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FDG-PET falls short in assessing some para-aortic lymph node metastases
By Wayne Forrest
While FDG-PET performs well in detecting para-aortic lymph node (PALN) metastasis among patients with a relatively high probability of the disease, the modality falls short in evaluating para-aortic lymph nodes based solely on cervical cancer, according to a new study in the March Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
March 14, 2010
Prenatal MRI discovers often-misdiagnosed genetic disease
By Wayne Forrest
In what is believed to be a first in the U.S., radiologists at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Stanford, CA, have used prenatal MRI to detect a rare genetic disease in a newborn.
March 9, 2010
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Digisonics upgrades products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics has upgraded its OB-View and OB-Windows image management and structured reporting systems.
February 7, 2010
Cervical cancer RT causes pelvic fractures, study suggests
By Cynthia E. Keen
Postmenopausal women who are older and thinner are more susceptible to developing pelvic fractures following radiation therapy (RT) for cervical cancer than younger, premenopausal women with larger body mass indexes, if patients treated at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center over a six-year span are representative.
February 1, 2010
Combined treatments improve inoperable cervical cancer outcomes
By Cynthia E. Keen
Providing both chemotherapy and radiation therapy to women with locally advanced cervical cancer improves their chances of survival, according to a new report from the Cochrane Collaboration.
January 21, 2010
Cochrane: Doppler US improves outcomes in high-risk pregnancies
By Erik L. Ridley
The use of Doppler ultrasound to monitor fetal health during high-risk pregnancies improves outcomes by decreasing the number of both cesarean sections and perinatal deaths, according to a new meta-analysis from the Cochrane Collaboration.
January 19, 2010
InSightec gets Japanese clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec said that its ExAblate MR-guided focused ultrasound system has received clearance from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare for the treatment of women with uterine fibroids.
January 12, 2010
Hologic targets cervical cancer screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic is expanding its Promise to Me women's health initiative.
January 11, 2010
Study finds sharp rise in prenatal ultrasound use in Canada
By Rosemary Frei
There was a 55% increase in the rate of ultrasound utilization among pregnant women between 1996 and 2006 in the Canadian province of Ontario, according to a study published online January 4 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
January 6, 2010
DNA defect predicts RT outcome for endometrial cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) may not be an effective treatment for women diagnosed with endometrioid endometrial cancer whose tumors have a DNA deficiency, according to preliminary research from the Canary Institute for Cancer Research in Las Palmas, Spain.
January 5, 2010
MRI aids US in detecting placenta accreta in pregnant women
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego are recommending the use of MRI to detect placenta accreta when ultrasound exams prove inconclusive. Their study found that MRI is a useful and accurate adjunct to ultrasound to diagnose the potentially life-threatening condition.
January 5, 2010
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CMS expands cervical cancer coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has given final approval for coverage of one FDG-PET exam for the initial staging of patients with biopsy-proven cervical cancer.
November 10, 2009
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