Health Imaging

Childhood CT scanning linked with increased cancer incidence

A population-based cohort study revealed cancer incidence was 24 percent greater in people who underwent CT imaging at least one year prior to diagnosis, according to a study published online May 22 in BMJ. The researchers called for increased awareness of the risks and benefits of CT imaging among providers and increased utilization of decision tools.

Diagnostic Imaging

Lifesaving combo of CT + 3D printing repairs baby’s airway

In a first-of-its-kind procedure, a biomaterial splint crafted using a combination of CT imaging and 3D printing was used to repair an infant’s airway and save the baby’s life. The case was described in published correspondence May 23 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Diagnostic Imaging

ACOs: Rules of the road for rads

As the emphasis on the accountable care organization (ACO) gathers momentum, radiologists have been a bit perplexed as to how to approach the model. The American College of Radiology created the Radiology Integrated Care Network (RICN) to illuminate the situation. The RICN encouraged radiologists to be proactive participants in ACOs in an opinion piece published in the May issue of the Journal of American College of Radiology.

Practice Management

NLST update: CT detects 2X as many early-stage lung cancers as x-ray

Low-dose screening CT detected 132 cases of stage IA lung cancer, while chest x-ray detected 46 stage IA cancers in the first-screen results of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), according to research published May 23 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Oncology Imaging

Bankruptcy’s bite felt 2-5 times more by cancer patients

Cancer patients are more than twice as likely to file for bankruptcy than people without cancer, according to a study of Washington state patients published in the May issue of Health Affairs.

Healthcare Economics

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