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.
News | Lung Imaging | August 22, 2016
August 22, 2016 — A new study found patients who tested negative for lung cancer by low-dose helical computed...
News | Computed Tomography (CT) | August 08, 2016
August 8, 2016 — An overview of the initial findings and results from the CT Lung Screening Protocol Challenge was...
News | PET Imaging | August 02, 2016
August 2, 2016 — A cutting-edge method of extracting big data from positron emission tomography (PET) images can...
News | Lung Imaging | July 18, 2016
July 18, 2016 — Annual low-dose computed-tomography (CT) screening can eliminate the need for biopsy or surgery in...
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers | July 12, 2016
July 12, 2016 — Lantheus Holdings Inc., the parent company of Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. (LMI), announced the first...
News | PET Imaging | June 22, 2016
June 22, 2016 — Non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) have a collective reputation for not responding very well to...
News | Lung Imaging | June 06, 2016
June 6, 2016 — Lung cancer patients with oliogometastases may benefit from aggressive local therapy, surgery or...
News | Lung Imaging | June 03, 2016
June 3, 2016 — Novocure announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its investigational...
Technology | Advanced Visualization | May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016 — VIDA Diagnostics Inc. announced the release of VIDA|vision, a suite of clinical software applications...
News | Lung Imaging | May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016 — A new approach for identifying the best computed tomography (CT) imaging methods for lung cancer and...
Technology | Lung Imaging | April 26, 2016
April 26, 2016 — Philips announced that any hospital or healthcare facility with one of its indicated computed...
2 mm cubes of lung tissue imaged by microCT. In (A) is normal lung tissue and in (B) is IPF lung tissue. The very fine lung structure seen in the normal lung tissue is destroyed by IPF and replaced by the much thicker scar tissue seen in (B). Image courtesy of University of Southampton.
News | Advanced Visualization | April 25, 2016
April 25, 2016 — Doctors and scientists at the University of Southampton have used advanced 3-D X-ray imaging...
News | Lung Imaging | April 07, 2016
April 7, 2016 — Radiologists can get the right stuff to build effective multidisciplinary teams and to advance the...
News | Lung Imaging | March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016 — Most high-risk lung cancer patients might not need annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT)...
News | Lung Imaging | March 11, 2016
March 11, 2016 — New scanning technology which will give a much clearer picture of lung disease has taken a major step...
News | Lung Imaging | March 07, 2016
March 7, 2016 — Adults aged 55-74 years who are at high risk of lung cancer should be screened annually up to three...
News | PET Imaging | February 22, 2016
February 22, 2016 — A new study suggests that one approach to watching for lung cancer’s return is being...
News | Lung Imaging | January 27, 2016
January 27, 2016 — Expanding lung cancer screening to include people who quit smoking more than 15 years ago could...
News | Radiation Therapy | January 26, 2016
January 26, 2016 — A phase 1 trial examining precision hypofractionated radiation therapy (RT) in locally advanced non-...
News | Lung Imaging | December 23, 2015
December 23, 2015 — A new national study involving 53,000 patients and 11 institutions compared computed tomography (CT...
