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.

AMA resolution backs expanded low-dose CT screenings for lung cancer, heart risk
Dana Smetherman, MD, CEO of the American College of Radiology, discusses the policy, which urges for more robust promotion of low-dose CT as a public health tool.
Symptom-detected breast cancers more likely to require mastectomy, chemotherapy
New research adds to the “strong evidence” supporting screening guidelines and highlights the importance of women adhering to clinical recommendations.
ACC backs AMA resolution to boost lung cancer and heart disease screenings in smokers with low-dose CT scans
Former American College of Cardiology president Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD, an ACC delegate to the American Medical Association House of Delegates, discusses an AMA resolution aimed at improving public awareness of low-dose CT lung cancer exams that can screen for coronary artery calcium at the same time.
Symptom-detected breast cancers nearly 7 times more likely to be diagnosed at advanced stage
Advances in treatment are often credited with improving breast cancer outcomes, but new findings suggest the decrease in mortality may actually be due to improved screening initiatives.
Should more imaging be included in physicals?
John Simon, MD, CEO of SimonMed Imaging, says imaging has considerably advanced for noninvasive detection of disease and it may be time for it to play a greater role in annual physicals, especially in executive physical exams.

Revised lung cancer screening guidelines still leave many high-risk groups ineligible

Mass General radiologists say changing the age and smoking pack-years doesn't fully address cancer risk.

New data show ‘unequivocal support’ for LDCT screening patients at risk of lung cancer

Despite Medicare funding LDCT screening programs in the U.S., experts say uptake remains low, at around 4%.

With COVID cases surging, providers use POCUS to predict patients’ future hospital needs

Scans performed within 24 hours of admission predicted if patients would require intensive care, oxygen during their stay or be readmitted within 30 days.

Imaging center has credentials revoked following ‘severe’ issues with mammography screening

The provider has also failed to comply with an FDA request to notify patients and referrers of the breast screening problems.

Portable MRI helps radiologists spot life-threatening brain bleeding in stroke patients

Neurology experts using Hyperfine's bedside system correctly spotted 80% of intracerebral hemorrhages.

Women who sit down with PCPs are more likely caught up on vital cancer screenings

Michigan Medicine doctors believe comprehensive screenings may be best accomplished via primary care-patient relationships rather than targeted screening sites.

CT scans reveal 9/11 responders face increased risk of liver disease

Those who arrived at ground zero within about 2 weeks of the attacks showed more evidence of disease on their scans, Mount Sinai researchers reported.

New York researchers awarded $1.6M to enhance imaging-driven leg ulcer care

University at Buffalo experts will build upon photoacoustic tomography techniques and help doctors more quickly assess the results of leg surgeries.

Screening

AMA resolution backs expanded low-dose CT screenings for lung cancer, heart risk

Symptom-detected breast cancers more likely to require mastectomy, chemotherapy

ACC backs AMA resolution to boost lung cancer and heart disease screenings in smokers with low-dose CT scans

Symptom-detected breast cancers nearly 7 times more likely to be diagnosed at advanced stage

Should more imaging be included in physicals?