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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Colon cancer recurrences frequently not found until symptoms cause discomfort

When colorectal cancer comes back after initial surgical intervention, chances are it won’t be detected until troubling symptoms prompt the patient to make an unscheduled interval visit. 

Researchers hope their novel tumor-buster is pure gold in more ways than one

Stanford biologists and engineers are working with gold nanoparticles to identify tumor margins practically down to the level of the individual cell.

New Oncology Workflow with Advanced Toolset Can Help Improve Reading, Reporting For Cancer Patients

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 5 — Carestream now offers an oncology reading workflow for PET/CT studies that equips clinicians with new native tools for its enterprise image management system  that deliver both quantitative and qualitative information to help improve and expedite the reading process.

Is the cancer moonshot stuck in orbit?

More money than can be wisely allocated and properly coordinated has been pouring into lots of worthwhile projects in the wake of President Obama’s January establishment of the National Cancer Moonshot initiative to speed up cancer research. That’s a good problem to have, but it’s still a problem.

Online patient info about pancreatic cancer practically requires a degree to understand

A readability analysis of 50 websites discussing treatment modalities for pancreatic cancer—one of the deadliest cancers and thus one of the most anxiety-producing after diagnosis—has found that, overall, the information is likely too hard to understand for vast swaths of the population.

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Chemoradiation unnecessary for locally advanced pancreas cancer

An international phase 3 trial of patients with locally advanced, chemo-contained pancreatic cancer has found no significant difference in overall survival with chemoradiotherapy—a controversial treatment for this application—compared with chemotherapy alone. 

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Stage I lung cancer patients still getting needlessly imaged for brain metastases

A new study supports the Choosing Wisely position that neuroimaging does not give worthwhile benefit to patients with screening-detected stage I non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but no symptoms of metastasis to the brain. However, the same study shows that many patients are receiving the imaging anyway.

Doctors test active surveillance care model to prevent overtreatment of prostate cancer

Urologists from the University of California, Sand Diego School of Medicine have collaborated with Genesis Healthcare Partners to test a new model of care for managing low-risk prostate cancer patients, according to results of a study published in the journal Urology.

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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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Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

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.

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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.