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.

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New topics added to ACR Appropriateness Criteria for 2019

“As we rapidly approach the beginning of the mandatory consultation of appropriate use criteria (AUC) under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA), these resources are becoming even more important to the practice of medicine," said Frank J. Rybicki, MD, PhD, chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Committee on Appropriateness Criteria.

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Thyroid CT with less contrast material, less radiation produces adequate image quality

When staging preoperative thyroid cancer, ultra-low-dose CT with reduced contrast can produce adequate image quality while also significantly reducing radiation dose compared to standard methods, reported authors of a Dec. 17 study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Shanghai team argues for changes in low-dose CT lung cancer screening

In China, lung cancer is the leading cause of death. Utilizing proper screening can detect and help treat the disease early, but how well does low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening work in a large city like Shanghai?

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SBRT found most effective for treating ground glass nodule patients

New research suggests clinicians should increase follow-up times for evaluating ground-glass nodules (GGNs) found on CT from one to three years, according to a study published in Radiology.

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Ultrasound detects more Zika-related brain injuries in infants than MRI

Prenatal and postnatal ultrasonography alone—compared to combining the modality with MRI—was found to detect the most abnormal cases of Zika virus-related brain injury in infants and unborn fetuses, according to new research published online Nov. 26 in JAMA Pediatrics.

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Are radiology trainees adequately educated on imaging appropriateness, safety?

“Selection of appropriate diagnostic imaging examinations is a critical step in the diagnostic pathway, however, trainees demonstrate widely variable knowledge of appropriate imaging, particularly pertaining to imaging pregnant patients,” Thaddeus D. Hollingsworth, MD, and colleagues wrote, in a recent study.

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New subscription service replaces blood tests, biopsies with MRIs

A New York City-based medtech startup called Ezra is about to replace pain inducing blood tests and biopsies with MRIs as part of its new prostate cancer screening subscription service, according to a recent report by TechCrunch.

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Fluoroscopy, CT-guided method to fix pelvic fractures reduces opioid use

In patients with pathologic pelvic fractures, fluoroscopy and cone-beam CT needle-guided percutaneous screw fixation resulted in short rehabilitation times and reduced opioid use, reported authors of a recent study published in Radiology.