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.

Medical AI company Lunit has announced a groundbreaking collaborative study, to be presented at the 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC 2023), demonstrating the potential of AI-powered Tertiary Lymphoid Structures (TLS) analysis in predicting lung cancer treatment outcomes.

News | Artificial Intelligence

Groundbreaking Study on Emerging Biomarker for Lung Cancer Treatment to be Presented at World Conference on Lung Cancer

August 21, 2023 — A Seoul, South Korea-based provider of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for cancer diagnostics and ...

August 21, 2023

Kitware leveraged the cutting-edge 3D Slicer medical visualization platform to develop custom medical imaging software and provided support throughout the FDA application process

News | FDA

Kitware Supports Development and Launch of FDA Cleared MR Image Processing Software for Lung Ventilation Imaging

August 18, 2023 — Kitware, a leader in developing innovative medical visualization software, is pleased to announce its ...

August 18, 2023

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Photon-counting CT Can Evaluate Lung Function

July 13, 2023 — New computed tomography (CT) technology allows for a comprehensive, simultaneous evaluation of lung ...

July 13, 2023

A newly discovered radionuclide-based agent (CB-2PA-NT) has been shown to have high tumor uptake, sustained tumor retention, and high contrast in preclinical models, making it a prime candidate for a novel theranostics approach

News | SNMMI

Novel Theranostic Agent Targets Multiple Cancer Types

June 28, 2023 — A newly discovered radionuclide-based agent (CB-2PA-NT) has been shown to have high tumor uptake ...

June 28, 2023

Adeep learning-based model using initial chest radiographs predicted 30-day mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), improving upon the performance of an established risk prediction tool (i.e., CURB-65 score).

News | Lung Imaging

Deep-Learning Chest Radiograph Model Predicts Mortality for Community-Acquired Pneumonia

June 16, 2023 — According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ own American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), a ...

June 16, 2023

A University of Waterloo engineer’s MRI invention reveals better than many existing imaging technologies how COVID-19 can change the human brain.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

New Imaging Technique Captures COVID-19’s Impact on the Brain

June 14, 2023 — A University of Waterloo engineer’s MRI invention reveals better than many existing imaging technologies ...

June 14, 2023

American and European experts partner to issue first guideline on definitive local therapy options for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with limited extracranial metastases

News | Lung Imaging

ASTRO and ESTRO Issue Clinical Guideline on Local Therapy for Oligometastatic Lung Cancer

April 26, 2023 — A new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and European Society ...

April 26, 2023

Butterfly’s cloud-based data collection protocol can access over 3.5 million de-identified ultrasound images to develop and train its AI algorithms

News | Lung Imaging

Butterfly Network Announces New FDA-Cleared AI-Enabled Lung Tool

April 4, 2023 — Butterfly Network, Inc., a digital health company transforming care through the power of handheld, whole ...

April 04, 2023

The CEO of the American College of Radiology, William T. Thorwarth, MD, FACR, recently presented testimony to the U.S. House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, in support of increased funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in FY 2024.

News | ACR

American College of Radiology (ACR) Leader Delivers Testimony in Support of NIH Funding, Highlights Examples of Radiology and Imaging Advancements

April 4, 2023 — In support of an increased funding recommendation for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in federal ...

April 04, 2023

Results from the ELUCIDATE Phase 3 Trial of CYTALUX (pafolacianine) injection for use of IMI for cancer in the lung have been published

News | Lung Imaging

On Target Laboratories Announces Publication in Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Phase 3 ELUCIDATE Trial of CYTALUX (pafolacianine) Injection for Intraoperative Imaging of Lung Cancer

March 27, 2023 — On Target Laboratories, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company developing intraoperative ...

March 27, 2023

Under the new contract, Sectra will provide its enterprise imaging solution as a cloud service, Sectra One Cloud

News | Lung Imaging

Riverain’s ClearRead X-ray Bone Suppress Technology Now Available in Europe and US Through Siemens Healthineers Digital Ecosystem

March 22, 2023 — The Riverain Technologies ClearRead Bone Suppression solution is now available on the Siemens ...

March 22, 2023

According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ own American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), sentiment of U.S. newspaper articles covering lung cancer screening (LCS) from 2010 to 2022 was overall positive; however, certain key elements of LCS were infrequently mentioned

News | Lung Imaging

AJR on a Decade of Lung Cancer Screening in American Newspapers

March 15, 2023 — According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ own American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) ...

March 15, 2023

News | Digital Radiography (DR)

University of Alabama at Birmingham Reaches 1,000 Patient Pulmonary Exams with Dynamic Digital Radiography

March 9, 2023 — Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc., congratulates the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) ...

March 09, 2023

Serial transverse CT scans in a 65-year-old man with severe COVID-19.

News | Lung Imaging

Chest CT Shows Lung Abnormalities Two Years after COVID

February 15, 2023 — Chest CT revealed persistent lung abnormalities in patients two years after COVID-19, according to a ...

February 15, 2023

Study compared models of personal risk to current USPSTF screening guidelines

News | Lung Imaging

Lung Cancer Screening More Cost Effective When Using Risk Model-Based Strategies

February 10, 2023 — Risk model-based lung cancer screening strategies, which select individuals based on personal risk ...

February 10, 2023

Summary of the pilot study and preliminary PET imaging findings. Image created by R Wetherill, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

News | PET Imaging

PET Imaging Shows Greater Lung Inflammation in e-cigarette Users than Cigarette Smokers

January 31, 2023 — Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users have greater lung inflammation than cigarette smokers and ...

January 31, 2023

Summary of imaging findings from the SEER-Medicare linked database for patients with non-small cell lung cancer prior to receiving subsequent radiation therapy. Image created by Emily Sterbis, MD, Interventional Radiology Resident at the University of Colorado

News | Lung Imaging

Nearly Half of Medicare Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer not Staged According to National Guidelines

January 23, 2023 — A study published in the January issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine reports that approximately ...

January 23, 2023

The close of 2022 ended with a very productive and encouraging Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) 108th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting (RSNA 2022).

Blog | RSNA

Ring in the New Year with Change

The close of 2022 ended with a very productive and encouraging Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) 108th ...

January 17, 2023

How the imaging community is working to drive awareness and increase access to life-saving screening

Feature | Lung Imaging | By Christine Book

Special Report on Lung Cancer and Screening Initiatives, Part III

In this third in the three-part Special Report, the ITN editorial team offers the most current information on reported ...

January 17, 2023

This month, our One on One ... column features Kim L. Sandler, MD, who addresses the topic of lung cancer screening. The full video interview with Sandler can be found at www.itnonline.com/videos.

Feature | Lung Imaging | By Christine Book

One on One ... With Kim L. Sandler, MD

New for 2023, in each issue, Imaging Technology News (ITN) will profile a leader in radiology to share insight, updates ...

January 16, 2023