New results from the Dutch-Belgian Randomized Lung Cancer Screening (NELSON) trial have reaffirmed that CT lung cancer screening can significantly reduce mortality for high-risk smokers, producing a 26% mortality reduction in men. By Abraham Kim, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

Researchers from the U.K. have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm capable of accurately detecting and rating the severity of brain lesions on CT scans of patients presenting with stroke or dementia. By Abraham Kim, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

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Congratulations Klaire Garnica, Head of CT at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney and her talented team for reaching 10,000 cardiac scans TODAY. A milestone for everyone involved, especially all the patients who have undergone exams on their personal journeys to better health.

Several diagnostic dilemmas are explored including challenges with the recent IPF diagnosis and management guidelines (2011), as well as with the ‘difficult to characterise’ fibrosing diseases such as smoking-related lung fibrosis, unclassifiable disease and acute exacerbations of fibrosing lung disease.

Medical Benefits Reviews Task Group Diagnostic Imaging Review Team Department of Health and Ageing. As part of the 2009-10 Budget, the Australian Government announced a review of funding arrangements for diagnostic imaging, to ensure that the Government is paying the right amount in the right way to support access for patients to quality diagnostic imaging...