Dear AuntMinnie Member,
CT lung cancer screening is becoming an accepted test in the U.S., thanks largely to Medicare reimbursement for the procedure. But what's the best way to perform screening, and which patient groups should be targeted?
We're addressing these questions this week with new articles in our CT Community. First up is an article from the just-concluded American Thoracic Society meeting in San Francisco, where pulmonologist Dr. Renda Soylemez Wiener of Boston University gave a talk on how to make CT lung screening more efficient. Read about her thoughts by clicking here.
Next up is our coverage of an article published May 15 in the Journal of the American Medical Association on shortcomings in the current criteria being used to determine who should be screened. A research group found that tweaking existing guidelines based on age and smoking history could save 9,000 additional lives over five years. Get the details by clicking here.
Get these stories and more in our CT Community at ct.auntminnie.com.
Healing sonographer shoulder pain
Our popular Living Pain-Free series by Doug Wuebben and Mark Roozen has helped many sonographers alleviate the pain they experience from ultrasound scanning. This week, they start a new series addressing one of the most prevalent areas of pain: the shoulders and neck.
Our first article reviews the muscles and bones of the shoulder and neck area, explaining their importance in supporting and enabling motion in a variety of directions. Get started by clicking here.
When you're done, don't forget about the free 49-page PDF that compiles 17 articles by Mr. Wuebben and Mr. Roozen that were previously published on AuntMinnie.com. You can access the PDF by clicking here.
Before you leave the community, click here for an article on a Canadian keepsake ultrasound center that is being accused of giving multiple pregnant women the same 3D ultrasound image of their fetuses. A similar situation happened in Australia last year -- should the U.S. Food and Drug Administration consider tighter regulation of the industry in the U.S.?
MRI for appendicitis
Finally, make sure to drop by our MRI Community for an article on how MRI with a faster, contrast-free scanning protocol could be a better option for patients with suspected appendicitis than CT or ultrasound. That article is available by clicking here, or visit the community at mri.auntminnie.com.
