Of the 51 plans, just 31% were consistent with the USPSTF recommendations pertaining to the starting age and frequency of screening women who are at average risk of developing breast cancer.

The investigators encourage radiologists to consider the numbers and take steps to “reinforce their gatekeeper function” to help cut ultrasound overutilization.

This week presenters at the annual ARRS meeting discussed barriers these populations face when trying access vital cancer screenings.

Researchers analyzed a total of 21 studies that included more than 107,000 patients who had undergone CT assessments to examine associations between emphysema and lung cancer.

Competing to classify thyroid nodules on ultrasound images as either malignant or benign, three deep learning models have essentially drawn a tie with four radiologists.

After being presented with more than 15,000 images, each DL network yielded results comparable to that of four seasoned radiologists, authors of a new EJR study said.

Radiologists have developed an abdominal x-ray protocol that quantifies patient “thickness” to yield images of high quality while reducing radiation dose by 80%.

Although current guidelines recommend radiologists evaluate CAC on all non-gated, non-contrast chest CT scans, the authors of the study note that these guidelines are not consistently followed.