Monday, Nov. 26, 8:30-10:00 a.m.| E405A
This session presents the issues involved in planning and establishing a lung cancer screening program. It features a discussion of the risks and benefits of screening and a discussion of the National Lung Screening Trial, and also will cover the resources needed to undertake a screening program.

Sunday, Nov. 25, 2:00-3:30 p.m. | S404AB
Speakers will discuss quantitative imaging applications of CT, MRI and PET. Specific topics include development of a new response assessment criteria based on tumor volume and density changes on CT, use of dynamic-contrast enhanced MRI and diffusion-weighted imaging and techniques for reducing variability in quantitative PET/CT imaging.

Radiotherapy immediately following removal of the prostate has long-term benefits for preventing the biochemical progression of prostate cancer, with more than 60 percent of men remaining disease-free after a decade, according to a study published online first in The Lancet.

With a widening array of CT scanner options, purchasers need to be aware of what each manufacturer offers and avoid some common sources of confusion, according to an Oct. 17 web conference presented by the ECRI Institute.

Individuals at risk for progressive cognitive decline who had amyloid-positive florbetapir PET results performed worse on cognitive assessments and were more likely to convert to Alzheimer’s disease within 18 months than those with amyloid-negative results, according to a study published Oct. 16 in Neurology.

Whole-body PET/CT has demonstrated excellent diagnostic performance for the detection of distant malignancies, according to a meta-analysis of medical literature published online ahead of print in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

U.K. researchers have launched the CANcer DIagnosis Decision (CANDID) rules study, with the goal of predicting who is at higher risk for cancer. Ultimately, such information may help curb unnecessary diagnostic procedures.

In an effort to plug gaps in its original recommendations for the management of pulmonary nodules, the Fleischner Society issued six recommendations for follow-up of subsolid nodules detected by CT imaging.