Germany's ground-breaking use of CT scanners in ambulances to assess for possible stroke inspired one program in Houston to follow suit. Supporters predict it will transform care in the future. 

An actuarial cost-benefit analysis found that implementing low-dose CT (LDCT) recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is cost effective for detection of lung cancer in high-risk Medicare beneficiaries, with a cost per life-year saved lower than screening for cervical and breast cancers.

Using the American College of Radiology’s Lung-RADS standards improved the positive predictive value of CT lung screening by a factor of 2.5, according to a study published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

In the world of cancer screening, there may be a bias of accessibility that is skewed toward more screening when doctors are paid more by Medicaid, according to a study conducted by the division of health services and social policy research at RTI International in Washington, D.C.

Three major quantitative softwares offer cardiologists a comprehensive map of myocardial perfusion and function, but they do not always agree, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.

Earlier this year, the Swiss Medical Board fanned the flames of the screening mammography debate when it argued that new systemic mammography screening programs should not be introduced and that existing programs should be halted.

F-18 Flutemetamol (F-18 Flute) alone has been used to procure positive or negative results in visual interpretations of beta-amyloid in the brain as a tool to aid in the diagnosis and study of Alzheimer’s disease. Quantitative analysis could further supercharge this technique by bringing in more data about regional and total tracer uptake, according to a study published Aug. 21 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Researchers from the University of California, Davis, have created dynamic nanoparticles that can be used to both diagnose and treat cancer.