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.
Ultrasound is routinely used to screen for HCC. However, its utility is limited by numerous factors, including patient body habitus, operator experience and certain liver conditions, all of which contribute to decreases in sensitivity.
In conjunction with prevention efforts, the introduction of screening examinations has resulted in a reduction of nearly 6 million cancer-related deaths since 1975.
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.
Siemens Medical Solutions unveiled Artiste, an integrated system for dose-guided radiation therapy (DGRT) that uses the company's In-Line technology, this week at the 46th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTR
Elekta Inc. this week inked a collaborative agreement with IMPAC Medical Systems Inc. to connect its digital linear accelerators (Elekta Synergy and Precise Treatment system) with IMPAC's oncology information management products.
Heartlab Inc. has completed its first European core lab installation of HeartLab's CardioNow DICOM telecardiology and image management system for cardiovascular device and drug studies at Heart Core B.V. in the Netherlands.
Imaging Dynamics Company (IDC) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, will supply its line of Xplorer digital radiography (DR) systems to the department of the United States Veterans Affairs (VA).
Sorna Corp. has signed agreements with five radiology equipment dealer/distributors to sell FilmX CD/DVD recorders, archives, digital gateways for printers, LiteBox viewing software and OpenLiteBox image transfer and administrative software.
RBMA President Peter Moffatt discusses declining reimbursement rates, recruiting challenges and the role of artificial intelligence in transforming the industry.
Deepak Bhatt, MD, director of the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital and principal investigator of the TRANSFORM trial, explains an emerging technique for cardiac screening: combining coronary CT angiography with artificial intelligence for plaque analysis to create an approach similar to mammography.
A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.
