Oncology Imaging

Lung cancer targets more US young women than young men
A new study published May 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine found lung cancer mortality…
Director of National Cancer Institute discusses future of AI in imaging, cancer care
Officially sworn in this past October as the Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Ned…
Surveillance intensity doesn’t equate to earlier detection, improved survival in colorectal cancer patients
A recent JAMA study from University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers found no…
Robot-assisted imaging may hasten treatment for prostate cancer patients
Researchers have successfully used robot-assisted multispectral-fluorescence imaging to distinguish…
Study shows 2017 ACR ultrasound guidelines accurately ID patients for thyroid cancer biopsy
New ultrasound guidelines can accurately identify pediatric patients who should undergo biopsy for…
Fewer than 2% of heavy smokers in US undergo lung screenings
Only two percent of heavy smokers—those who smoke a pack a day—in the U.S. currently receive lung…
Men with low-risk prostate cancer opt for conservative approaches instead of aggressive treatments
In 2005, just 27 percent of men under 65 passed on immediate therapy and instead opted for “…
Researchers believe a radiomics approach can eliminate false positives in CT imaging for lung cancer
A team of U.S. researchers has found a radiomics approach to analyze CT images of lung cancers that…
PET tracer may predict response to therapy in bone-dominant breast cancer patients
A prospective comparison study of two PET tracers found 18F-FDG could provide valuable measures of…
Machine learning objectively contours CT scans, saves time for radiation oncologists
Contouring is an instrumental process for radiation oncologists and their patients—but the method…
Computational method uses CT, algorithms to assess lungs for COPD
A research team compiled of mathematicians, clinicians and imaging technicians from the University…
MRI-guided biopsy or not? Both beat standard invasive method for prostate cancer diagnosis
When testing for prostate cancer, multiparametric MRI with or without targeted biopsy was more…
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