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.

Researchers Develop Tool to Better Predict Treatment Course for Lung Cancer

October 19, 2020 — Personalized treatment options for patients with lung cancer have come a long way in the past two decades.
VIDEO: FDA Cleared Artificial Intelligence for Immediate Results of Head CT Scans

Pooja Rao, Ph.D., co-founder of Qure.AI and head of research and development for the company, explains how the company's artificial intelligence (AI)...
Updated USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines

July 8, 2020 — Changes outlined in new draft U.S.
New Study Looks at Post-COVID-19 Emerging Disease in Children

June 26, 2020 — In recent weeks, a multisystem hyperinflammatory condition has emerged in children in association with prior exposure or infection to SARS-CoV-2.
AI Can Improve How Chest Images Are Used in Care of COVID-19 Patients

June 4, 2020 — According to a recent report by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers, artificial intelligence (AI) should be used to expand the...

MBD2 serves as a viable target against pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting macrophage M2 program #COVID19 #coronavirus

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | December 07, 2020

Lung Tissue from COVID-19 Patients and Others Reveals Promising Target to Treat Lung Fibrosis

December 7, 2020 — An analysis of lung tissues from patients with different types of pulmonary fibrosis - including...

Study conducted by medical AI startup Lunit and Massachusetts General Hospital, published in JAMA Network Open - When used as a second reader, the AI algorithm may help detect lung cancer

News | Artificial Intelligence | November 26, 2020

AI Analysis Can Improve Lung Cancer Detection on Chest Radiographs

November 26, 2020 — A recent study published in JAMA Network Open has shown that an AI algorithm trained to detect...

Cancer-specific mortality, all-cause mortality and overdiagnosis in lung cancer screening trials: a meta-analysis

News | Lung Imaging | November 11, 2020

New Analysis Finds Lung Cancer Screening Reduces Rates of Lung Cancer-specific Death

November 11, 2020 — Low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening methods may prevent one death per 250 at-risk adults...

Minimizing delays to treatment could improve cancer survival rates, say researchers

News | Radiation Oncology | November 10, 2020

Every Month Delayed in Cancer Treatment Can Raise Risk of Death by Around 10%

November 10, 2020 — People whose treatment for cancer is delayed by even one month have in many cases a 6 to 13% higher...

Evaluation of the lung apices using computed tomography angiography of the head and neck during acute ischemic stroke (AIS) can provide the first objective opportunity to screen for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

News | CT Angiography (CTA) | October 30, 2020

Lung Scans for Stroke Patients Could Provide Earlier COVID-19 Detection

October 30, 2020 — Computed tomography angiogram (CTA) scans may offer fast and early detection of COVID-19 in acute...

Treating lung cancer patients with proton therapy may help reduce the risk of radiation-induced heart diseases, suggests a new study from Penn Medicine. In a retrospective trial of more than 200 patients, mini-strokes were significantly less common among patients who underwent proton therapy versus conventional photon-based radiation therapy. Proton therapy patients also experienced fewer heart attacks.

News | Proton Therapy | October 25, 2020

Proton Therapy for Lung Cancer May Help Reduce Risk of Heart Diseases

October 25, 2020 — Treating lung cancer patients with proton therapy may help reduce the risk of radiation-induced...

RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering biology-guided radiotherapy* (BgRT) as a new modality for treating all stages of cancer, will present eight clinical abstracts evaluating the use of its novel technology at the virtual American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2020 Annual Meeting, Oct. 24-28.

News | Radiation Therapy | October 25, 2020

RefleXion Highlights New Research at ASTRO20 Evaluating Feasibility of Biology-guided Radiotherapy to Treat Metastatic Cancer

October 25, 2020 —RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering biology-guided radiotherapy* (BgRT) as a...

Moffitt Cancer Center researchers are developing a noninvasive, accurate method to analyze a patient's tumor mutations and biomarkers to determine the best course of treatment.

News | Lung Imaging | October 19, 2020

Researchers Develop Tool to Better Predict Treatment Course for Lung Cancer

October 19, 2020 — Personalized treatment options for patients with lung cancer have come a long way in the past two...

