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Radiation exposure increases risk of breast cancer
By Rob Skelding
VIENNA - A Dutch study presented at the European Congress of Radiology this week has raised questions over the relationship between the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women and their exposure to radiation from a young age.
March 3, 2010
CT explores size, growth of ground-glass nodules
By Eric Barnes
Two studies recently published online in Radiology yield important new information about CT-detected part-solid lung nodules. Mass measurements of ground-glass nodules are the most accurate, say Dutch researchers, but a Korean group found that most part-solid nodules disappear over time -- and do so in predictable ways.
February 23, 2010
High-resolution CT reveals bronchial wall changes in asthma
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 22 - In most patients with severe asthma, high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) reveals airway wall thickening and other changes not otherwise detectable, U.K. researchers report in the December issue of Chest.
December 21, 2009
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Caution urged on early mammography for high-risk women
By Edward Susman
Women at high risk of breast cancer should be cautious about undergoing mammography or other chest x-ray studies before the age of 30 due to the risk that radiation exposure might trigger cancer, according to research presented at last week's RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 10, 2009
Volume-based assessments useful for managing lung nodules detected on CT
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 3 - When noncalcified lung nodules are detected by CT, assessment of their volume and volume-doubling time with repeat CT scans can be useful for deciding the best course of action, new research suggests.
December 2, 2009
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Chest x-ray CAD fails to boost observer performance
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Computer-aided detection (CAD) software may not produce significant improvement in detecting suspicious lesions on chest radiographs, but it's not necessarily the technology's fault, according to research presented Wednesday at the 2009 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 1, 2009
Scientific poster digital format offers potential to transform medium
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Displaying scientific posters in digital format at this year's RSNA meeting allows authors not only to convey facts, graphs, and photos, but also to incorporate some interactive functionality. Onsite digital displays offer huge potential to educate readers in ways that even the best developed paper poster cannot.
November 29, 2009
In patients with stable chest pain, CT is more often diagnostic than exercise ECG
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 2 - Unlike exercise electrocardiography (XECG), CT angiography is "nearly always" feasible and diagnostic in patients with stable chest complaints, researchers say in the October issue of the journal Heart.
November 1, 2009
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Study: Lung scintigraphy tops CTA in PE
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Lung scintigraphy may be more reliable than pulmonary CT angiography (CTA) for identifying or excluding pulmonary embolism (PE) in pregnant patients, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
October 19, 2009
Further testing justified for smokers with hemoptysis and normal chest x-ray
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 12 - Clinicians should continue to evaluate smokers with hemoptysis even if the chest x-ray is normal, as nearly 10% of these patients will have malignancy, say researchers from the U.K.
October 11, 2009
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PET/CT helps speed lung cancer diagnosis
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
FDG-PET/CT can expedite the diagnosis of lung cancer in an outpatient setting, according to research from the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam.
October 1, 2009
Brazilian team marries lung CAD with PACS
By Eric Barnes
Nearly all computer-aided detection (CAD) systems in clinical use today have a major shortcoming: the need to transfer image data to a separate workstation to run CAD software, with CAD data remaining separate from the PACS images radiologists read in their normal workflow. Researchers from São Paulo may have the answer.
August 19, 2009
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