Clinical News: Page 122

Do cancer screening exams really extend patients' lives?

By Amerigo Allegretto

In what is sure to be a controversial study among cancer screening advocates, researchers from Norway have concluded that screening mammography and CT for lung cancer screening don't necessarily extend patients' lives, according to results published August 28 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

August 28, 2023

RaySearch posts second-quarter, half-year revenue increases

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RaySearch has posted second-quarter and half-year revenue increases for the period.

August 27, 2023

First patient treated in NorthStar/Clarity clinical trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The first patient has been treated using NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes' electron accelerator-generated copper-67 (Cu-67) radioisotope in Clarity Pharmaceutical's U.S.-based SARTATE peptide receptor radionuclide therapy trial.

August 27, 2023

CLS Americas inks partnership with Focalyx

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Clinical Laserthermia Systems (CLS) Americas has inked a comarketing agreement with Focalyx for image-guided focal laser ablation of prostate tumors.

August 27, 2023

AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider

By Amerigo Allegretto

August 27, 2023

Are PSMA-PET tracers equal in detecting prostate cancer?

By Will Morton

Researchers in China have provided some clarity for clinicians over which prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) radiotracer may be best for PET/CT prostate cancer imaging, according to a study published August 21 in Cancer Imaging.

August 27, 2023

Brain lesions on DWI-MRI don't necessarily imply higher stroke risk

By Kate Madden Yee

Brain lesions identified on diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) after a patient has undergone carotid revascularization don't seem to translate to higher long-term stroke risk, a study published August 24 in the journal Stroke has found.

August 27, 2023

How much radiation do children with pulmonary hypertension receive?

By Kate Madden Yee

Children with pulmonary hypertension can receive up to an average of 8.5 mSv of radiation per year from CT exams -- roughly equivalent to about three years of naturally occurring background radiation.

August 27, 2023

Philips issues radiation warning for fluoroscopy, angiography systems

By Will Morton

Philips has issued an urgent field safety notice for several of its fluoroscopy and angiography systems due to the potential of foot switches becoming stuck in the active position, resulting in unintended radiation to patients.

August 24, 2023

Shimadzu secures angiography system install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Shimadzu Medical Systems has installed a Trinias C8 unity system at Holzer Medical Center in Gallipolis, OH.

August 24, 2023

AuntMinnie.com CT Insider

By Kate Madden Yee

August 24, 2023

Are ChatGPT cancer treatment recommendations trustworthy?

By Amerigo Allegretto

Over three-fifths of treatments recommended by ChatGPT-3.5 Turbo are at least partially not concordant with National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines, a study published August 24 in JAMA Oncology found.

August 24, 2023

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