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 radiologists can help patients quit smoking
There are still nearly 30 million people who actively smoke in the United States.
The many benefits of using low-cost CT coronary calcium scoring to screen patients
CT calcium scoring provides valuable evaluations of intermediate-risk patients in addition to making good business sense for hospitals. Nauman Mushtaq, MD, an interventional cardiologist with Northwestern, shared his own experience with this technology.
Most women fail to recognize signs of breast cancer, a third are confused by screening guidelines
Results of a survey from Ohio State University show the public needs a lot more education on breast cancer facts.
MRI finding linked to heightened cancer risk among women with very dense breasts
A new AI model helped researchers identify a relationship between background parenchyma enhancement on breast MRI exams and breast cancer risk.
Continued declines in screening mammogram volumes could have 'worrisome implications,' experts warn
The downward trend is most notable in women who have at least one risk factor of severe COVID, new data suggest.

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MRI may help limit unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies in UK

An immediate MRI scan given to all men suspected of having prostate cancer may reduce the number of excessive biopsies by 28 percent, according to a March 19 article from The Telegraph.

March 20, 2018

Breast cancer screening startup in India uses AI, thermal imaging technology

Co-founders of NIRAMAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) imaging tech startup, Geetha Manjunatha, CEO, and Nidhi Mathur, COO, developed non-invasive methods for breast cancer screening, according to a recent article published by Analytics India Magazine.

March 19, 2018

Ikonopedia’s 1st mobile installation drives breast cancer screening at Alinea Medical Imaging

Ikonopedia, a breast radiology reporting and tracking company, announced it has completed the installation of its structured breast reporting and risk assessment tools at Alinea Medical Imaging—the first to include imaging centers and mobile mammography systems.

March 16, 2018

Screening

How radiologists can help patients quit smoking

The many benefits of using low-cost CT coronary calcium scoring to screen patients

Most women fail to recognize signs of breast cancer, a third are confused by screening guidelines

MRI finding linked to heightened cancer risk among women with very dense breasts

Continued declines in screening mammogram volumes could have 'worrisome implications,' experts warn