021

COVID-19 and MSK training app launches Android version

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A largely free interactive radiology training app in COVID-19 and musculoskeletal (MSK) disease recognition will be available on Android devices from 8 November to coincide with the International Day of Radiology. The developers are convinced this will have a major impact on uptake.

November 7, 2021

Europe seeks clarity on long-term follow-up of COVID-19 patients

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

The European Society of Thoracic Imaging and the European Society of Radiology have unveiled a document on the role of imaging in the long-term follow-up of COVID-19 patients. Written by 14 leading chest radiologists, the aim is to define which patients may benefit from imaging.

November 1, 2021

AI can boost cancer detection in CT lung screening

By Erik L. Ridley

A Dutch-led research group has published new evidence that artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can perform comparably to radiologists in detecting lung cancer on low-dose CT screening examinations.

November 1, 2021

U.K. body calls for better use of CT to avoid missed cancers

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has published its latest findings on delays resulting from missed detection of possible lung cancer on chest x-rays of patients seen in primary care.

October 18, 2021

Dutch group reveals progress on peripheral lung nodules

By Erik L. Ridley

In a study of over 200 patients, investigators from Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands have reported that bronchoscopy guided by conebeam CT and "augmented" fluoroscopy can yield 90% accuracy in biopsying peripheral lung lesions.

October 7, 2021

Previous Page

Page 11 of 60

Next Page