Chest Radiology: Page 59

Lung CAD holds up well in low-dose MDCT studies

By Erik L. Ridley

Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology offers comparable performance in low-dose and standard-dose MDCT chest studies, according to research published in the British Journal of Radiology. The research team from Germany retrospectively evaluated chest CT examinations of 77 patients for pulmonary nodules.

November 24, 2008

Nodule measurement streamlined with space-scale analysis

By Eric Barnes

Researchers from Florence, Italy, have developed a robust and accurate method of measuring most lung nodules, improving the odds that growing lesions can be detected at CT with greater accuracy and reproducibility compared to current methods that rely on prior segmentation of the CT data.

November 24, 2008

Riverain scores regulatory approvals

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Riverain Medical has received the European CE Mark and Canadian device licenses for its OnGuard chest x-ray CAD software and SoftView enhanced chest imaging technology.

November 18, 2008

Needle biopsy may lead to liver tumor dissemination

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 13 - The incidence of needle track seeding following biopsy of suspected hepatocellular cancer (HCC) appears to be 2.7%, according to findings of a meta-analysis by U.K. researchers published in the November issue of Gut.

November 12, 2008

MRI used to diagnose complex lung infections in children

By Cynthia E. Keen

CT is the gold standard for lung imaging, particularly when a chest x-ray lacks the detail needed to make a diagnosis. But CT's far higher radiation dose -- equivalent to 200 chest radiographs -- has some pediatric radiologists looking for an alternative modality, especially for children with chronic lung conditions who may require many CT scans.

October 15, 2008

Esophageal dilatation on CT imaging can indicate scleroderma

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 3 - Esophageal dilatation visible on a high-resolution CT scan of the lungs may be a sign of scleroderma, according to findings published in the September issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

September 2, 2008

PACS data-mining tool analyzes CR retake rates

By Brian Casey

Researchers from Spain have developed software that analyzes PACS data to automatically perform quality control analysis of retake rates of computed radiography studies. They believe their QC tool could make it easier for imaging facilities to reduce retakes and improve the overall quality of service.

August 4, 2008

High-intensity ultrasound destroys esophageal tumors

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 20 - Intraluminal high-intensity ultrasound appears to be an effective treatment for esophageal tumors, which are usually not amenable to curative resection, and can even achieve complete tumor necrosis, according to French researchers.

June 19, 2008

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

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