Radiation Oncology/Therapy: Page 458

Epix, InSightec, Brigham and Women's team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Epix Medical and MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound firm InSightec have agreed to investigate the use of Epix's MS-325 contrast agent to facilitate the MRI-guided treatment of tumors.
March 11, 2001
Demand surges for uterine fibroid embolization
By Edward Susman
SAN ANTONIO -- Women are revolting against gynecologists who refuse to provide uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) instead of hysterectomies, according to a presentation at the 26th annual scientific meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (SCVIR).
March 4, 2001
MRI and SPECT garner high marks for glioma grading
By Shalmali Pal
VIENNA - In a comparison of gadolinium contrast-enhanced MRI and 123I-IMT SPECT for the preoperative grading of malignant gliomas, MRI fared slightly better, but both modalities proved efficient for noninvasive imaging.
March 4, 2001
MR perfusion helps diagnose brain lesions
By Eric Barnes
In traditional MRI, both cerebral abscesses and high-grade tumors can be depicted as rim-enhancing lesions, rendering them indistinguishable. But researchers at Duke University say MR perfusion imaging can tell the two apart, based on tumors' increased vascularity.
February 15, 2001
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Radiolabeled breast cancer agent to begin clinical evaluation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Cancer Center have filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration to begin investigational clinical evaluation of a radiolabeled agent.
February 13, 2001
ADAC gets FDA nod for IMRT software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine and radiation therapy firm has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its P3IMRT intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) inverse planning software.
February 11, 2001
Histograms: the next step towards rapid tumor measurement?
By Eric Barnes
Precise tumor volume measurement is critical in cancer therapy, but most measurement techniques are still slow and labor-intensive. Now researchers at the University of Chicago say histograms may be accurate enough to help bridge the gap between today's manual measurements and the fully automated future.
January 30, 2001
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Nycomed acquires Bruker contrast injector
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Today Nycomed Amersham Imaging announced its acquisition of the Bruker Tomojet power injector system from Swiss firm Bruker.
January 23, 2001
UK installs first Primus linear accelerator
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 16, 2001
Theragenics adds distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
January 4, 2001
Abbott Northwestern uses 3-D ultrasound on prostate cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
December 28, 2000
Advanced Magnetics seeks new Feridex uses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
December 27, 2000
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