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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Deep learning helps experts take advantage of 'rare' chance to study deadly tumor progression

Researchers from the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto are collaborating to better understand how glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) advances when it is not treated.

January 16, 2023

AI tool predicts lung cancer without radiologists or clinical histories

The deep learning model was trained to predict risk of lung cancer in the one to six years following completion of an LDCT scan, and it does not require clinical information relative to risk factors to do so.

January 13, 2023
DCIS recurrence on mammogram

New data on DCIS surveillance imaging has experts concerned

A concerning number of women do not follow through with recommended surveillance imaging following treatment for breast cancer. 

January 10, 2023
An example of a lung cancer found using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT). Image courtesy of RSNA

Woman dies of lung cancer after radiologist fails to recommend follow-up for ‘large’ abnormality

According to reports, the respiratory physician who treated the patient following her lung cancer diagnosis described her death as “totally avoidable."

December 12, 2022

New radiotracer IDs numerous cancers likely to respond to targeted therapy

The radiotracer, 68Ga-PentixaFor, can be used for detecting C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4), which plays a significant role in cancer progression.

December 8, 2022
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New cancer risk analysis prompts experts to call for 'careful justification' of pediatric head CTs

There is a significant dose-response relationship between radiation incurred during head CT scans and brain cancer in children and young adults, according to a new paper published in The Lancet Oncology.

December 7, 2022

Dual-energy CT offers insight into how lung cancer patients might respond to surgery

“In patients with lung cancer, DECT has further potential to quantify postsurgical global and regional changes in lung volume and perfusion,” authors of a new paper in AJR suggested.

November 2, 2022
elderly patient and doctor

High-risk prostate cancer patients benefit from shortened course of radiation therapy

At the annual ASTRO meeting, experts shared that not only did the shortened protocol shave weeks off of the scheduled treatment plan, it also did not come at the expense of increased toxicity. 

October 28, 2022

Around the web

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

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

The newly approved AI models are designed to improve the detection of pulmonary embolisms and strokes in patients who undergo CT scans.

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