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.
October 29th 2024
The AI-enabled AutoChamber software also garnered the FDA’s breakthrough device designation for opportunistic detection of enlarged heart chambers on non-contrast CT scans.
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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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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The window expands for more effective stroke treatment
May 1st 2006Buffalo psychologist Jamie Shiffner, Ph.D., beat the odds. The acute stroke patient was lucky enough to have everything go right after being struck down. With ischemic stroke, time is brain. Within moments of Shiffner's collapse at home on the evening of April 11, 2005, millions of neurons in his brain began dying every minute. The left side of Shiffner's body went numb, and attempts to talk resulted in nonsense phrases.
Cutting CT dose stands out as necessary but difficult challenge
April 28th 2006The typical CT exam exposes patients to the equivalent of between 100 and 250 chest x-rays. This fact escapes most physicians, including radiologists, according to Dianna D. Cody, Ph.D., chief of radiologic physics at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Speedy 64-slice CT assesses regional cardiac function
April 27th 2006Current 64-slice CT scanners with improved temporal resolution enable detection of subtle regional changes in good correlation with clinical reference standards, according to a study presented this month at the annual meeting of the Society for Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance.
Hologic bids $220 million for CAD pioneer
April 26th 2006Less than a week after going public with its intent to acquire Suros Surgical, Hologic announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire R2 Technology, the acknowledged pioneer of computer-aided detection. The stock swap is valued at $220 million. With the Suros deal (valued at $240 million) already on the table, Hologic now has about a half-billion dollars in transactions in the works.
Coronary CTA stays robust despite missing data
April 26th 2006Coronary CT angiography has clocked impressive numbers to detect or rule out coronary artery stenosis. But do these numbers hold up when uninterpretable data are factored into the results? The answer is yes and no, according to a study presented at the annual meeting this month of the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance.
Spin-off touts algorithms to speed processing
April 25th 2006The reconstruction of CT data lags far behind acquisition, creating a gulf that widens with each new generation of scanners. The problem is most pronounced on the leading edge of clinical use: cardiovascular, fluoroscopic, and interventional applications.
CT industry sets revenue records in 2005
April 20th 2006Revenue from the delivery of new CT units in the U.S. last year grew 15% compared with the previous year, and unit volume rose about 3%, making 2005 the best sales year in the history of the modality. The availability of 64-slice scanners capable of coronary CT angiography led the industry to those heights. This year, however, vendors are just hoping to hold onto last year’s gains.
Report from SCBT/MR: Rads see right heart clearly during CTA
April 5th 2006A new three-phase contrast administration protocol that involves the simultaneous injection of contrast and saline during coronary CT angiography allows improved visualization of the right heart, according to researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina.
February FDA clearances slacken in number and significance
April 2nd 2006Vendors are off to a slow start this year in terms of FDA clearances, managing just 17 in February for a total of 38 for 2006. Only once in the last six years has the industry done worse: In 2004, FDA reviewers cleared just 35 devices in the first two months of the year.
Imagers explore PET/CT for lung cancer diagnosis
April 2nd 2006Challenges remain for PET/CT in diagnosing lung cancer. Key among them is bolstering detection without increasing false positives. But in several studies presented at the 2005 RSNA meeting, researchers explored the quantitative data derived by the hybrid technique, and their findings could move PET/CT closer to practical use for this application.
Feds appraise the value of nuclear medicine research
April 2nd 2006The government plans to spend nearly $800,000 to determine the strategic importance of nuclear medicine research, according to National Institutes of Health chief Dr. Elias Zerhouni. Society of Nuclear Medicine president Dr. Peter Conti is encouraged about the initiative.
Splash created by 64-slice CT obscures other radiology advances
April 2nd 2006No development since I began covering medical imaging in late 1997 has generated the level of excitement and potential for change as the 64-slice CT scanner. Plenty has happened in those years: the flourishing of CAD and virtual colonoscopy, 3T MR and parallel processing, continued advancements in ultrasound, PET/CT and SPECT/CT fusion imaging, and the ascendancy of PACS and imaging informatics.
64-slice CT enters clinical practice realm
April 2nd 2006After installing a 64-slice CT system at Metroplex Hospital in Killeen, TX, radiologists invited asymptomatic referring physicians to undergo a free heart scan and experience the new technology firsthand. After a coronary CT angiogram, three of the doctors left with an appreciation for the new scanner- along with a diagnosis of heart disease.
Dose concerns sway use of MR, CT in colon, brain
April 2nd 2006Among European radiologists, concerns about ionizing radiation exposure give MR an edge in specific applications, including colorectal cancer screening in younger patient populations. But in the U.S., such concerns have not dampened enthusiasm for CT, particularly in neurovascular studies.
‘Filet view’ software streamlines CT colonography
March 22nd 2006Imaging reconstruction software that “unfolds” the colon wall flat could greatly shorten reading time for CT colonography. Researchers from Argentina have found no significant differences in diagnostic accuracy between the “filet view” and conventional CTC in the first study comparing both virtual colonoscopy techniques.
Cardiac software promises boost in cardiac CT productivity
March 20th 2006New software from GE Healthcare can cut the average time needed to read a coronary CT angiogram to less than five minutes. Early use at Tennessee Heart and Vascular of the CardIQ Xpress, unveiled March 13 at the American College of Cardiology conference, resulted in physician reviews of 10 to 12 cardiac CTAs per hour.
CT, MR edge ultrasound in PVD utility, but CT wins on cost
March 5th 2006CT and MR angiography both provided more clinically useful information than duplex ultrasound in screening peripheral vascular disease. But when costs are factored in, CT emerged as the clear leader, according to a four-hospital study conducted in the Netherlands and described Saturday.
MR colonography evolves to meet screening needs
March 3rd 2006MR colonography has yet to capture radiologists’ imagination to the same extent as CT. But the radiation-free exam has a bright future, especially if stool tagging techniques can avoid the need for bowel cleansing, according to speakers from the U.S. and Greece at ECR on Friday.