Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.
CT calcium scoring provides valuable evaluations of intermediate-risk patients in addition to making good business sense for hospitals. Nauman Mushtaq, MD, an interventional cardiologist with Northwestern, shared his own experience with this technology.
Efforts to curb the overutilization of imaging have been a topic of discussion for a number of years, spurred by the growth of imaging in the mid-2000s. But what can’t be forgotten is the value imaging brings to patient care.
Another study has found reduced recall rates, along with increased cancer detection, for patients who undergo 3D digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) rather than standard 2D mammography at screening.
Visbion are delighted to announce that they have developed a new and innovative solution for the national breast screening programme. The service provides transfer of digital images; a real-time worklist on the x-ray unit in the van and live access to the Trust NBSS system.
An innovative, seven-minute MR scanning technique using no contrast has shown promise in ruling out malignancy—and thus averting unneeded biopsies—when deployed after regular screening mammography brings back troubling lesions.
The American College of Radiology (ACR), Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and major medical organizations experienced in breast cancer care continue to recommend that women start getting annual mammograms at age 40.
Prospective trials comparing clinical outcomes of occasionally screened low-risk women with outcomes of low-risk women screened annually may overlook or misidentify breast cancers that exist but haven’t advanced, according to a new editorial.
The FDA-approved technology developed by HeartFlow can predict a patient's long-term risk of target vessel failure as well as more invasive treatments performed inside a cath lab.