Oncology Imaging

Medical imaging has become integral to cancer care, assessing the stage and location of cancerous tumors. By utilizing powerful imaging modalities including CT, MRI, MRA and PET/CT, oncology imaging radiologists are able to assist referring physicians in the detection and diagnosis of cancer.

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‘Pink card’ program brings walk-in screening mammograms to vulnerable patients

Massachusetts General Hospital’s academic breast imaging division launched its pilot in November 2016, sharing their results recently in JACR.

August 5, 2020
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DBT doesn’t benefit subset of women facing higher breast cancer risk, poorest mammography outcomes

3D mammography did not bolster cancer detection or reduce recall visits in the 10% of women considered to have "extremely dense" breasts, radiologists explained in JAMA Network Open.

July 28, 2020

Adding ancillary MRI features to LI-RADS treatment algorithm improves HCC care

Korean researchers tested the traditional LI-RADS algorithm and a modified version in nearly 140 patients with liver cancer, sharing their findings in Radiology.

July 22, 2020
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Cancer-inspired radiotherapeutic approach has potential as COVID-19 treatment

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers described their findings as a "potent" first step forward in using oncology-based approaches to combat the virus.

July 20, 2020

DBT offers most accurate tumor measurements among breast imaging approaches

The results also suggest synthetic mammography will be used alongside 3D mammo, or DBT, more frequently in the coming years, radiologists explained in Clinical Imaging.

July 17, 2020
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The top screening approach for childhood breast cancer survivors treated with radiation

Boston Children’s Hospital clinicians sought the answer, testing screening simulation models with data from 29 years' worth of cancer outcomes.

July 8, 2020
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Radiomics model IDs early-stage lung cancer patients who may need aggressive treatment

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute scientists used low-dose CT and chest x-ray imaging data from the National Lung Screening Trial to create their model.

July 1, 2020

MRI technique used for heart disease may work as ‘smart’ biopsy for aggressive pediatric cancers

T1-mapping is already used at many hospitals and researchers from London believe it can be adapted to evaluate children with neuroblastoma tumors.

June 30, 2020

Around the web

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

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

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