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.

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DBT-based radiomics nomogram predicts lymphovascular invasion in breast cancer patients

The DBT-based combined radiomic nomogram achieved a specificity of nearly 95% when predicting lymphovascular invasion, which was higher than other clinical predictive models. 

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Combination therapy that includes new radionuclide proves effective for metastatic prostate cancer

The therapeutic combination of 177Lu-PSMA-617 with idronoxil (NOX66) reduced PSA levels in 86% of study participants.

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'Surprising' decline in annual screening among breast cancer survivors has experts concerned

The downward trend in annual mammography adherence should serve as a call to action for new processes to engage breast cancer survivors, physicians urged.

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Men treated for prostate cancer have increased fracture risk, yet few complete DXA screening

Out of 50,000 men included in the study, 17.5% sustained a fracture after beginning prostate cancer treatment, but only 7.9% received such scans.

A new mobile prostate cancer screening unit has just been launched by Mount Sinai Health in New York City.

Mobile prostate cancer screening unit hits the streets of NYC

The Mount Sinai Robert F. Smith Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Unit was developed with the intention of increasing access to screening and supporting prostate health in the Black community.

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Individualized communications increase colorectal cancer screening completion

Those who received customized messages pertaining to their risk of developing colorectal cancer are 34% more likely to complete the screening than those who are offered standard referrals, research shows.

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New data on false positive rates for DBT and DM screenings

Digital breast tomosynthesis exams produce fewer false positive results than standard two-dimensional mammography, though not substantially, experts shared recently in JAMA Open Network.

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Radiologists should be mindful of extracolonic findings on CTC scans of cancer patients

Extracolonic findings observed on computed tomography colonography scans of cancer patients might identify undetected malignancies more often than previously thought, according to a new study in Clinical Imaging