Thoracic Imaging: Page 53

Mobile chest DR outperforms CR at bedside
By Rebekah Moan
Mobile chest digital radiography (DR) provides superior image quality to computed radiography (CR) at the bedside, Dutch researchers found in a study published in Clinical Radiology. In addition, DR studies produce 50% less radiation dose without the loss of diagnostic information.
May 23, 2011
PET/CT helps target radiation therapy of NSCLC tumors
By Becky McCall
LONDON - PET/CT prior to radiotherapy can help oncologists target a more powerful dose of radiation to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), whilst keeping dose low in other areas of the organ, according to research presented at this week's European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology meeting.
May 10, 2011
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Endobronchial ultrasound no extra help with lung lesions
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Endobronchial ultrasound doesn't improve cancer detection in peripheral lung lesions, Norwegian researchers have found. Instead, biopsy plus brushing is most cost-effective for this purpose.
May 10, 2011
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CAD can boost detection of pulmonary embolism by junior staff
By Philip Ward
Computer-aided detection (CAD) can significantly improve the sensitivity of pulmonary embolism (PE) detection among inexperienced readers, and despite a slight increase in the number of false positives, the added value of CAD is particularly evident on a patient-based analysis.
May 9, 2011
MRI still no match for CT in cystic fibrosis
By Eric Barnes
The key imaging components of cystic fibrosis of the lungs are bronchiectasis and air trapping. For evaluating both, CT remains far and away the superior imaging modality despite radiation concerns, and despite recent improvements in MRI techniques, according to a study from Italy and the Netherlands.
April 26, 2011
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Proposed radiation standard in Ireland relies on infant weight
By James Brice
Infant body weight has been given precedence over infant age in the Republic of Ireland, where a new diagnostic reference level standard is being developed to define radiation exposure limits from mobile chest x-ray performed in the country's neonatal intensive care services.
April 24, 2011
U.K. immigrant screens miss most latent TB: study
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters) - British tuberculosis (TB) screening for new immigrants fails to detect most imported cases of latent disease, and screening should be widened to include more people from the Indian subcontinent, scientists said on Thursday.
April 21, 2011
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Chest x-ray highlighted in U.K. program
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A U.K. Department of Health program partnering with the National Health Service has added educational modules on interpreting plain x-rays of the adult chest to its website.
April 5, 2011
High-pitch chest CT captures fast-moving babies
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - High-pitch chest CT is a robust technique that provides high-quality thoracic images of babies in motion -- quickly, without sedation, and at low radiation doses -- according to a study presented at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
CAD may drive chest DR screening for tuberculosis
By Erik L. Ridley
A prototype computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm for tuberculosis (TB) developed by Dutch researchers performed well in a pilot study, offering hope that the software could enable the use of chest digital radiography (DR) to screen for TB in areas with a high burden of the disease but not many skilled readers.
January 4, 2011
Cancer survival rates lower in U.K., Denmark: study
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Survival rates for four major cancers diagnosed between 1995 and 2007 are higher in Australia, Canada, and Sweden than in Britain and Denmark, according to an international study published on Wednesday.
December 22, 2010
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DR tomo reduces need for CT to confirm lung cancer
By James Brice
Pairing low-dose digital radiography (DR) tomosynthesis with conventional radiography eliminates the need for three of every four CT scans typically performed to confirm lung lesions previously suspected on chest radiography, according to a study from the University of Trieste in Italy.
December 22, 2010
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