Thoracic Imaging: Page 17

Use LDCT to screen for lung cancer, Germans say
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Using low-dose CT (LDCT) to screen for lung cancer in current and formerly heavy smokers offers more benefit than harm, according to the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.
December 3, 2020
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New algorithm can detect TB using a phone
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A deep learning-based tuberculosis (TB) detection model can detect TB on phone-captured chest x-ray photographs, a poster presented at the RSNA 2020 virtual conference revealed.
December 1, 2020
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Chest experts unveil COVID-19 findings at RSNA meeting
By Kate Madden Yee
CT is showing value in assessing the prevalence and severity of COVID-19 and evaluating ongoing conditions, especially when combined with artificial intelligence, according to presentations delivered by three thoracic specialists on Sunday at the RSNA 2020 virtual meeting.
November 29, 2020
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RSNA awards Margulis prize to COVID-19 paper
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The RSNA has awarded its Alexander R. Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence to a radiologist in China who was one of the first to use CT to investigate a mysterious lung condition that later came to be known as COVID-19. The award recognizes the best original scientific paper of the year published in Radiology.
November 29, 2020
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Dutch finetune CT reporting system for COVID-19
By Kate Madden Yee
A team from Nijmegen, the Netherlands, is reporting success with a COVID-19 CT reporting system called CO-RADS. It can help clinicians quickly diagnose the disease when patients present in the emergency department.
November 19, 2020
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Automated lung CT analysis predicts COVID-19 outcomes
By Erik L. Ridley
Automated assessment of ground-glass opacities on lung CT exams in patients with suspected COVID-19 correlates well with clinical outcomes and shows potential as an objective biomarker for evaluating the severity of lung injury, according to research published online on 13 November in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine.
November 18, 2020
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SERAM pledges support to Lung Ambition Alliance
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Spanish Society of Medical Radiology (SERAM) has promised to support the Lung Ambition Alliance program in Spain in recognition of International Lung Day on 17 November.
November 17, 2020
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Spanish team shows lung damage in 'long COVID' cases
By Theresa Pablos
A group from La Paz University Hospital in Madrid has used ultrasound to document lung abnormalities in patients who recovered from COVID-19 but still had persistent symptoms months later. The study adds to the growing body of evidence of lingering COVID-19 symptoms.
November 17, 2020
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How imaging can unmask true face of COVID-19
By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD
Radiologists must become COVID-19 symptom-aware and remain vigilant at all times, especially as the second wave takes root, leading thoracic radiologist Dr. Sam Hare said in a Royal College of Radiologists webinar on the evening of 12 November. He also described how imaging has taken center stage when it comes to COVID-19 diagnosis.
November 16, 2020
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FNMR steps up campaign for lung cancer screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
France's union of private radiologists (Fédération Nationale des Médecins Radiologues, FNMR) issued a statement on 13 November calling on the government to give more support to lung cancer screening during November, which is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
November 15, 2020
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New analysis underlines value of lung cancer screening
By Brian Casey
In a study of eight randomized controlled trials involving over 90,000 people, CT lung cancer screening produced a relative risk reduction of 0.81 for death from lung cancer and an absolute risk reduction of 0.4%. Screening did not reduce all-cause mortality, however.
November 15, 2020
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Aidence receives CE Mark for lung nodule software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Netherlands-based artificial intelligence firm Aidence has been granted the CE Mark for Veye Chest, the company's lung nodule management assistant software.
October 28, 2020
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