Clinical News: Page 1765

Quantum lands Calif. DR installation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Yuba City Advanced Imaging Center is installing Quantum Medical Imaging's dual-detector digital radiography (DR) system in its Yuba City, CA, facility.

September 10, 2012

JAMA: SPECT/CT works well to guide node excision

By Wayne Forrest

Using SPECT/CT scans to guide the excision of sentinel lymph nodes in melanoma patients produced both a greater rate of metastasis detection and higher disease-free survival rates, according to a study in the September 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

September 10, 2012

Cranial irradiation decreases NSCLC metastases

By Cynthia E. Keen

Cranial irradiation of patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) significantly reduces the risk of developing brain metastases. However, it has no effect on survival, according to a presentation at the Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology held September 6-8.

September 10, 2012

USPSTF again pans ovarian cancer screening

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has reaffirmed its 2004 recommendation against routine screening for ovarian cancer in asymptomatic women, according to a statement published online in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

September 9, 2012

Nordion loses case against AECL

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nordion has lost its arbitration case against Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) seeking damages from AECL's canceled construction of the MAPLE nuclear reactor facilities.

September 9, 2012

Chang: Radiologists must manage imaging to survive

By James Brice

SAN FRANCISCO - Dashboards and scorecards providing tangible measures of performance can serve as a potent defense for radiologists against forces that are attempting to loosen their control over medical imaging, according to PACS pioneer Dr. Paul Chang.

September 9, 2012