Los escáneres del tórax para enfermedades respiratorias también pueden detectar problemas cardiacos
LUNES, 13 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Indicar unos escáneres cardiacos especiales antes de una cirugía mayor para medir los riesgos quizá sea innecesario, sugiere un estudio reciente.Los investigadores encontraron que, en su lugar, los ciruja…
Learn MoreChest Scans for Respiratory Ills Can Also Spot Heart Trouble
MONDAY, March 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ordering special heart scans before a major surgery to gauge risks may be unnecessary, a new study suggests.Researchers found that surgeons can instead estimate patients’ risk of heart attack or death by revi…
Learn MoreChest CT Prior to Stem Cell Transplant Beneficial for Spotting Abnormalities
FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pretransplant screening chest computed tomography (CT) is beneficial for identifying abnormalities before allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (alloHSCT), according to a study published online Feb. 3 i…
Learn MoreDeep Learning Model Aids Differentiation of Colon Cancer, Acute Diverticulitis
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A three-dimensional (3-D) convolutional neural network (CNN) can be used as an artificial intelligence (AI) support system for differentiating colon carcinoma (CC) and acute diverticulitis (AD) on computed tom…
Learn MoreMRI-Guided Radiotherapy Bests CT Guidance for Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided radiotherapy offers significant benefit over computed tomography (CT)-guided therapy for treatment of prostate cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 12 i…
Learn MoreModel Can Accurately Predict Future Lung Cancer Risk From Low-Dose CT
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A deep learning model can accurately predict future lung cancer risk from a single low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scan, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology…
Learn MoreNonphysician Practitioners More Likely to Use Contrast Media for CT
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) are more likely to use contrast media for ordered computed tomography (CT) examinations, according to a study published online Dec. 12 in the Journal of the American Colleg…
Learn MoreMore Frequent Scans Not Linked to Improved Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For veterans with pathologic stage I non-small cell lung cancer receiving surgery, more frequent surveillance after surgery is not associated with improved survival, according to a study published online Nov…
Learn MoreTop Medical Groups, Hospitals Urge Better Access to Lung Cancer Screening
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Screening tests routinely catch cases of breast and colon cancer early, but a screening test for lung cancer is sorely underused in high-risk people and that needs to change, more than 50 cancer organization…
Learn MoreAI Tool Can Identify Pancreatic Cancer on CT Scans
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A deep learning (DL)-based tool may help detect pancreatic cancer on computed tomography (CT) scans, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in Radiology.Po-Ting Chen, M.D., from the National Taiwan…
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