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.

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How radiologists can help patients quit smoking

There are still nearly 30 million people who actively smoke in the United States.

Nauman Mushtaq, MD, Northwestern Medicine, explains the value of CT coronary calcium scoring for patients and for the cardiology business model.

The many benefits of using low-cost CT coronary calcium scoring to screen patients

CT calcium scoring provides valuable evaluations of intermediate-risk patients in addition to making good business sense for hospitals. Nauman Mushtaq, MD, an interventional cardiologist with Northwestern, shared his own experience with this technology. 

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ACS updates guidelines, recommends lung cancer screening for 5 million more Americans

The American Cancer Society suggests screening for anyone between the ages of 50 and 80 who smoked or currently smokes cigarettes.

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Most women fail to recognize signs of breast cancer, a third are confused by screening guidelines

Results of a survey from Ohio State University show the public needs a lot more education on breast cancer facts.

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Majority of patients say cancer screening should not be based on life expectancy

A poll from the University of Michigan shows that older adults are skeptical of cancer screening guidelines based on age.

Common cancer screenings may not lead to longer lives, with 1 key exception

New research out of Norway focused on 6 common cancer screening tests, tracking their impact on more than 2 million patients.

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MRI finding linked to heightened cancer risk among women with very dense breasts

A new AI model helped researchers identify a relationship between background parenchyma enhancement on breast MRI exams and breast cancer risk.

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Continued declines in screening mammogram volumes could have 'worrisome implications,' experts warn

The downward trend is most notable in women who have at least one risk factor of severe COVID, new data suggest.

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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.

Cardiovascular Business
FDA clears AI tool that flags signs of heart disease in chest CT scans

The newly cleared offering, AutoChamber, was designed with opportunistic screening in mind. It can evaluate many different kinds of CT images, including those originally gathered to screen patients for lung cancer. 

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