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UPDATE: Insights from the National Lung Screening Trial

A new paper published in JAMA at the end of October 2011 has suggested that annual screening with a chest X-ray has no significant effect on long-term mortality.

UPDATE: Insights from the National Lung Screening Trial

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Latest in Radiology

Claustrophobia, anxiety, virtual reality

Virtual reality in radiology

A review of recent research indicating how virtual reality systems could help reduce stress, anxiety, and claustrophobia.

by Excerpta Medica

Cochrane review: ultrasound therapies for acute fractures

The morbidity and socioeconomic cost of fractures (broken bones) is considerable. Whilst most fractures unite, between 5% to 10% of long bone…

Phantom study: reducing patient doses from PET-CT

PET has an established role in oncology and is used for the staging, restaging, and prognostication of a wide array of tumors. It can provide both…

by Nuclear Medicine Communications 2012

Latest in Cardiology

A practical guide to CVIS

How new cardiovascular information systems can help optimize the organization and continuity of cardiology care.

by Excerpta Medica

Ultrasound parameters of vascular function evaluated

Atherosclerosis represents the main cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Therefore, assessment of vascular function, mainly of…

by Heart and Vessels 2012

3D characterization of vascular disease

Ex vivo studies suggest a cutoff of 65 μm to define a fibrous‐cap (FC) thickness prone to rupture. On the contrary, in vivo studies, by…

by Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2012

Latest in Oncology

Audio interview: the need for breast screening

A leading specialist discusses the legitimacy of recent challenges to the rationale behind breast screening programs.

by Excerpta Medica

HIFU for prostate cancer: 7-years' experience

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States and Europe . The choice of…

by The Prostate 2012

Improving cervical cancer risk stratification

The Pap test, originally developed in the 1960s, is an effective method for screening women at risk for cervical cancer. The primary…

by Annals of biomedical engineering 2012

Latest in OBGYN

Detecting fetal brain anomalies: the role of MRI

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can often provide useful information when ultrasonography (US) is inconclusive. Magnetic resonance imaging gives…

by Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2011

Appropriate imaging in pregnant women with abdominal pain

Abdominal pain severe enough to prompt additional evaluation with imaging is common in pregnant patients. The causes of non-obstetric …

by Abdominal Imaging 2011

How best to measure CC length at different gestational ages

To compare the feasibility and reproducibility of transvaginal and transabdominal approaches, and 3D volume reconstruction sonography for measurement…

by Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 2012