Clinical News: Page 1706

MRI helpful but not perfect for evaluating pancreatic cancer

By Wayne Forrest

Understanding how contrast-enhanced MRI underestimates tumor size compared to pathologic specimens may allow more precise assessment of tumor volume prior to radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer, according to researchers from Emory University.

December 26, 2012

Congress passes Medical Isotopes Production Act

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

After several years of starts and stalls, the U.S. Congress last week passed the American Medical Isotopes Production Act to establish a program to support the production of molybdenum-99 for medical use in the U.S.

December 25, 2012

CT use higher for ped appendicitis at community hospitals

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Children with symptoms of appendicitis were four times more likely to have a CT scan versus an ultrasound exam if they were admitted to a community hospital rather than a children's hospital, according to a study published online December 24 in Pediatrics.

December 25, 2012

C-11 choline PET/MRI helps restage prostate cancer patients

By Wayne Forrest

A preliminary study by German researchers suggests that carbon-11 (C-11) choline PET/MRI may provide an alternative imaging modality to PET/CT for restaging of prostate cancer by offering equal, if not better, diagnostic performance and less radiation exposure.

December 25, 2012

iPad, motion-sensing devices aid interventional image review

By Erik L. Ridley

Microsoft's Kinect motion-sensing technology, Apple's iPad, and a motion-sensing device similar to those used in gaming consoles could all be used to review real-time intraoperative images in the interventional radiology suite, according to research from the University of California, San Diego.

December 25, 2012

AMIC plans medical isotope production in Colo.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical isotope producer Advanced Medical Isotope (AMIC) has formed a strategic alliance with Safety by Design of Colorado to develop medical isotope products in the greater metropolitan Denver.

December 23, 2012

Contrast agent & radiopharmaceutical market decline to continue

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A shrinkage in the U.S. contrast agent and radiopharmaceutical market that began in 2012 is projected to continue through 2017, according to a new report from market research firm Millennium Research Group.

December 23, 2012

IBA inks deal for Texas proton therapy install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical provider Ion Beam Applications has signed an agreement to install a multiroom proton therapy system at Texas Proton Therapy Center in Las Colinas, TX.

December 20, 2012

Theragenics signs brachytherapy services deal with Oncura

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Brachytherapy seed manufacturer Theragenics has finalized a three-year agreement to provide worldwide brachytherapy loading services to cancer treatment product company Oncura, a unit of GE Healthcare.

December 20, 2012

IHE publishes new radiology white papers

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Radiology Technical Committee has published two new white papers this week, one on the subject of management of report templates and the other defining cross-enterprise screening mammography workflow.

December 20, 2012

FDG-PET/CT shines in assessing distant cancers

By Wayne Forrest

Whole-body FDG-PET/CT offers "excellent diagnostic performance" in the assessment of distant malignancies in patients with head and neck, breast, and lung cancers, according to a new study in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

December 20, 2012

HIMSS survey finds improvements in data security

By Cynthia E. Keen

Thanks in part to the U.S. government's meaningful use initiative, U.S. hospitals have increased security to protect their electronic records, according to the fifth annual security survey from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Physician practices, however, have not been as progressive.

December 20, 2012

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