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.
Breast density is most often discussed within the context of cancer risk, but new research suggests that it also could be used as a marker of cardiometabolic health.
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.
When the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued its 2009 recommendation for a limited mammography screening strategy, it was met with a flurry of controversy. The 2015 update is more of the same.
The FDA has approved the breast tomosynthesis add-on option for Siemens Healthcare’s MAMMOMAT Inspiration and MAMMOMAT Inspiration Prime Edition digital mammography systems.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) largely stuck to its guns in a draft update to its breast cancer screening recommendations, suggesting routine biennial screening only for women ages 50-74.
A recent study revealed that the escalating cost associated with breast cancer care is paying dividends by way of significant improvements in patient outcomes, according to results published in the April issue of Health Affairs.
Knowledge is the key to an informed and shared patient experience, especially when it comes to complex imaging procedures. But how much do radiology patients understand about the technical aspects and potentials risks of the tests they receive? A recent study published online April 10 in the Journal of the American College Radiology surveyed patients to find out just how much they know about imaging: Check out this infographic below to see the results.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently approved coverage of lung cancer screenings using spiral CT imaging for long-time smokers, a decision that many feel was long overdue and will lead to thousands of lives saved through early detection. But not everyone is enthusiastic about the decision.
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed his state’s breast density reporting bill requiring that patients are notified if a mammogram reveals dense breast tissue.
Hitachi Medical Systems America has selected Agfa HealthCare as its radiography affiliate, allowing Hitachi to promote Agfa’s MUSICA-based portfolio of DR and CR systems to customers in the U.S.
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.
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.
