Breaking news on radiology
Recommended Breast Screening MRI Not Followed Through published
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
A study of 64,659 women, recently published in the journal Academic Radiology, found that while 1,246 of these women were at high enough breast cancer risk to recommend additional screening with MRI, only 173 of these women returned to the clinic within a year for the additional screening...
CPOE System With Clinical Decision Support For Radiology Successfully Implemented By Large Hospital published
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST
In an effort to reduce the inappropriate use of medical imaging and improve quality of care, a large, tertiary-care hospital has successfully implemented a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system with clinical decision support for radiology, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology...
Cyberknife Radiation Successful For Treating Tigeminal Neuralgia published
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PST
A small study published online in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery shows that a technique in which highly concentrated beams of radiation are used, known as Cyberknife, can relieve the stabbing pain of the facial nerve condition trigeminal neuralgia...
Accuracy Of Mammogram Readings Improved With Visual Nudge published
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
In 2011 - to the consternation of women everywhere - a systematic review of randomized clinical trials showed that routine mammography was of little value to younger women at average or low risk of breast cancer...
Head And Neck Cancer Recurrences Detected Earlier By Routine Follow-Up Scans published
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Routine use of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans in head and neck cancer patient follow-up can detect local recurrences before they become clinically apparent and may improve the outcome of subsequent salvage therapy, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM...
Creation Of New Atomic X-Ray Laser Offers Potential For New Medicines, Devices And Materials published
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Lab scientists and international collaborators have created the shortest, purest X-ray laser pulses ever achieved, fulfilling a 45-year-old prediction and ultimately opening the door to new medicines, devices and materials...
Too Many CT Scans Performed In The ER For Dizziness published
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Performing CT scans in the emergency department for patients experiencing dizziness may not be worth the expense - an important finding from Henry Ford Hospital researchers as hospitals across the country look for ways to cut costs without sacrificing patient care...
Brachytherapy Alone Or In Combination With External Beam Radiation Therapy May Be An Effective Option For High-Risk Prostate Cancers published
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Brachytherapy for high-risk prostate cancers patients has historically been considered a less effective modality, but a new study from radiation oncologists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson suggests otherwise...
In HIV-Positive Patients, Standard Treatments For Head And Neck Cancer Are Less Effective published
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:00:00 PST
Radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy is less effective for patients with HIV when compared to the recurrence and overall survival rates in patients who do not have HIV, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM. Treating head and neck cancer in HIV-positive patients is a challenge for oncologists...
Long-Term Positive Results From Radiation Plus Chemotherapy For Head And Neck Cancer Patients published
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:00:00 PST
A select subgroup of advanced head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation therapy plus the chemotherapy drug cisplatin had more positive outcomes than patients treated with radiation therapy alone and continued to show positive results 10 years post-treatment, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM...
IMRT Improves Head And Neck Cancer Patients' Long-Term Quality Of Life published
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:00:00 PST
Patients treated with IMRT for head and neck cancer report an increasingly better quality of life post-treatment when compared to patients receiving other forms of radiation therapy, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, sponsored by AHNS, ASCO, ASTRO and SNM...
Iodine Usage In Scans Affects Thyroid Function published
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:00 PST
Using iodinated contrast media in imaging scans has been linked to alterations in thyroid function, which in turn raises the risk of developing hyperthyroidism, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, reported in Archives of Internal Medicine...
Use Of Iodinated Contrast Media In Imaging Procedures Appears To Affect Thyroid Function published
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST
Exposure to iodinated contrast media during imaging procedures is associated with changes in thyroid function, and increased risk of developing hyperthyroidism, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Iodinated contrast media (ICM) are commonly administered pharmaceutical agents," the authors write as background information...
Oxygen Starvation Reverses Radiation-Induced Damage To Brain Tissue In Mouse Model published
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Treating brain tumors with whole brain radiation therapy can damage healthy brain tissue, but a new study in mice reveals that limiting the oxygen supply, or hypoxia, can alleviate some of the cognitive impairment caused by the radiation. The results are reported in the online journal PLoS ONE...
Novel Approach To View Inner Workings Of Viruses published
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Since the discovery of the microscope, scientists have tried to visualize smaller and smaller structures to provide insights into the inner workings of human cells, bacteria and viruses...
Optimizing Radiation Dose In Pediatric CT: Pointers Offered By Experts published
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
An article in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology summarizes methods for radiation dose optimization in pediatric computed tomography (CT) scans. Approximately seven to eight million CT examinations are performed for various pediatric clinical indications per year in the United States...
In Hospital In-Patient Setting, Uninsured Receive Same Quantity, Value Of Imaging Services As Insured published
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
Insurance status doesn't affect the quantity (or value) of imaging services received by patients in a hospital, in-patient setting, according to a study in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Approximately 51 million Americans, or 16.7 percent of the population, were without health insurance for some or all of 2009...
Cellphone And Wireless Risks - Experts Criticize The Economist's Coverage published
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PST
A critique, entitled "The Economist - and the Truth About Microwave Radiation Emitted from Wireless Technologies", of a report published in the The Economist (9/3/11), "Worrying about Wireless", has been published by experts in public health, neurosurgery, toxicology, oncology, electronic engineering, epidemiology, and cardiology from the USA, the UK, Sweden, Austria, Finland, ...
COPD Patients At Increased Risk For Exacerbations Identified By Quantitative CT published
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST
National Jewish Health researchers and their colleagues in the COPDGene research consortium report that a computerized form of radiology, known as quantitative CT, can offer valuable prognostic information for patients and doctors beyond the standard breathing tests most commonly used to evaluate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
Wayne State Study Finds Soybean Compounds Enhances Effects Of Cancer Radiotherapy published
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
A Wayne State University researcher has shown that compounds found in soybeans can make radiation treatment of lung cancer tumors more effective while helping to preserve normal tissue. A team led by Gilda Hillman, Ph.D...
Advantages And Motivations Uncertain Behind Use Of Brachytherapy For Breast Cancer Radiotherapy published
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
Accelerated partial breast irradiation using brachytherapy (APBIb) for the treatment of breast cancer has been rapidly increasing over the last several years in the U.S. as an alternative to standard whole-breast irradiation (WBI), according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...
Potential To Double The Efficacy Of Radiation Therapy published
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
Scientists may have a way to double the efficacy and reduce the side effects of radiation therapy. Georgia Health Sciences University scientists have devised a way to reduce lung cancer cells' ability to repair the lethal double-strand DNA breaks caused by radiation therapy. "Radiation is a great therapy - the problem is the side effects," said Dr. William S...
Mobile MIM Receives Second FDA 510(k) Clearance, Adds X-Ray And Radiation Oncology published
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PST
MIM Software Inc., a leading global provider of medical imaging software, announced today that Mobile MIM™ has received its second FDA 510(k) clearance for the release of its new version, Mobile MIM 3.0. Mobile MIM is now cleared for diagnostic X-ray and ultrasound viewing, as well as radiation treatment plan review and approval. Mobile MIM 3...
Radiotherapy Clinics Of Georgia Present Prostate Cancer Lecture Series published
Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia has announced the details of their Prostate Cancer Lecture Series presented by the physicians of Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia in January. These courses enable the public to become better educated about prostate cancer and treatment options. All Prostate Cancer Lecture Series seminars are offered free to the public and begin with a light dinner at 5 p.m...
Cancer Spread Can Be Predicted Through Molecular Markers published
Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST
Molecular markers found in cancer cells that have spread from a primary tumor to a limited number of distant sites can help physicians predict which patients with metastatic cancer will benefit from aggressive, targeted radiation therapy...
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