Thoracic Imaging: Page 45

Digital chest tomo saves money, reduces need for CT exam
By Rebekah Moan
Using digital chest tomosynthesis in patients with suspected thoracic lesions decreased per-patient diagnostic imaging costs, resulting in approximately 8,000 euros saved per year, and reduced the need for a CT scan by nearly 75%, according to a new study by Italian researchers.
January 26, 2014
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Danish study shows higher but limited lung screening costs
By Eric Barnes
Healthcare costs were higher in patients screened annually with low-dose CT for lung cancer, but costs rose only by the amount associated with the screening program, according to a new study published in Lung Cancer.
January 20, 2014
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WHO reports MERS in Saudi healthcare workers
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported four additional confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) -- two of them in healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia.
December 30, 2013
EJR: 12 ways to improve thoracic imaging
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
An editorial published online on 13 December in the European Journal of Radiology recommends 12 ways to improve thoracic imaging in the future.
December 15, 2013
Median partners with research firm
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Median Technologies has signed a three-year collaborative agreement with South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics.
December 2, 2013
Digital tomo can guide lung stereotactic body radiotherapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
Image guidance using motion-compensated digital tomosynthesis has the potential to improve targeting accuracy during treatment of lung cancer patients, according to researchers from The Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam.
November 14, 2013
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International Day of Radiology events unveiled
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The organizers of the International Day of Radiology have confirmed their series of events to be held on 8 November.
October 28, 2013
Bone suppression tool can cut missed pulmonary nodules
By Philip Ward
Bone suppression computer-aided detection software can provide a significant boost for diagnosis of pulmonary nodules, especially those of moderate and subtle conspicuity, Dutch researchers have reported.
October 2, 2013
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Europe has own agenda for lung cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
In the U.S., lung cancer screening seems to have made great strides in the space of a few months, but Europe still has plenty of work ahead before it can implement population-wide screening -- perhaps as long as four years, according to a new article in the Lancet.
September 2, 2013
Mediterranean diet cuts risk in lung cancer screening subjects
By Eric Barnes
Validating the advice of your health food store clerk (and possibly your Italian grandmother), a new study in the Annals of Oncology has found that several components of the Mediterranean diet are associated with significant reductions in the incidence of lung cancer in thousands of CT screening subjects.
August 26, 2013
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Study: Too few clinicians give chest x-ray details on CT requests
By Philip Ward
Emergency teams are particularly poor at documenting chest x-ray findings on request forms for CT, but when details are included, there is usually good correlation between accident and emergency departments and radiology reports, according to an audit reported at the 2013 U.K. Radiological Congress.
August 21, 2013
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BMJ: Human transmission of new bird flu virus reported
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A study published on 6 August in BMJ reports on the first probable person-to-person transmission of the new avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in eastern China.
August 6, 2013
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