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.

Phase II trial suggests radiation could ward off complications of bone lesions and extend overall survival for patients with advanced cancers

News | Radiation Therapy

Radiation Therapy for High-risk, Asymptomatic Bone Metastases May Prevent Pain and Prolong Life

October 23, 2022 — Treating high-risk, asymptomatic bone metastases with radiation may reduce painful complications and ...

October 23, 2022

A cohort study of more than one million people has found that most persons screened for lung cancer meet U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) criteria

News | Lung Imaging

Most Persons Screened for Lung Cancer Meet USPSTF Criteria, But Adherence to Follow-Up Screening Low

October 20, 2022 — A cohort study of more than one million people has found that most persons screened for lung cancer ...

October 20, 2022

Ground-breaking research funded by National Cancer Institute

News | Radiation Oncology

UTHealth Houston Study: Lower Cancer Screening Rates Differ by Region, Tied to Social Vulnerability

September 28, 2022 — Populations in U.S. counties defined as more vulnerable based on social factors including ...

September 28, 2022

A look inside the imaging industry’s efforts to enhance lung cancer screenings

Feature | Lung Imaging | By Christine Book

Special Report on Lung Cancer and Screening Initiatives

“Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in men and in women, and it all boils down to how it is detected and when it is ...

September 16, 2022

Research has potential to address significant unmet need, identify biomarkers that determine response to treatment

News | Lung Imaging

Mount Sinai Awarded Three-Year Grant to Explore Therapeutic Approaches to KRAS Mutant Lung Tumors

August 10, 2022 — Mount Sinai is leading a team of lung cancer researchers that has been awarded a three-year, $500,000 ...

August 10, 2022

Dr. Milena Cavic, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia

News | Lung Imaging

IASLC Early Detection and Screening Committee to Report on Global Obstacles to Lung Cancer Screening

August 8, 2022 — Representatives from the Diagnostics Working Group of the IASLC Early Detection and Screening Committee ...

August 08, 2022

News | Lung Imaging

New Recommendations Aim to Ease Patient Access to Lung Cancer Clinical Trials

August 8, 2022 — A clinical trial is only as powerful as its participants. For years, researchers have struggled to fill ...

August 08, 2022

$Images show airway metrics. (A) Noncontrast-enhanced axial view chest CT image shows cross sections of segmental airways. (B) Inset shows segmented airway wall (green) and airway lumen (pink). (C) Segmented airway tree with color-coded branches. The resulting total airway count (TAC) and airway fractal dimension (AFD) are shown in C.$

News | Lung Imaging

Smaller Lung Airways May Increase COPD Risk in Women

August 3, 2022 — Structural differences in lung airways between men and women may be the cause of differences in chronic ...

August 03, 2022

Ochsner Health has announced that the recipient of the 37th Annual Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Disease is Claudia Henschke, Ph.D., M.D. Director, Early Lung and Cardiac Action Program (ELCAP) and Professor of Radiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, N.Y.

News | Lung Imaging

Professor of Radiology at the Icahn School of Medicine Receives the 37th Annual Alton Ochsner Award

August 2, 2022 — Ochsner Health has announced that the recipient of the 37th Annual Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking ...

August 02, 2022

The American Lung Association created LUNG FORCE, a national movement to defeat lung cancer, the leading cancer killer of women and men.

Feature | Lung Imaging

American Lung Association Addresses Awareness on World Lung Cancer Day

August 1, 2022 — In recognition of World Lung Cancer Day, the American Lung Association announced new patient resources ...

August 01, 2022

KA Imaging, a company that develops innovative X-ray imaging solutions, announced the initial results from a study examining the diagnostic value of single-exposure dual-energy subtraction radiography in lung lesion detection

News | Lung Imaging

KA Imaging’s Reveal 35C Images Shown to Increase Lung Lesion Visibility

July 13, 2022 — KA Imaging, a company that develops innovative X-ray imaging solutions, announced the initial results ...

July 13, 2022

Enabling lung cancer screening with iBiopsy AI-based software as medical device

News | ECR

Median Technologies to Participate in the 2022 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) on iBiopsy

July 12, 2022 — Median Technologies (ALMDT) announced that the company will be participating in the 2022 European ...

July 12, 2022

Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world, with 2.2 million new cases and around 1.8 million deaths in 2020 alone

News | Lung Imaging

Lung Cancer: When Radiotherapy Fails

July 6, 2022 — Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world, with 2.2 million new cases and around 1.8 million ...

July 06, 2022

A grant from the National Cancer Institute will build on Penn’s pioneering role in the use of intraoperative imaging technology that makes it easier and safer to remove tumors on or in the lungs

News | Lung Imaging

Penn Medicine Awarded $9 million to Advance Study of Technology That Lights Up Lung Cancer Tumors

June 29, 2022 — Building on Penn Medicine’s years of research and use of imaging technology that illuminates tumor ...

June 29, 2022

The authors used a questionnaire to collect in three rural districts data on symptoms and clinical characteristics after COVID-19, with the focus on symptoms after 12 weeks.

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The Effects of Long COVID

June 27, 2022 — Three articles and an accompanying editorial provide information on the effects of Long COVID in the ...

June 28, 2022

William van Kampen, Xoran Chief Technology Officer and principal investigator on the project.

News | Lung Imaging

Xoran Technologies Starts Work on Phase 2 of Mobile Lung CT NIH Grant

June 24, 2022 — Xoran Technologies announced they have begun work on Phase 2 of their mobile lung grant with the goal to ...

June 24, 2022

After less than two years of data collection and processing, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has successfully delivered over 30,000 de-identified imaging exams to the Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center (MIDRC), an open-access platform which publishes data to be used for research.

News | Radiology Imaging

RSNA MIDRC Data Contribution Hits 30,000

June 21, 2022 — After less than two years of data collection and processing, the Radiological Society of North America ...

June 21, 2022

Platform displayed within additional image series to interpreting radiologist

News | Artificial Intelligence

AI Saves One Hour of Daily Chest CT Interpretation Time in Prospective Randomized Study

June 14, 2022 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), incorporating AI support into clinical ...

June 14, 2022

The radiology online learning platform from DetectedX has shown a 34% improvement in the accuracy of diagnosing difficult cases

News | Breast Imaging

DetectedX Selected by BreastCheck to Provide On-Demand, Web-Based Educational Services

June 9, 2022 — DetectedX announced that it has been selected by the National Breast Screening Programme in Ireland ...

June 09, 2022

CMDR Series and Impact System Now Available with qXR by Qure.ai

News | Digital Radiography (DR)

AI Software Included on Portable Digital Radiography Systems from MinXray

June 8, 2022 — MinXray continues to enhance the diagnostic capabilities of its digital radiography systems with the ...

June 08, 2022