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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High PSA levels in middle-age men could indicate higher risk for prostate cancer

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has found that men who have higher-than-normal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in middle age are more likely to have fatal prostate cancer later in life. 

Study: Transmissible cancers not as rare as once believed

Research on species like mussels, clams and cockels has found evidence of cancerous cells infecting individuals like a virus, leading scientists to ponder whether contagious cancers are as rare as they thought.

MITA Commends USPSTF Endorsement of CT Colonography as an Effective Colorectal Cancer Screening Option for the Medicare Population

Washington, D.C. – The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) commends the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) for endorsing computed tomography (CT) colonography as an effective colorectal cancer screening option for the Medicare population. USPSTF assigned an “A” grade in its final recommendations for colorectal cancer screening, issued yesterday.

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USPSTF update: ‘Not enough’ people getting screened for colorectal cancer

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has done some fresh thinking on the pros and cons of screening for colorectal cancer, posting updated recommendations June 15 in JAMA.

Nuke-med therapy designed Down Under wins vs. neuroendocrine tumors

Pride of place has its place in publicizing medical breakthroughs, and the Aussies are rightly proud of a radioactive drug developed in Melbourne and presented June 11 at SNMMI in San Diego.

Miniature multimodality scanner said to be in development for endoscopic imaging

From Portugal comes word of an endoscopic scanner in the works that will provide advanced imaging scans acquired within the body and, in the process, aid early detection of pancreatic and other cancers that are often found too late. 

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Radiotracer PET beats morphological imaging in prostate cancer analysis

PET imaging using the radiotracer 68GA-PMSA shows good promise for aiding early detection of lymph-node metastases in patients with recurrent prostate cancer, as researchers in Germany and the U.K. have shown the modality more accurate than morphological imaging—and likely capable of guiding salvage lymphadenectomy.

Oncology society’s data-analytics subsidiary growing fast

A year and a half after the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and software partner SAP announced their CancerLinQ initiative to achieve better cancer care through big data, some 58 practices representing 1,000 providers around the country have signed on and are sharing insights from around 750,000 patient records.

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Positron partners with Upbeat Cardiology Solutions to improve cardiac PET/CT access

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

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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.