Health Imaging

USPSTF mammo recommendations: Tempest in a teapot?

The U.S. Preventive Task Services (USPSTF) recommendation that women ages 50-74 years undergo biennial screening mammography and women ages 40-49 years make an individual decision regarding screening had little impact on screening mammography use, according to a study published online May 15 in Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Breast Imaging

Big data could equal big savings for healthcare

Leveraging the vast supply of information made possible by the burgeoning field of “big data” could result in annual savings of up to $450 billion in healthcare spending, according to a report from management consulting firm McKinsey & Co.

Health IT

Grim toll: TBI ups risk of suicide in military personnel

Suicide is a major concern among military personnel, particularly since the start of combat in Afghanistan and Iraq. While depression plays a role, suicide risk is higher among deployed military personnel who’ve sustained more traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), even after controlling for clinical symptom severity, according to study published online May 15 in JAMA Psychiatry.

Neuroimaging

FDA green-lights Ra 223 dichloride for prostate cancer

The FDA approved radium Ra 223 dichloride (Xofigo Injection, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals) for the treatment of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer, symptomatic bone metastases and no known visceral metastatic disease.

Oncology Imaging

'Click and Grow' algorithm takes radiologist out of tumor segmentation

A tumor segmentation software dubbed single-click ensemble segmentation (SCES) is advancing the definition and delineation of a wide range of cancerous lesions past manual labor and into the realm of high-tech automation.

Oncology Imaging

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Automated perfusion lesion outlining accurately speeds stroke assessment

App outperforms email for sending ECG images

The future is nuanced

MRI opens door for minimally invasive autopsy alternative

Intracranial artery calcification scores can predict asymptomatic CAD

KLAS: Women’s imaging providers focus on tomosynthesis, breast density

MDs tap 3D printing + imaging to prep for surgeries

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