Newly released study results present a strong case for lung cancer screening in New Zealand — particularly for Māori whose mortality rates are between three and four times higher than other ethnic groups.

News | Lung Imaging | September 30, 2020

Lung Cancer Screening a Step Closer to Reality Following Combined Study

September 30, 2020 — Newly released study results present a strong case for lung cancer screening in New Zealand —...

Lung and respiratory health pioneer paves way for more precise care of complex respiratory conditions

News | Artificial Intelligence | September 25, 2020

VIDA Receives FDA Clearance for Deep Learning-based Enhancements to LungPrint Solution

September 25, 2020 — VIDA Diagnostics, Inc. announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug...

Philips Azurion Lung Edition supports high precision diagnosis and minimally invasive therapy in one room

News | Lung Imaging | September 21, 2020

Faster Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment with Advanced 3-D Imaging Platform from Philips

September 21, 2020 — Philips introduced Azurion Lung Edition, an advanced 3-D imaging and navigation platform to...

Diagnosing respiratory illness associated with vaping has always been challenging. Adding the spread of COVID-19 and the many similarities in symptoms makes it even more difficult.

News | Lung Imaging | September 01, 2020

Study Finds Vaping Injuries More Difficult to Diagnose During Pandemic

September 1, 2020 — Diagnosing respiratory illness associated with vaping has always been challenging. Adding the...

Public health screening guidelines for lung cancer followed by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) undercount African Americans, contributing to disparities in lung cancer screening and treatment, according to a study published today in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

News | Lung Imaging | August 19, 2020

Current Lung Cancer Public Health Screening Guidelines Under Count African Americans

August 19, 2020 — Public health screening guidelines for lung cancer followed by the United States Preventive Services...

Smoking is strongly linked to lower use of cancer screening services by women, and more advanced disease once cancer is diagnosed, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.

News | Lung Imaging | August 14, 2020

Smoking Linked to Lower Use of Cancer Screening Services by Women

August 14, 2020 — Smoking is strongly linked to lower use of cancer screening services by women, and more advanced...

InferRead Lung CT.AI is designed to support concurrent reading and is designed to aid radiologists in pulmonary nodule detection during the review of chest computed tomography (CT) scans, increasing accuracy and efficiency.

News | Lung Imaging | August 04, 2020

Infervision Receives FDA Clearance for the InferRead Lung CT.AI Product

August 4, 2020 — Infervision received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(K) clearance of the InferRead Lung CT...

Videos | Artificial Intelligence | July 31, 2020

VIDEO: FDA Cleared Artificial Intelligence for Immediate Results of Head CT Scans

Pooja Rao, Ph.D., co-founder of Qure.AI and head of research and development for the company, explains how the company'...

A World Health Organization (WHO) rapid advice guide on the use of chest imaging in the diagnosis and management of COVID-19 was published in the journal Radiology.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | July 30, 2020

Radiology Publishes WHO Rapid Advice Guide on Chest Imaging for COVID-19

July 30, 2020 — A World Health Organization (WHO) rapid advice guide on the use of chest imaging in the diagnosis and...

A and B, Lung ultrasound images obtained with convex (A) and linear (B) probes. Multiple confluent B-lines (arrows), patchy pulmonary consolidation (asterisk, B), and thickened pleural line (between arrowheads, A) are visualized. C, Chest CT image shows reticular and interlobular septal thickening and patchy, focal opacities associated with architectural distortion. This patient was classified in critical group and was assigned to severe group for statistical analysis.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | July 23, 2020

Lung Ultrasound Shows Duration, Severity of Coronavirus Disease

July 23, 2020 — According to an open-access article published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), lung...

"Our study demonstrates that a real-world lung cancer screening can perform similar to randomized controlled trials in regard to important performance metrics," the UPenn authors of this AJR article concluded. Image courtesy of American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)

News | Lung Imaging | July 17, 2020

Improving Lung Cancer CT Screening Performance in Real-world Settings

July 17, 2020 — An online first accepted manuscript published in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) finds...