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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Q&A: Breast radiologist supports update to colorectal cancer screening guideline

Health Imaging spoke with Anjali Malik, MD, a breast radiologist from Washington Radiology in the Washington, D.C. metro area about how the ACS's updated colon cancer screening guideline will impact diagnostic imaging and patient care.

ACS recommends beginning colorectal cancer screening at age 45

New guidelines from the American Cancer Society suggest beginning colorectal cancer (CRC) screening at age 45, instead of the current recommendation starting at age 50.

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PET/MRI body imaging with full head scan identifies severe brain abnormalities

Routine body imaging with FDG PET/MRI technology provides a wealth of diagnostic information for physicians to better manage oncology patients. A study recently published in the American Journal of Roentgenology, however, suggests that not additionally scanning the entire head may lead to missing brain abnormalities.

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New online lung cancer screening tool places emphasis on individualized care

A team of researchers has published a free online tool to help clinicians personalize lung cancer screening decisions for patients. The team hopes to enhance patient understanding and attitudes related to cancer risk, while potentially avoiding unnecessary screenings.

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Lung cancer targets more US young women than young men

A new study published May 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine found lung cancer mortality rates are much higher for young women than young men in the U.S., with the higher burden confined to whites and Hispanics.

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Director of National Cancer Institute discusses future of AI in imaging, cancer care

Officially sworn in this past October as the Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Ned Sharpless, MD, believes that artificial intelligence will probably be in the future of cancer care.

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Surveillance intensity doesn’t equate to earlier detection, improved survival in colorectal cancer patients

A recent JAMA study from University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers found no correlation between intensity of post-treatment surveillance and detection of recurrence or survival in patients with stage I, II or III colorectal cancer (CRC).

Robot-assisted imaging may hasten treatment for prostate cancer patients

Researchers have successfully used robot-assisted multispectral-fluorescence imaging to distinguish between healthy and diseased lymphatic flow patterns.

Around the web

Positron, a New York-based nuclear imaging company, will now provide Upbeat Cardiology Solutions with advanced PET/CT systems and services. 

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.