Oncology Imaging

Medical imaging has become integral to cancer care, assessing the stage and location of cancerous tumors. By utilizing powerful imaging modalities including CT, MRI, MRA and PET/CT, oncology imaging radiologists are able to assist referring physicians in the detection and diagnosis of cancer.

AI bests radiologists at predicting lung cancer treatment responses
More accurate response assessments could give providers an opportunity to proactively manage treatment decisions in the future.
1st patient dosed with new radiopharmaceutical targeting cancer bone pain
The treatment can offer patients a more potent, cost-effective alternative providing long-lasting relief compared to current pain regimens.
Novartis seeks to expand use of prostate therapy Pluvicto, citing positive trial results
An expanded approval could potentially double the number of patients eligible for treatment with the therapy, first approved in 2022.
How clinicians can combat health disparities in cardio-oncology
Researchers, for example, could improve disparities by performing their tests on more diverse groups of patients. Daniel Addison, MD, shared his perspective with Cardiovascular Business.
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.

Current LDCT eligibility criteria leave women and minorities behind

Compared to USPSTF 2013, modified eligibility criteria could increase cancer detection by 37%.

Radiomics-based models can detect pancreatic cancer well before clinical diagnosis

Recently a radiomics-based machine learning model proved highly accurate at predicting which patients would develop pancreatic cancer three to 36 months after abdominal CT imaging.

Disparities in breast cancer detection and care persist, despite a drop in mortality, new ACS report reveals

While Black women have lower incidence of breast cancer diagnosis, their mortality rates are 40% higher than those observed in white women.

New lesion measurement assesses treatment responses more accurately than RECIST

Researchers believe the new method of assessing treatment responses could pave the way for developing new cancer therapeutics.

New recommendations for cardiac CT in cardio-oncology imaging

The statement was written to fill gaps in recommendations from prior consensus statements and guidelines in regards to the use of CCT in cardio-oncology, including use of calcium scoring and ruling out coronary disease when cardiac function is impaired.

The approach—called GammaTile—involves placing small radiation seeds at a tumor site during surgery.

New radiation therapy treatment stalls recurrence while sparing healthy tissue in patients with brain cancer

The treatment has the potential to “extend lifespans and improve quality of life” in patients with brain cancer, according to experts at UC San Diego Health.

MRI/PSA combo cuts down on unnecessary biopsies in patients with suspected PCa

The strategy of combining the two tests improved specificity and positive predictive value in detecting clinically significant cancer compared to PSA alone.

'Radiologic serendipity' a common trigger event that ends in thyroid surgery in asymptomatic patients

In this cohort, experts found that just 34% of surgeries were performed on symptomatic patients, which shifted their focus to other potential modes of detection.

Oncology Imaging

AI bests radiologists at predicting lung cancer treatment responses

1st patient dosed with new radiopharmaceutical targeting cancer bone pain

Novartis seeks to expand use of prostate therapy Pluvicto, citing positive trial results

How clinicians can combat health disparities in cardio-oncology

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