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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
FFDM magnification causes problems with lesion measurement
By Kate Madden Yee
One of the great things about full-field digital mammography (FFDM) is the ability to manipulate images in ways not possible with hard-copy analog film. But one image manipulation tool can produce inaccurate measurements of lesion size.
February 1, 2010
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By Kate Madden Yee
January 27, 2010
Preoperative CT may reduce negative appendectomies in women
By Eric Barnes
A 10-year review of more than 1,000 patients at a North Carolina hospital found that preoperative CT scans may reduce unnecessary surgeries in women of reproductive age with suspected acute appendicitis, according to an article published in the February issue of Radiology.
January 27, 2010
Breast arterial calcs may not indicate coronary heart disease
By Kate Madden Yee
The presence of breast arterial calcifications on a screening mammogram doesn't necessarily signify that a woman has coronary heart disease, according to a new study published in the February issue of Radiology.
January 26, 2010
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Sectra readies ECR introductions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra will showcase new PACS and digital mammography technology at the upcoming European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in March.
January 25, 2010
Color Doppler US predicts survival of breast cancer patients
By Erik L. Ridley
Color Doppler ultrasound indices can predict disease-free survival of breast cancer patients during neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to research published in the European Journal of Radiology.
January 25, 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
ACRIN: Digital mammography delivers less radiation than analog
By Kate Madden Yee
Although the differences between full-field digital mammography and film-screen mammography in terms of compression force are small, FFDM delivers much less radiation than analog mammography, according to a study to be published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 20, 2010
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Naviscan signs Florida client
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan has installed a positron emission mammography scanner at First Coast Oncology in Jacksonville, FL.
January 19, 2010
U-Systems adds site to clinical study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer U-Systems has signed Radiology Regional Center in Naples, FL, as a site participating in the company's somo-InSIGHT clinical study.
January 19, 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
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