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DWI, PET/CT help in rectal cancer detection and assessment
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, December 1 | 12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m. | SSA07-09 | Room E450AItalian researchers have found that diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) offers higher specificity than PET/CT in rectal cancer patients, especially in cases of active inflammatory tissue, but PET/CT has a higher sensitivity and can detect distant metastasis.
November 6, 2013
DWI-MRI is key for rectal cancer patient follow-up
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, December 1 | 11:55 a.m.-12:05 p.m. | SSA07-08 | Room E450ADiffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) can be useful for following up patients after primary rectal cancer surgery or nonsurgical treatment, and it can help detect locally recurrent disease.
November 6, 2013
DCE-MRI appears accurate for soft-tissue tumor biopsy
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, December 1 | 11:45 a.m.-11:55 a.m. | SSA14-07 | Room E451BA preliminary study by Austrian researchers indicates that soft-tissue tumor biopsy can be performed accurately and safely using dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) 3-tesla MRI.
November 6, 2013
Endoscopy with MRI accurately assesses rectal cancer after chemoradiation
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, December 1 | 11:45 a.m.-11:55 a.m. | SSA07-07 | Room E450ADutch researchers have achieved high accuracy by combining endoscopy, T2-weighted MRI, and diffusion-weighted MRI to assess response to chemoradiation in rectal cancer patients.
November 6, 2013
MRI sequences aid cancer detection in sarcoma patients
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, December 1 | 11:05 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | SSA14-03 | Room E451BAdding functional MRI sequences to a routine scanning protocol increases specificity and could reduce unnecessary biopsies and anxiety for sarcoma patients, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University.
November 6, 2013
Medic Vision wins 2 SafeCT contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medic Vision has signed agreements with two healthcare purchasing organizations for its SafeCT image enhancement software.
November 5, 2013
Acusphere taps new chief development officer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound contrast developer Acusphere has appointed a new chief development officer.
November 5, 2013
Eckert & Ziegler acquires brachytherapy firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eckert & Ziegler BEBIG, the medical device division of Eckert & Ziegler, has acquired a brachytherapy firm.
November 5, 2013
ContextVision takes global MRI orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image enhancement developer ContextVision has received orders from five MRI manufacturers for its GOPView MRI2 Plus software.
November 5, 2013
Unfors RaySafe debuts RaySafe X2 Prestige
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Testing instruments developer Unfors RaySafe has launched its new RaySafe X2 Prestige device for x-ray quality assurance.
November 5, 2013
FFDM finds more high-risk lesions: But is that a good thing?
By Kate Madden Yee
Transitioning from analog mammography to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) is associated with a threefold increase in the detection of high-risk lesions. But it can also result in oversurveillance and overtreatment, according to a new study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
November 5, 2013
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Road to RSNA 2013: Digital X-Ray Preview
By Rebekah Moan
The scientific sessions, poster presentations, and refresher courses at RSNA 2013 will reflect x-ray's staying power. Topics to be covered include ensuring proper exposure, optimizing radiation dose, digital tomosynthesis, image postprocessing, and more.
November 5, 2013
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