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.

Beyond just nodules—model uses all low-dose CT data to make long-term lung cancer risk predictions
New findings published in RSNA's Radiology highlight the shortcomings of using nodule characteristics and patient history alone to predict an individual’s true cancer risk.
How one hospital more than doubled its lung cancer screening rate
It is estimated that less than 20% of eligible patients in the U.S. adhere to LCS recommendations, despite numerous studies highlighting the exam’s effectiveness.
Using chest X-rays for triage could reduce lung cancer overdiagnoses
Chest X-rays could be the key to mitigating the issue of overdiagnosis in certain patient populations undergoing lung cancer screening, according to new research.
AI algorithm effectively repurposes CT scans to screen for 2 key chronic diseases
Experts are hopeful that routine CT scans could serve the dual purpose of screening patients for both osteoporosis and heart disease.
The universal screening of children for familial hypercholesterolemia can save lives
If familial hypercholesterolemia is not detected and treated early, it can lead to premature heart attacks and heart disease in young patients.

Real-time sonography distinguishes between 2 thyroid conditions

A team of radiologists from South Korea found real-time sonography (US) accurate in distinguishing diffuse thyroid disease (DTD) from normal thyroid parenchyma, according to a four-center study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Ultrasounds at UK children's hospital may detect abnormalities in fetuses at 12 weeks

Evelina London Children's Hospital in the U.K. recently invested in three ultrasound scanners that can detect heart defects and other abnormalities in fetuses as early as 12 weeks old, according to an article published July 13 by The Standard.

Why women's reproductive organs are under appreciated in medical imaging

"The inclusion of women in defined hormonal states in dosimetry studies and recommending that both clinical and research nuclear medicine procedure on young women be performed in the least susceptible phase of the menstrual cycle could improve the safety and the diagnostic accuracy of nuclear medicine procedures in women," wrote Anat Biegon, PhD, in a recent Radiology editorial

Michigan woman opens non-medical prenatal ultrasound business

A woman in Traverse City, Michigan, recently opened Precious Moments HD Ultrasound Studio, an elective ultrasound business that sells non-diagnostic images to expectant mothers, according to a July 11 article by the Record Eagle.

98% of online lung cancer screening materials fall short of national literacy recommendations

Although findings from the 2011 National Lung Screening Trial have prompted many U.S. health organizations to endorse the use of low-dose chest CT to screen for lung cancer, research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology revealed almost 98 percent of online patient education materials outlining the benefits and risks of lung cancer screenings do not meet national literacy recommendations.

Amyloid PET changes 25% of dementia diagnoses, decreases patient uncertainty

Researchers from VU Medical Center in Amsterdam demonstrated that implementing amyloid PET imaging as a diagnostic tool in daily clinical practice and not just in clinical research cohorts may be associated with changes in diagnosis and treatment for dementia patients, according to new research published June 11 in JAMA Neurology.

Non-invasive MRI reveals kidney disease, cognitive impairment correlation in pediatric patients

Children with chronic kidney disease may have an increased risk of cognitive impairment due to major blood flow changes occurring in the brain, according to research published June 12 in Radiology.

Are CT lung cancer screening trial markers incorrectly predicting mortality rates?

Though many single-arm studies using "surrogate markers" have predicted CT screening can reduce lung cancer mortality by 80 percent, randomized clinical trials with larger population cohorts have found such screening has reduced mortality by less than 20 percent.

Screening

Beyond just nodules—model uses all low-dose CT data to make long-term lung cancer risk predictions

How one hospital more than doubled its lung cancer screening rate

Using chest X-rays for triage could reduce lung cancer overdiagnoses

AI algorithm effectively repurposes CT scans to screen for 2 key chronic diseases

The universal screening of children for familial hypercholesterolemia can save lives