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.

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Why radiologists should consider earlier follow-up imaging for many Lung-RADS cases

CT scans performed at 5 months, instead of 6, for probably benign nodules can save lives and lower combined LDCTs, researchers reported.

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Prediction models prevent 45% of false-positives in MRI breast cancer screening program

"This brings supplemental screening MRI for women with dense breasts one step closer to implementation," researchers remarked recently.

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New blood test for prostate cancer screening cuts unnecessary MRI scans by 36%

Swedish researchers also reduced biopsies by 50% and plan to share "exciting" results related to the method's cost-effectiveness soon.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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