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Acute EOL Care Increased in Patients With Advanced Cancer

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TOPLINE: Among Medicare beneficiaries with advanced cancer, 45% had more than one acute care visit, in-hospital mortality, late receipt of systemic therapy, or hospice entry in the last 30 days of life. METHODOLOGY: Historical evidence has shown that patients with advanced cancer often receive potentially aggressive care at the end of life, including late initiation … Read more

CT-Based AI Offers Enhanced Sensitivity and Reduced Segmentation Time for Lung Tumors

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Can deep learning provide viable automation of lung tumor detection and segmentation based on computed tomography (CT) scans? For a new retrospective study, recently published in Radiology, researchers assessed the capability of a deep learning model to detect and segment lung tumors in 150 chest CT cases. The overall cohort was comprised of 41 CT … Read more