Screening

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.

Finding balance in emergency CT

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. 

October 16, 2015
Breast Tomo

3D breast tomo again outperforms traditional 2D in reducing recall rates

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. 

October 15, 2015

Hitachi cleared to market Supria CT

Hitachi Medical Systems America has announced its Supria 16-slice CT system has been cleared by the FDA.

October 8, 2015

Pennsylvania mandates ‘free’ 3D breast cancer screening

The first lady of the Keystone State has announced that all Pennsylvania women will be covered 100 percent for breast tomosynthesis. 

October 7, 2015

Visbion announce new Online Connectivity Solution for Mobile Breast 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.

October 5, 2015

Diffusion-weighted MR shows potential for clarifying breast lesions without contrast

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. 

September 30, 2015

Annual Mammography Starting at Age 40 Still Best Way to Saves Lives from Breast Cancer

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.

September 29, 2015

Feig on breast-cancer screening: ‘Personalized’ is euphemism for ‘restricted’

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. 

September 24, 2015

Around the web

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

"I see, at least for the next decade, this being a SPECT and PET world, not one or the other," explained Tim Bateman, MD.

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. 

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