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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Mobile lung screening unit eliminates barriers to access in Carolinas

Levine Cancer Institute launched the first mobile lung CT unit to provide cancer screening to rural communities in North and South Carolina, two states with above-average rates of lung cancer diagnosis.

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Gadolinium MRI superior to contrast CT for evaluating some here-and-gone metastases

MRI enhanced with gadolinium ethoxybenzyl diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid—the scan referred to as “EOB MRI”—is significantly better than contrast-enhanced CT for assessing colorectal liver metastases that disappear after chemotherapy, according to a study published online March 22 in Radiology.

Succeeding with Cancer: Using Imaging to Avoid Treatment-induced Heart Failure

Treating today’s cancer patient no longer means simply targeting the cancer. Given the known cardiotoxicities of some established chemotherapies and the possibility that newer approaches may damage the heart, oncologists, cardiologists and imaging specialists now work together to detect and minimize the risk of treatment-induced heart failure.

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Geography, not patient need, driving endoscopic ultrasound utilization

A group of researchers from the University of Wisconsin found patients who underwent endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) had longer times-to-surgery than those who didn’t. Led by resident Ryan Schmocker, MD, the team linked certain geographical areas and institutional factors to a higher likelihood of undergoing EUS, in addition to a baseline increase in utilization nationwide.

CAT scan helps physicians discover 140-pound tumor

A CAT scan helped to reveal that a 71-year-old woman who kept gaining weight as she grew older was due to a 140-pound malignant ovarian tumor.

Philips receives FDA 510(k) clearance to market its ElastQ Imaging shear wave elastography for non-invasive assessment of tissue stiffness of the liver

ElastQ complements Philips' existing ultrasound offerings to provide the most comprehensive solution for liver disease assessment, treatment and monitoring.

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Recurrent skin cancers more likely to be found by patient self-checks than by imaging

Patients and their physicians detect more recurrences of melanoma than routine surveillance imaging does, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Elekta Receives 510(k) Clearance for Venezia, an Image-guided Brachytherapy Applicator for Treating Advanced-stage Gynecological Cancers

Provides Clinicians With Improved Access to Stage IIIA, IIIB and IVA Tumors in the Cervix, Parametrium and Vaginal Extensions

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‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

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.