Oncology Imaging

Medical imaging has become integral to cancer care, assessing the stage and location of cancerous tumors. By utilizing powerful imaging modalities including CT, MRI, MRA and PET/CT, oncology imaging radiologists are able to assist referring physicians in the detection and diagnosis of cancer.

MRI

Prostate MRI software beats out young radiologists using PI-RADS, but seasoned expert still outperforms

Deep learning-based algorithms can serve as a second reader to limit variability in PI-RADS assessments, researchers reported in the European Journal of Radiology.

August 6, 2021
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Scoring system helps radiologists assess prostate mpMR image quality

Expert rads showed "strong" agreement for each scan read using the Prostate Imaging Quality score, according to new research in European Radiology.

July 30, 2021

Mayo Clinic researchers gain ‘unprecedented’ insight into breast, ovarian cancers

Scientists turned to both nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and cry-electron microscopy for their findings, shared Wednesday in Nature.

July 29, 2021
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Steady uptick in MRI-guided biopsies hasn’t helped all prostate cancer patients equally

African American men were almost half as likely to receive imaging compared to their white peers, according to a new seven-year analysis of Medicare data published recently.

June 28, 2021
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Worklist fix slashes screening mammography turnaround times by 64%, particularly for high-risk women

After providers left one breast screening exam unread and overlooked, they decided to assess their processes and make a change.

June 24, 2021
Breast imaging mammogram screening study being performed. The mammograms can reveal is a patient has breast cancer.

Radiologists’ variation in mammography screening performance highlights need for subspecialization

Researchers analyzed interpretation metrics for more than 1,200 rads practicing across the U.S. for their findings, published in Radiology.

June 22, 2021
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Radiology advocates update breast cancer screening guidance to reflect higher risk for minority women

The American College of Radiology and Society of Breast Imaging noted women of color are 72% more likely to be diagnosed with the disease before they turn 50 compared to non-Hispanic white women.

June 21, 2021

Refining radiologists’ imaging practices for incidental prostate cancer reduces overtreatment, costs

Focusing on higher-risk groups dropped the pool who qualified for imaging down from 53% to 38%, according to new research published in Cancer Reports.

June 21, 2021

Around the web

Automated AI-generated measurements combined with annotated CT images can improve treatment planning and help referring physicians and patients better understand their disease, explained Sarah Jane Rinehart, MD, director of cardiac imaging with Charleston Area Medical Center.

Two advanced algorithms—one for CAC scores and another for segmenting cardiac chamber volumes—outperformed radiologists when assessing low-dose chest CT scans. 

"Gen AI can help tackle repetitive tasks and provide insights into massive datasets, saving valuable time," Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said Tuesday. 

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