Thoracic Imaging: Page 59

Small lung nodules vex dual-energy DR, study says

By Brian Casey

European researchers found no statistically significant benefit in the use of dual-energy digital radiography (DR) compared with conventional DR for detecting pulmonary nodules. The predominance of small lung nodules in the multicenter study may have exceeded the ability of dual-energy DR to detect them, they wrote.

April 30, 2008

Ground-glass nodule features on CT reveal malignancy risk

By Eric Barnes

Researchers are peering through a proverbial glass, darkly, to study the features of ground-glass opacities (GGOs). GGOs are being detected with increasing frequency as more thin-section CT lung scans are performed to check for cancer in smokers and former smokers. Distinguishing benign from malignant GGOs is a hit-or-miss task for CT, one that could potentially improve if researchers are able to find reliable signs of malignancy or benignity, thereby reducing the need for invasive biopsy.

April 28, 2008

Combining chemo and radiation improves NSCLC outcomes for elderly

By Barbara Boughton

SAN DIEGO - French researchers have found that combining chemotherapy with radiation treatment is effective and tolerable for elderly patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In a study presented at this week's American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting, the investigators analyzed the efficacy and side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy regimens in patients older than age 65.

April 15, 2008

Median nets Spanish contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Median Technologies of Biot, France, has signed an agreement with CETIR Grup Mèdic of Barcelona, Spain, to install its LMS-Lung and LMS-Liver computer-aided detection (CAD) software.

March 17, 2008

CAD provides mixed benefits for DR lung exams

By Brian Casey

VIENNA - A pair of presentations on Saturday at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology on computer-aided detection (CAD) for digital radiography (DR) reported mixed benefits for the software in detecting lung nodules in thoracic exams. The presenters discussed their experiences with a commercially available CAD product and its impact on radiologist performance in analyzing DR lung studies.

March 7, 2008

Hybrid lung segmentation software boosts performance

By Erik L. Ridley

A lung segmentation algorithm that combines the advantages of standard and more sophisticated approaches yields fast and accurate results, according to researchers from the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands.

February 12, 2008

Delft installs Odelca-DR in Africa

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Delft Diagnostic Imaging, the parent company of PACS developer Rogan-Delft, has completed the first African installation of its Odelca-DR digital thorax screening device.

July 9, 2007

Median gets 510(k) for lung and liver apps

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

French computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Median Technologies has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its LMS-Lung/Track and LMS-Liver applications.

June 17, 2007

Varian Clinac used in novel Swiss lung procedure

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A 36-year-old female lung cancer patient has become the first person in Switzerland to be treated using a highly targeted radiotherapy technique called extracranial stereotactic radiotherapy.

May 1, 2007

Lung CT densitometry correlates with lung function, exercise in systemic sclerosis

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Mar 30 - Lung density histogram parameters are more reproducible than visual assessment of lung changes in thin-section CT and are more closely related to lung function, exercise capacity, and quality of life in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), results of a recent study indicate.

March 29, 2007

Student-designed CT-guided biopsy device shows early promise

By Wayne Forrest

Three graduate students have developed a CT-guided breast biopsy device, which may make needle biopsies less invasive and reduce potential complications for lung cancer patients as well.

September 18, 2006

Dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI shows promise in mesothelioma

By Wayne Forrest

An international group of researchers said they have encouraging preliminary results from the use of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) to help determine the malignancy of cancer cells in the protective sac -- the mesothelium -- that surrounds most of the body's internal organs.

September 14, 2006

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