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.
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has the potential of saving patients and payers more than $500 million each year, according to a study published Jan. 12 in ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research.
CT scans may not be the most effective tool for examining emergency department (ED) patients complaining of dizziness or fainting, according to a study published online this month in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Women who received sample breast density notifications were more likely to undergo breast cancer screenings, according to a new study published online Nov. 4, 2014, in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
The FDA has approved Bayer’s Gadavist (gadobutrol) injection as the first MRI contrast agent for pediatric patients younger than two years of age, including term neonates.
Electromagnetic tracking guidance during CT-guided liver biopsies reduced the number of scans needed and reduced patient radiation, according to a study published in this month’s American Journal of Roentgenology.
The addition of annual digital mammography for women 40 to 49 years old to the biennial screening of women 50 to 74 years old increases both the percentage of lives saved and life-years gained, according to a study published in the December edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Online mammography education materials are often written well above the average American’s reading level, according to a new study published Dec. 5 online in Academic Radiology.
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.
