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.
Scanning with contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) can detect small breast tumors and help characterize breast tissue around microcalcifications, according to a study published in the August issue of Academic Radiology.
Combining digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) with full field digital mammography (FFDM) cut recall rates by 35 percent and dramatically improved breast cancer detection, according to a recent study.
Attendees at the Association of Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) Meeting and Exposition this week will have the opportunity to see the latest entries to the growing line of 14x17 inch wireless flat panel detectors by Rayence, the new 1417WCC (Csl) and 1417WGC (Gadox).
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Breast cancer screening presents a legal minefield for providers, and breast density notification laws are set to add another wrinkle to the already complex situation, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of AHRA.
First-line treatment of uterine fibroids with MRI-guided focused ultrasound is a cost-effective noninvasive strategy, according to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
In order to help treat an aging detainee population being held at the Guantanamo Bay Navy Base in Cuba, the detention center ordered a $1.65 million mobile MRI in 2012. The problem? The scanner never made it to its destination.
Two studies examining imaging utilization made our top story list this week, one that painted a familiar picture of imaging’s growth and retraction, while the other offered an important reminder about the factors behind imaging use.
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.
