Lung Imaging

News and new technology innovations concerning how imaging technology for the lungs. This includes computed tomography (CT), X-ray and ultrasound imaging of the lungs to diagnose and monitor treatment for lung cancer, COPD, pulmonary embolism (PE), pneumonia, tuberculosis and COVID-19 can be found on this channel.

Illustration of Quantitative Analyses of CT Images.
News | Computed Tomography (CT)
Noncancerous Chest CT Features for Predicting Survival in Stage I Lung Cancer

April 15, 2022 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), noncancerous imaging markers on chest CT ...

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Mount Sinai researchers have developed a novel method to identify aggressive early-stage lung cancers and target drugs known as aurora kinase inhibitors to tumors that are especially likely to respond to them.
News | Lung Imaging
Mount Sinai Researchers Develop Novel Method to Identify and Treat Aggressive Early-stage Lung Cancers

April 11, 2022 — Mount Sinai researchers have developed a novel method to identify aggressive early-stage lung cancers ...

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Radiation to the heart during treatment for locally advanced lung cancer is associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiac events within the first two years following treatment. The higher the cardiac dose exposure, the higher the risk of a cardiac event.
News | Lung Imaging
Simple Changes in Care Reduced Heart Exposure During Lung Cancer Radiation Treatment

April 11, 2022 — Radiation to the heart during treatment for locally advanced lung cancer is associated with an ...

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Research in the March 2022 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network examined data from the Ontario Cancer Registry from September 25, 2016 through September 26, 2020, to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of new cancer cases detected.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
New Research in JNCCN Measures Drop in Cancer Detection Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 6, 2022 — Research in the March 2022 issue of JNCCN—Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network examined ...

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The American College of Radiology (ACR) has selected 22 teams as the first cohort of the ACR Learning Network, a new initiative to improve diagnostic imaging through a learning health system approach.
News | Radiology Education
New ACR Initiative Harnesses Learning Health System Approach to Improve Diagnostic Imaging

April 5, 2022 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) has selected 22 teams as the first cohort of the ACR Learning ...

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Aidoc, a leading provider of healthcare AI solutions, announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its triage and notification of pneumothorax on X-ray exams.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Aidoc Expands AI Service to X-ray, Receiving FDA 510(k) Clearance for Pneumothorax

March 31, 2022 — Aidoc, a leading provider of healthcare AI solutions, announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance ...

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Serial non-contrast axial chest CTs of three study participants with prior COVID-19 pneumonia.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Lung Damage May Persist Long After COVID-19 Pneumonia

March 29, 2022 — Some people recovering from COVID-19 pneumonia have CT evidence of damage to their lungs that persists ...

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 Disease of the small airways in the lungs is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Long COVID Linked to Lasting Airways Disease in Lungs

March 23, 2022 — Disease of the small airways in the lungs is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19, according to ...

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The American College of Radiology (ACR) lung cancer screening FAQ resource has been updated to reflect the latest changes in coverage criteria released Feb.10 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in a final coverage decision memorandum.
News | Lung Imaging
ACR Updates Lung Cancer Screening Resource Based on CMS Final Coverage Decision

March 21, 2022 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) lung cancer screening FAQ resource has been updated to reflect ...

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A 3D image of a mouse's lungs, created with the new technique developed at KTH. Image courtesy of KTH Royal Institute of Technology
News | Lung Imaging
Method Offers Sharper Images of Lung Disease in Living Mice

March 10, 2022 — In a first for X-ray imaging, researchers in Sweden generated high resolution, three-dimensional images ...

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Median Technologies announced that the company has filed a 513(g) submission on Feb. 17, 2022, to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its iBiopsy Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) AI/ML technology-based end-to-end CADe/CADx Software as Medical Device (SaMD).
News | Lung Imaging
Median Technologies Files FDA 513(g) Regulatory Submission for iBiopsy Lung Cancer Screening CADe/CADx Software as Medical Device

March 3, 2022 — Median Technologies announced that the company has filed a 513(g) submission on Feb. 17, 2022, to the ...

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Key findings from research on out-of-pocket costs borne by patients who have an abnormal result on a cancer screening that is free under the Affordable Care Act. Image courtesy of the University of Michigan
News | Radiology Imaging
Follow-up Costs Can Add Up if a Free Cancer Screening Shows a Potential Problem

February 15, 2022 — With the White House putting cancer prevention and early treatment squarely in the sights of its ...

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The American College of Radiology (ACR) reports that several states are considering breast, colon and lung cancer screening measures.
News | Radiology Imaging
States Advance Cancer Screening, Prior Authorization and Scope of Practice Legislation

The American College of Radiology (ACR) reports that several states are considering breast, colon and lung cancer ...

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing a national coverage determination (NCD) that expands coverage for lung cancer screening with low dose computed tomography (LDCT) to improve health outcomes for people with lung cancer.
News | Lung Imaging
CMS Expands Coverage of Lung Cancer Screening with Low Dose Computed Tomography

February 10, 2022 — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) just announced a national coverage determination ...

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The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement from ASTRO Board of Directors Chair Laura A. Dawson, M.D., FASTRO, in response to today's announcement that President Joe Biden will reignite the Cancer Moonshot initiative to accelerate the rate of progress in the nation's fight against cancer
News | Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncologists Applaud Biden-Harris Administration's Renewed Commitment to Cancer Moonshot

February 3, 2022 — The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued the following statement from ASTRO Board ...

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Urgent and immediate action must be taken to ensure more effective and equitable implementation of cancer screening, according to a report released today by the President's Cancer Panel.
News | Radiology Imaging
President's Cancer Panel Calls for Urgent Action to Address Gaps in Cancer Screening Uptake

February 2, 2022 — Urgent and immediate action must be taken to ensure more effective and equitable implementation of ...

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The American College of Radiology (ACR) has designated Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center as a Lung Cancer Screening Center.
News | Lung Imaging
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Earns ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center Designation

February 2, 2022 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) has designated Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical ...

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Taiwanese Lung Cancer Screening Promotions Featuring Young Women: LDCT indicates low-dose computed tomography. A, Reprinted with permission from Mr Suwannaphoom and copyright holder.19 B, Reprinted with permission from the InfoTimes.20 C, Reprinted with permission from Ms Yao and copyright holder.21 D, Reprinted with permission from Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention Chang Gueng Memorial Hospital, Taiwan.22​​​​​​​ Images courtesy of JAMA Network
News | Lung Imaging
Lung Cancer Screening Among Non-smoking Women in Taiwan led to Overdiagnosis

January 25, 2022 — A new study based on data from a national cancer registry in Taiwan found evidence that lung cancer ...

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A 26-year-old man with history of diabetes and hypertension presented with 7 days of fever, chills, nausea, intractable vomiting, diarrhea and generalized weakness, but no specific upper or lower respiratory symptoms aside from mild shortness of breath.
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By Avielle Siegel, Paul J. Chang, David M. Paushter, et al.
Clinical Case of the Month: 26 Year Old Man With Abdominal Pain

A 26-year-old man with history of diabetes and hypertension presented with 7 days of fever, chills, nausea, intractable ...

Time January 19, 2022
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Orlando Simonetti (right) works with MRI technologist Heather Hermiller to operate a new FDA-approved MRI machine that he helped develop. The machine has a lower magnetic field and larger patient opening, expanding access to patients who were previously unable to undergo MRI.
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
New FDA-approved MRI Expands Access to Life-saving Imaging

January 18, 2022 — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful medical tool that provides detailed images of ...

Time January 18, 2022
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