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.

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.
'Defer to breast cancer diagnosis and treatment experts': Imaging leaders rail against new ACP breast cancer screening recs
Two respected radiology organizations have issued a stark warning on the new recommendations, stating that they risk confusing patients and “may contribute to thousands of additional breast cancer deaths each year.”
New guidelines recommend AI-based breast cancer risk assessments
NCCN suggests that 5-year future breast cancer risk assessments based on routine mammograms should be integrated into standard practices.
Experts call for Lung-RADS updates amid concern about certain incidental findings
New findings from a large CT lung cancer screening dataset reveal that a substantial number of patients have significant incidental findings visible on their scans.

NYC radiologists find COVID-19 incidentally on neck, abdominal CT

COVID-19 can show up incidentally when a patient’s lungs are partially readable on CT scans of the abdomen or neck. And the findings can help identify patients who should be strictly quarantined.

Some respirators not safe for use during MRI exams, imaging experts warn

Scientists with one Irish hospital spelled out their concerns in a new technical report, published in Clinical Radiology.

CDC: How to safely image COVID inpatients

What personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn when transporting a hospitalized patient with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 to radiology for imaging that cannot be performed in the patient room?

Benefits of DBT vary 'substantially' depending on the individual radiologist

Digital breast tomosynthesis did lower recall rates and improve cancer detection overall, but there was "wide variability" among individual imaging experts.

Physicians relying solely on CT findings can miss COPD cases, overdiagnose others

U.K researchers also recommend incorporating breathing tests into low-dose CT lung cancer screening programs to better diagnose the disease.

Siemens-backed teleradiology company launches global coronavirus screening program

USARad said its new system will connect a network of chest CT-trained radiologists to providers on the front-lines of this growing pandemic.

Hospital discharge, quarantine process for COVID-19 patients ‘may need to be reevaluated’

Individuals may test positive for the virus even after stringent imaging and lab testing suggest they have recovered and are fit to leave the hospital, researchers reported in JAMA.

Chest CT should be ‘primary’ screening tool to diagnose coronavirus, experts say

Researchers examined more than 1,000 individuals who underwent both lab testing and chest CT, publishing their findings in Radiology.

Screening

Nearly half of women surveyed still think breast cancer screening starts at 50

Opportunistic AI detects colorectal cancer using routine, noncontrast CT

'Defer to breast cancer diagnosis and treatment experts': Imaging leaders rail against new ACP breast cancer screening recs

New guidelines recommend AI-based breast cancer risk assessments

Experts call for Lung-RADS updates amid concern about certain incidental findings