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Late-stage breast cancer incidence increasing in U.S. women

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Our research is showing that we are missing opportunities to diagnose disease early, Monticciolo told AuntMinnie.com. The incidence of distant-stage breast cancer increased between 2004 and 2021 for the following: Asian women (APC, 2.90%; p White women meanwhile had an incident increase from 2004 to 2012 with an APC of 1.68%; (p = 0.01).

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CT imaging markers flag diabetes, cardiometabolic disease risk

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"The results are encouraging as they demonstrate the potential of expanding the role of CT imaging from conventional disease diagnosis to opportunistic proactive screening," study senior author Seungho Ryu, MD, PhD, also of Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, said in a statement released by the RSNA.

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ARRS: Dartmouth poster wins for CVD risk prediction potential using mammograms

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A scientific poster on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction using fat-enlarged axillary nodes visualized on screening mammograms won the Summa Cum Laude Award at the 124th American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.

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PET/CT predicts relapse in patients with ovarian cancer

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Up to 80% of women with the disease who respond to first-line chemotherapy relapse within 18 months, the authors explained. The group analyzed data from 47 patients diagnosed with advanced HGSOC who underwent pretreatment scans at their center between 2012 and 2020. The study was published February 19 in Cancers. DEED, Attribution 4.0

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Auburn installs Siemens Magnetom 7T MRI scanner

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The scanner replaces the college's previous 7T system, installed in 2012 and removed, which was an investigational-only device. The university said acquiring the new scanner was the result of a gift from Auburn engineering alumnus Thomas Walter and his wife, Jean.

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Lymphoscintigraphy underused in the U.S. to diagnose lymphedema

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Lymphedema is a chronic disease of the lymphatic system caused by the accumulation of proteins in the interstitium, ultimately leading to inflammation, and can be caused by damage to the lymphatic system from surgery or radiation treatment, the authors explained. The disease is a particular concern among cancer patients, they noted.

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Anderson wins SNMMI's Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer award

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Her research also contributed to FDA approval of Lu-177 DOTATATE for treating neuroendocrine tumors; recently, she and collaborators developed a PET imaging agent for vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease, which has been approved for human studies by the FDA as an Investigational New Drug (IND).