When physicians find lung cancer at its earliest stage, survival rates climb to 95%, researchers wrote Tuesday in RSNA's Radiology. 

After full implementation, the median order-to-imaging-protocol time fell by 46%, from 23.93 minutes down to 13.02, experts detailed in JACR. 

Dunedin Hospital has since ordered an additional MRI scanner to address lagging wait times and is updating processes to better track cancer patients' progress. 

“Developing personalized surveillance programs can be beneficial for these women,” researchers detailed recently in JAMA Oncology. 

Experts see great opportunity in these data to address disparities and expand the volume of patients treated by the specialty. 

Widow Marlene Jackson accused Ohio radiologist Peter G. Knabe, MD, of negligence in failing to spot signs of lung cancer on her husband's CT scans.

The finding suggests that healthcare consumers desire greater detail in the reports, allowing them to seek further info about diseases or findings.

“As radiology strives to lessen staff call burden, generalist triage can sustain clinical service levels and reduce at-home call burnout,” experts wrote in JACR.