The Diagnostic Imaging CT modality focus page provides information, videos, podcasts, and the latest news about industry product developments, trial results, screening guidelines, and protocol guidance that touch on the use of CT across the healthcare continuum, from various cancer screenings, such as lung and colon, to cardiothoracic imaging, to appendicitis, and more.
November 20th 2024
While a large retrospective study found that interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) were evident on 1.7 percent of computed tomography (CT) scans, researchers found that 43.9 percent of ILAs, including fibrotic ILAs, were not reported.
19th Annual New York Lung Cancers Symposium®
November 16, 2024
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Medical Crossfire®: How Does Recent Evidence on PARP Inhibitors and Combinations Inform Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Now and In the Future?
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Medical Crossfire®: How Do the Experts Select and Sequence Therapies to Optimize Patient Outcomes and Quality of Life in Advanced Prostate Cancer?
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Lung Cancer Tumor Board®: Enhancing Multidisciplinary Communication to Optimize Immunotherapy in Stage I-III NSCLC
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Clinical Vignettes™: The Experts Explain How They Integrate PET Imaging into Metastatic HR+ Breast Cancer Care Settings
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School of Breast Oncology® Live Video Webcast: Clinical Updates from San Antonio
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Annual Hawaii Cancer Conference
January 25-26, 2025
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21st Annual International Symposium on Melanoma and Other Cutaneous Malignancies®
February 8, 2025
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Community Practice Connections™: The 2nd Annual Hawaii Lung Cancers Conference®
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18th Annual New York GU Cancers Congress™
March 28-29, 2025
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Clinical Case Vignette Series™: 41st Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference®
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Medical Crossfire®: How Can Thoracic Teams Facilitate Optimized Care of Patients With Stage I-III EGFR Mutation-Positive NSCLC?
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Lung Cancer Tumor Board®: How Do Emerging Data for ICIs, BiTEs, ADCs, and Targeted Strategies Address Unmet Needs in the Therapeutic Continuum for SCLC?
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26th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
July 25-26, 2025
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2025 International Symposium of Gastrointestinal Oncology (ISGIO)
September 12-13, 2025
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Lung Cancer Tumor Board: Enhancing Precision Medicine in NSCLC Through Advancements in Molecular Testing and Optimal Therapy Selection
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(CME Credit Only) New Frontiers in Immunotherapy for SCLC: Insights From Latest Clinical Trials and Their Application in Real-World Treatment
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(MOC and CME Credit) New Frontiers in Immunotherapy for SCLC: Insights From Latest Clinical Trials and Their Application in Real-World Treatment
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(CME Credit Only) Lung Cancer Tumor Board®: The Pivotal Role of Multimodal Therapy in Leveraging Immunotherapy for Stage I-III NSCLC When the Goal Is Cure
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(MOC and CME Credit) Lung Cancer Tumor Board®: The Pivotal Role of Multimodal Therapy in Leveraging Immunotherapy for Stage I-III NSCLC When the Goal Is Cure
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Nuclear clinical trials network expands to Europe
July 31st 2009SNM’s Clinical Trials Network has expanded to include relationships with European PET radiopharmaceutical manufacturing sites to support molecular and nuclear imaging facilities on the continent that are gearing up to perform scientific studies for the program.
Study shows prior authorization curbs rapid imaging growth
July 24th 2009A study combining the work of two commercial health insurance plans and a Medicare Advantage managed care program indicates that imaging prior authorization dramatically slows the use of high-tech imaging in the short run, but its impact decreases over time.
New guideline recommends extending window for stroke thrombolysis
July 16th 2009The window for giving tissue plasminogen activator is extended from three hours to four and a half hours after the onset of stroke under new guidelines recommended by the American Stroke Association. Results from two large multicenter trials led the group to advise expanding the time window for tPA delivery.
Experts urge caution regarding study of angio-linked contrast nephropathy
July 8th 2009Experts are urging physicians to remain skeptical about controversial findings that show patients with compromised kidney function face a more than one in 10 chance of death, stroke, or myocardial infarction after experiencing contrast-induced nephropathy from coronary angiography.
Radiology loses to primary care in proposed 2010 CMS fee schedule
July 2nd 2009Medicare reimbursement for high-tech imaging, including MRI and CT, could be cut by up to 40% if the Obama administration moves ahead with plans covered in proposed changes to the 2010 Physician Fee Schedule to shift funds to primary care physicians.
Medical imaging given priority on comparative effectiveness research list
July 1st 2009Diagnostic imaging is the focus of 11 of 100 priority research projects identified in an Institute of Medicine report released Tuesday that promises to revolutionize how the clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of emerging medical technologies and treatment regimens are determined in the U.S.
Journal article reveals much on CMS CT colonography decision
July 1st 2009An article in the May 27 New England Journal of Medicine provides some interesting, and perhaps unintended, insights into the new world that is emerging as government takes a more active role in decisions about the relative value of medical procedures.
X-rays and CT offer predictive power for swine flu diagnosis
June 30th 2009Mexican physicians have compiled a set of radiological findings that is helping local health agencies confirm the diagnosis of the swine A-H1N1 flu virus in humans. Some imaging patterns resemble those from the severe acute respiratory syndrome or ‘avian flu’ epidemic that struck mostly Asian countries in 2003.
MedPAC study reveals high utilization rates for in-office self-referred imaging
June 19th 2009A study by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has confirmed what critics of in-office self-referred imaging have long claimed. Physicians who have a financial interest in medical imaging equipment are more likely to refer patients to use it, and they incur higher costs generally than physicians who do not have similar financial incentives.
SNM: Image of the Year shows radioimmunotherapy’s effectiveness against non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
June 15th 2009A study showing the promising effects of radioimmunotherapy with two different agents for treatment of patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma won the Image of the Year award at the 2009 SNM meeting in Toronto.
Patient demands fuel unnecessary lumbar imaging studies
June 11th 2009Patients who experience pain in the lower back are more likely to get an x-ray or CT scan within 28 days if their primary physician works in a larger practice as opposed to a smaller facility, according to a study by the Center for Studying Health System Change. The center also found that patient satisfaction incentives encourage unnecessary imaging.
Government punch line defines nuclear medicine nightmare
May 28th 2009Barely three months after the Dutch High Flux Reactor at Petten in the Netherlands came back on line -- ending a half-year hiatus that threw a monkey wrench into the world supply of the technetium-generating molybdenum radioisotope -- practitioners of nuclear medicine are facing a new crisis. A shutdown at the Canadian nuclear reactor at Ontario’s Chalk River less than two weeks ago threatens to cut in half the supply of technetium to sites in the U.S.
Differing views explain why Medicare rejected CT colonography
May 28th 2009Two radically different opinions have emerged to describe why the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services decided not to extend Medicare coverage to CT colonography screening. One credits a new policy requiring efficacy data that considers the effect of proposed medical applications specifically on a Medicare population. The other cites the influence of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Program reduces medication errors during MR and CT procedures
May 27th 2009Medication errors may arise less often in a busy hospital radiology department than in other inpatient services, but they can cause more serious damage when they do happen. Radiologists at Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center came to these conclusions after evaluating 27 months of high-tech medical imaging experience. They used their data to identify the causes of errors and devise strategies to address them.
High cardiac CT exposures fall with help of Michigan consortium
May 22nd 2009A Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan consortium has shown that adopting common radiation reduction techniques can help community-based cardiac CT practices break the habit of exposing patients to extraordinary amounts of radiation.