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Radiation oncologist charged with embezzling funds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A San Jose radiation oncologist has been accused of embezzling $46,000 meant for cancer research and using it to pay his phone and credit card bills, as well as his parents' mortgage, according a story reported by NBC Bay Area.
September 9, 2013
Whole-body MRI may predict heart attack, stroke in diabetics
By Wayne Forrest
Whole-body MRI can detect vascular changes in patients with diabetes that can signal an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a new study by German researchers published online September 10 in Radiology.
September 9, 2013
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PET index predicts likelihood of dementia within 3 years
By Wayne Forrest
California researchers have developed a quantitative index based on functional brain data from PET scans to predict with a high degree of accuracy whether people with mild cognitive impairment will progress to dementia within three years.
September 9, 2013
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Report: Barriers may slow molecular imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global molecular imaging probe market is expected to grow modestly due to a variety of barriers that are hindering faster growth, according to a new market research report.
September 8, 2013
ACR, SBI praise Cancer mammo screening study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) lauded a study on the effectiveness of mammography screening that was published online September 9 in Cancer.
September 8, 2013
ASCO BCS: Simplified protocol improves breast MRI screening
By Kate Madden Yee
SAN FRANCISCO - A streamlined protocol for breast MRI could make the modality a viable option for breast cancer screening by cutting image acquisition and reading time to just three minutes, according to a presentation on September 7 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2013 Breast Cancer Symposium (BCS).
September 8, 2013
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Study: Lack of breast screening leads to more cancer deaths
By Kate Madden Yee
A new study published online September 9 in the journal Cancer has found that more than 70% of deaths from breast cancer in a group of more than 7,000 women occurred in individuals who did not receive regular screening mammograms. The findings indicate that breast screening saves lives -- particularly for women in their 40s, the researchers believe.
September 8, 2013
NEJM: Studies take aim at easing CT lung screening follow-up
By Eric Barnes
The results of two lung cancer screening studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine are good news for CT lung cancer screening, showing the ability to differentiate malignant from benign nodules for many patients before invasive biopsy procedures are considered.
September 8, 2013
FDA sets meeting to review CT colonography
By Eric Barnes
A virtual who's who of CT colonography (CTC) is en route to the Washington, DC, area for a September 9 joint committee meeting of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that will discuss the fate of CTC screening for asymptomatic individuals.
September 5, 2013
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Proposed Medicare changes could affect breast biopsy
By Kate Madden Yee
Add breast biopsy procedures to the list of imaging tests that could be affected by new Medicare physician payment rates scheduled for 2014. Breast care advocates have weighed in against the proposed rates, charging that they could shift breast biopsies away from private-practice sites and into hospital settings.
September 5, 2013
Rads train military docs in shrapnel removal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A team of radiologists from Children's Radiological Institute is training military physicians on how to remove foreign bodies such as shrapnel under ultrasound guidance.
September 5, 2013
Canadian group recommends CT lung screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer Care Ontario has joined several professional societies in the U.S. in recommending annual lung cancer screening with low-dose CT for high-risk populations, according to a new report in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
September 5, 2013
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