(MedPage Today) — The use of CT colonography (CTC) for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening prevents more cancers and is more cost-effective than multitarget stool DNA testing, a simulation study suggested.
In a hypothetical 10,000-person cohort…
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CT Colonography Tops Stool DNA Testing for Colorectal Cancer Screening
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AI-Directed Breast MRI Could Lead to Faster Scan Times Without Affecting Accuracy
(MedPage Today) — Use of an artificial intelligence (AI)-directed tool for breast MRI could reduce scan times without compromising diagnostic performance, a retrospective simulation study suggested.
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Dual-Energy CT Boosts Diagnostic Accuracy in Arthritis
(MedPage Today) — Contrast-enhanced dual-energy CT (CE-DECT) helped to diagnose patients with painful and/or inflamed hand joints, researchers said.
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Viral Immunotherapy Reduces Recurrences in Early Prostate Cancer
(MedPage Today) — CHICAGO — An investigational viral immunotherapy (CAN-2409; aglatimagene besadenovec) combined with a prodrug improved disease-free survival (DFS) when added to standard curative-intent radiotherapy for newly diagnosed localized…
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FDA Authorizes AI Platform for Breast Cancer Risk Prediction
(MedPage Today) — The FDA granted de novo authorization to the first artificial intelligence (AI) program to support breast cancer risk prediction from screening mammograms.
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FFRangio Makes a Strong Impression as Wannabe FFR Alternative
(MedPage Today) — A randomized trial laid the groundwork for FFRangio, a proprietary angiography-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR) tool, as a potential gatekeeper for coronary revascularization.
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Supplementary Contrast Imaging Techniques for Dense Breasts Better Than Ultrasound
(MedPage Today) — Supplementary breast cancer imaging with abbreviated MRI and contrast-enhanced mammography detected more cancers than automated whole-breast ultrasound (ABUS) in women with normal mammograms and dense breast tissue, interim results…
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SBRT Well Tolerated After Radical Prostatectomy
(MedPage Today) — The use of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) as salvage therapy after radical prostatectomy was well tolerated, with no significant differences in urinary and bowel patient-reported outcomes compared with observations with…
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UnitedHealth Under Criminal Investigation; New CDC Cuts; AI Radiologists?
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UnitedHealth Group is being investigated by the Justice Department for possible Medicare fraud. (Reuters via Wall Street Journal)
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Similar Relief From Cancer-Related Pain With Two Radiotherapy Techniques
(MedPage Today) — Single-fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) failed to improve cancer-related bone pain in a randomized comparison with conventional radiation therapy (RT).
The complete response (CR) rate at 1 month improved from 25…