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.

Neiman Institute highlights key policy issues and solutions in radiology
Elizabeth Rula, executive director of the ACR-backed research outfit, discusses how to solve staffing shortages, prior authorization issues, and other key issues facing radiology.
AI model helps discern patients' need for supplemental breast imaging
New findings support the routine use of deep learning-based risk assessments, as this method can decrease subjectivity, reduce unnecessary imaging and improve diagnostic accuracy.
Financial, logistical reasons to blame for most missed cancer screenings
It may be more than anxiety and forgetfulness to blame for women missing their scheduled mammograms, according to new survey data.
Nearly half of women surveyed still think breast cancer screening starts at 50
The responses also suggested that a significant amount of women believe mammograms start before 40, highlighting a gap in screening policy knowledge.
Opportunistic AI detects colorectal cancer using routine, noncontrast CT
The COlorectal Cancer detection with AI, or COCA, model is a cost-effective, scalable solution that turns routine CT scans into opportunistic exams that can be used to proactively identify CRC.

US LI-RADS scores could benchmark quality standards for sonographers screening patients for liver cancer

The sonographer's experience level is "critical" in screening patients at risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma, doctors reported in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Subspecialty radiologists disagree with non-specialists’ incidental nodule guidance in 38% of cases

Thoracic experts' re-reading of CT scans initially performed in the ED often resulted in additional imaging utilization.

CT scans reveal link between low skeletal muscle mass and coronary atherosclerosis

Using CT to assess muscle mass may be particularly useful for spotting asymptomatic individuals at risk for arterial plaque buildup, experts explained.

Cancer screenings still lagging after 82% drop during COVID-19 peak

“We expect that we’re going to see increased morbidity and mortality due to the fact that these patients weren’t able to get their routine imaging,” MGH experts cautioned.

Can technologists’ alerts help radiologists detect breast cancer on mammograms?

"By looking at the mammograms from the perspective of the radiologist, the technologist is more likely to obtain an additional image to avoid an unnecessary recall," experts explained this week.