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.

Axial chest CT examination in a 54-year-old participant. A, On the axial noncontrast chest CT image, the pectoralis muscle (PM) area was segmented and measured in the section above the aortic arch. B, The subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) area as the area between the PM and the skin surface on the same section was also measured and the attenuation of pixels in the SAT area was used to determine the individualized threshold for the intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT). C, The IMAT within the PM was segmented

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Chest CT Illuminates Mortality Risk in People with COPD

April 7, 2021 — Body composition information derived from routine chest computed tomography (CTs) can provide important ...

April 07, 2021

#emphysema #marijuana 2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting research reveals increased rates of emphysema in marijuana smokers, compared to both non-smokers and tobacco-only smokers, as well as greater rates of paraseptal emphysema

News | Lung Imaging

CT Chest Findings in Marijuana Smokers

April 2, 2021 — A Scientific E-Poster to be presented at the 2021 ARRS Virtual Annual Meeting reveals increased rates of ...

April 02, 2021

University of Illinois Chicago researchers are the first to report on the financial conflicts of interest that exist among doctors who review the chest X-rays of coal miners who file workers' compensation claims of totally disabling disease with the U.S. Department of Labor's Federal Black Lung Program.

News | Lung Imaging

Study Reveals Bias Among Doctors Who Classify X-rays for Coal Miner's Black Lung Claims

April 1, 2021 — University of Illinois Chicago researchers are the first to report on the financial conflicts of ...

April 01, 2021

Nines announced the 510(k) FDA clearance for NinesMeasure, an innovative lung nodule measurement tool built with artificial intelligence (AI) that can accelerate diagnoses of certain respiratory diseases.

News | Artificial Intelligence

FDA Clears Nines Lung Nodule Measurement Tool Built with AI

March 30, 2021 — Nines announced the 510(k) FDA clearance for NinesMeasure, an innovative lung nodule measurement tool ...

March 30, 2021

Ultimately, because LYFS-CT may exclude minority patients who could benefit from LCS and underestimate the benefits of LCS, the authors of this AJR article suggested "augmenting LCS eligibility for minority patients using combinations of models"--specifically, the PLCOm2012 model in conjunction with LYFS-CT and USPSTF-2020. Image courtesy of American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)

News | Lung Imaging

Risk Prediction to Reduce Minority Disparities in USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines

March 29, 2021 — According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), updated United States Preventive Services ...

March 29, 2021

Samples from the dataset used in this study. (a) X-ray with PA view of a patient with COVID-19; (b) X-ray with AP view of a patient with COVID-19; (c) X-ray of a healthy patient from Dataset A; (d) X-ray of a healthy patient from Dataset B.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

X-rays Combined with AI Offer Fast Diagnostic Tool in Detecting COVID-19

March 29, 2021 — X-rays, first used clinically in the late 1890s, could be a leading-edge diagnostic tool for COVID-19 ...

March 29, 2021

USPSTF-2020 lung cancer screening guidelines — based solely on age, pack-years, and quit-years — perpetuate eligibility disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, although incorporating certain risk prediction models may help reduce such inequalities

News | Lung Imaging

Risk Prediction Models to Reduce Disparities for Minorities in USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines

March 26, 2021 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), updated United States Preventive Services ...

March 26, 2021

Thirona, an artificial intelligence (AI) software company specialising in medical image analysis, developed an AI algorithm that revolutionizes cystic fibrosis (CF) care. The new algorithm, coined PRAGMA-AI, allows for fast, automated analysis of CT scans of patients with CF to detect and quantify lung abnormalities related to CF

News | Artificial Intelligence

Thirona Launches AI Software for Cystic Fibrosis

March 24, 2021 — Thirona, an artificial intelligence (AI) software company specialising in medical image analysis ...

March 24, 2021

STS—in collaboration with the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer and the American College of Radiology—formally requested that CMS update its coverage policies to reflect the new USPSTF lung cancer screening guidelines.

News | Lung Imaging

Physician and Patient Groups Call On CMS to Update Medicare Lung Cancer Screening Coverage

March 18, 2021 — Medicare lung cancer screening coverage should be updated to reflect new U.S. Preventive Services Task ...

March 18, 2021

A comprehensive review by University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues of hundreds of publications, incorporating more than two dozen articles on prevention screening for lung cancer with low-dose spiral computed tomography (LDCT), shows there are both benefits and harms from screening

News | Lung Imaging

Evidence Review Examines Both Benefits and Harms for Lung Cancer Screening

March 15, 2021 — A comprehensive review by University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues of hundreds of ...

March 15, 2021

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher and two other experts endorsed the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) requirement for a patient and their doctor to engage in a shared discussion of benefits and harms before proceeding with a low-dose spiral computed tomography (LDCT) scan as a method for preventing lung cancer death

News | Lung Imaging

Experts Recommend Shared Patient - Doctor Decision-making Prior to Lung Cancer Screening

March 10, 2021 — In a viewpoint perspective published in JAMA on March 9, 2021, a University of North Carolina ...

March 10, 2021

Final U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations to lower the initial age and smoking history requirements for lung cancer screening (LCS) reconfirm the lifesaving ability of these tests and present an opportunity for providers to re-engage screening age patients to save more lives.

News | Lung Imaging

USPSTF Expands Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility Thresholds

March 9, 2021 — Final U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations to lower the initial age and smoking ...

March 09, 2021

Brazilian researchers found that the higher the lung ultrasound score the greater the risk of ICU admission, intubation and death. Image courtesy of Julio Alencar

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Lung Ultrasound Helps Predict COVID-19 Patient Outcomes

February 11, 2021 — Lung ultrasound, considered a simple method for diagnosing lung disease, can also help predict the ...

February 11, 2021

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: Overview COVID-19 Imaging Techniques Using X-ray, CT, MRI and Ultrasound

Margarita Revzin, M.D., MS, FSRU, FAIUM, associate professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, Yale University School ...

November 15, 2020

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: How to Image COVID-19 and Radiological Presentations of the Virus

Margarita Revzin, M.D., MS, FSRU, FAIUM, associate professor of radiology and biomedical imaging, Yale University School ...

February 09, 2021

News | Breast Imaging

Female Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung as the Most Commonly Diagnosed Cancer Worldwide

February 8, 2021 — Cancer ranks as a leading cause of death in every country in the world, and, for the first time ...

February 08, 2021

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

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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 ...

December 07, 2020

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

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 ...

November 26, 2020

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

News | Lung Imaging

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 ...

November 11, 2020

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

News | Radiation Oncology

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 ...

November 10, 2020