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.

How one hospital more than doubled its lung cancer screening rate
It is estimated that less than 20% of eligible patients in the U.S. adhere to LCS recommendations, despite numerous studies highlighting the exam’s effectiveness.
Using chest X-rays for triage could reduce lung cancer overdiagnoses
Chest X-rays could be the key to mitigating the issue of overdiagnosis in certain patient populations undergoing lung cancer screening, according to new research.
AI algorithm effectively repurposes CT scans to screen for 2 key chronic diseases
Experts are hopeful that routine CT scans could serve the dual purpose of screening patients for both osteoporosis and heart disease.
The universal screening of children for familial hypercholesterolemia can save lives
If familial hypercholesterolemia is not detected and treated early, it can lead to premature heart attacks and heart disease in young patients.
How CT colonography compares to other popular colorectal cancer screening options
At the start of 2025, CMS issued a national coverage determination on CTC that led to widespread insurance coverage of the exam.

Mammograms should not be delayed after COVID vaccine, research shows

Reactive axillary lymph nodes seen on screening mammograms after vaccination can last for many months and should not be cause for imaging delays, experts reported in Radiology.

Rural outreach initiative produces significant increase in lung cancer screenings

Out of the patients who were eligible for LDCT, 88% followed through with their appointment, researchers reported in JACR.

New research can help radiologists manage architectural distortion identified via DBT exams

After surgical excision, 10.2% of the architectural distortion cases with nonmalignant pathology at biopsy were upgraded to malignant, researchers reported in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Are LDCT lung screening programs overdiagnosing cancer?

After witnessing a 6-fold increase in early-stage cancer diagnoses and no change in late-stage disease numbers, experts began to question ongoing screening methods.

Cervical cancer screening rates are dropping, with some groups particularly behind

More women did report having access to such exams, however, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

Rural veterans less likely to get LDCT lung cancer screenings, prompting doctors to call for change

About 28% of veterans in rural areas completed their annual exams, research published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology revealed.

Convolutional neural network pipeline has 100% accuracy distinguishing between COVID and pneumonia

"The proposed pipeline can accelerate diagnosis and augment the performance of radiologists,” experts explained in Computers in Biology and Medicine.

Diagnostic imaging does not benefit patients seeking chiropractic care for lower back pain

In fact, those who did undergo X-ray, CT or MRI had slightly more intense back pain during follow-up, according to recently published research.

Screening

How one hospital more than doubled its lung cancer screening rate

Using chest X-rays for triage could reduce lung cancer overdiagnoses

AI algorithm effectively repurposes CT scans to screen for 2 key chronic diseases

The universal screening of children for familial hypercholesterolemia can save lives

How CT colonography compares to other popular colorectal cancer screening options