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.

New imaging technique detects prostate cancer not shown by MRI

Contrast-enhanced subharmonic imaging (SHI)—a new technique for imaging of microbubble ultrasound contrast agents—detected prostate cancers not identified by traditional MRI, according to a recent study presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 2018 Annual Meeting.

April 10, 2018

NJ medical center now offers x-ray-guided chemotherapy procedure

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center in New Jersey expanded its services to offer transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, also called transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), according to a release from the medical center.

April 5, 2018
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When a cancer diagnosis leads to ‘onco-anxiety’

When Adam Stern, MD, staff psychiatrist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in his left kidney he suddenly had a heightened awareness of his normal body sensations, which he termed "onco-anxiety."

March 26, 2018
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Home cancer screening tests may cause more harm than good

Just because you can doesn't mean you should, an NBC News editorialist said regarding the FDA's latest approval of an at-home cancer screening kit requiring zero assistance from a doctor. 

March 23, 2018

Machine learning model accurately predicts who would benefit most from mpMRIs

A novel machine learning model could accurately predict which men might benefit most from additional imaging before a prostate biopsy, saving patients both money and discomfort, a new study states.

March 23, 2018
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Preoperative axillary ultrasonography can prevent unnecessary lymph node surgery

South Korean researchers found that preoperative axillary ultrasonography (US) can decipher which patients are least at-risk for non-sentinel lymph node (SLN) metastasis—possibly resulting in fewer unnecessary lymph node dissections.

March 21, 2018

High-intensity focused ultrasound offers noninvasive treatment for cancer patients

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) may have the potential to replace drug therapy for cancer patients when combined with surgery, radiation therapy or chemotherapy, according to new research published online in the March-April 2018 issue of Radiographics.

March 19, 2018

Point-of-care device may upend traditional thyroid cancer screening methods

A group of international researchers has developed a point-of-care device that may produce a consistent and cost-effective screening method for thyroid nodules.

March 19, 2018