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.
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.
Varian Medical Systems Inc. continued to ride the success of its oncology treatment technology, as sales and earnings blossomed again in the second fiscal quarter of FY04, ending March 31.
McKesson Corp. this week announced that it will continue to report in three segments, but also unveiled some organizational changes to its Pharmaceutical Solutions, Medical-Surgical Solutions, and Provider Technologies business units.
Computerized Thermal Imaging Inc. (CTI) received a Medical Device License from Health Canada to market its BCS2100 breast cancer imaging system in Canada.
The American Legacy Foundation and the United Kingdom's Medicsight Foundation have donated $1.8 million each to fund a study that will use CT screening to detect lung cancer.
Sutter Health will invest $1.2 billion over the next 10 years in advanced information technology (IT) systems, reaching "above and beyond" the $50 million the provider already spends on present technology.
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.
