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.

Women with BI-RADS 3 mammography results should undergo 6-month follow-up

The research, which included more than 43,000 women, found that slightly under 2% of individuals tagged with a “probably benign” finding were later diagnosed with cancer.

May 19, 2020

Early mammography screening remains key even as breast cancer treatment advances

A new study of more than half a million Swedish women found that early screening reduces the risk of dying from the disease by 41% within a decade of diagnosis.

May 11, 2020
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Radiology practices should turn to CT exams to boost colorectal cancer screening rates

A number of patients recommended for CRC screening say they haven't undergone the exam, but have received a computed tomography scan. Researchers believe radiologists should jump on this fact.

March 18, 2020

DBT still superior to mammography after 5-year follow-up

The modality detected more deadly cancers and achieved a better recall rate than traditional mammography, according to Penn researchers.

March 10, 2020
Darmouth Breast Imaging Tool

$3M grant for multimodality breast imaging tool to slash unnecessary biopsies

Engineers from Dartmouth University also said their approach would cut out the need for gadolinium-based contrast agents.

March 9, 2020

PI-RADS standards produce 'disheartening' results, fail to fix mpMRI quality issues

“This study shows a disheartening rate of inadequate exams among mpMRI studies of the prostate,” experts wrote in Academic Radiology.

March 4, 2020

10-minute MRI beats 3D mammography for screening dense breasts

Abbreviated breast MRI is promising, but must also overcome concerns related to cost and access, one expert noted in an editorial accompanying a new JAMA study.

February 26, 2020

Radiology must avoid turning ‘blind eye’ to patient-centered prostate cancer outcomes

While the field continues to make technology-centered advances, it must remember to think about the patient's daily struggle with the deadly disease, an expert wrote Feb. 24 in JACR.

February 25, 2020

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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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