Using a decision support system for ordering chest CT exams results in positive examinations more than three-quarters of the time, according to a study presented May 1 at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society in Vancouver.

Otis W. Brawley, MD, chief medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society, weighed the pros and cons of risk-based mammography screening in an editorial published May 1 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The editorial coincided with the publication of two studies examining risk-based screening for women ages 40 to 49.

Younger women at increased risk for breast cancer may benefit from biennial mammography screening beginning at age 40, according to a pair of studies published May 1 in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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The most advanced biomarker research may move beyond diagnostic imaging, surgical planning and monitoring of drug therapies to include predictive medicine.

Intraoperative robotic-assisted ultrasound helps surgeons to perform more complex procedures robotically with potentially improved outcomes.

Circulatory support technologies gained a win April 25, when FDAs Circulatory System Device Advisory Committee voted 9 to 2 that the benefits outweigh the risks for the HeartWare Ventricular Assist System as a bridge to transplant device in patients with end-stage heart failure.

Lung cancer is usually detected at an advanced stage. Attempts at demonstrating the benefits of screening and early detection had been elusive, until the results of the National Lung Screening Trial (NSLT), sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, were published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Aug. 4, 2011.