Clinical News: Page 1820

Laxative-free VC delivers high sensitivity, easy prep

By Eric Barnes

Laxative-free virtual colonoscopy showed high sensitivity for lesion detection and an improved patient experience compared to invasive optical colonoscopy following cathartic bowel cleansing, according to results published in the May 15 Annals of Internal Medicine.

May 13, 2012

Toshiba touts Buffalo stroke center study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems is promoting a report from Kaleida Stroke Care Center in Buffalo, NY, showing how the center achieved $1.31 million in annualized cost savings by using its Aquilion One CT scanner to diagnose acute stroke.

May 13, 2012

U-Systems receives FDA PMA letter for ABUS

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) developer U-Systems has received a premarket approval (PMA) letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its somo.v ABUS system.

May 13, 2012

CONFIRM: Worse heart disease leads to higher mortality

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new analysis of the Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation For Clinical Outcomes (CONFIRM) registry found incremental increases in mortality corresponding to worsening severity of coronary artery disease, according to results published online May 9 in Clinical Cardiology.

May 13, 2012

Multiplanar MIPs show more pulmonary nodules

By Erik L. Ridley

Conventional axial CT scans may not be up for the job of detecting all pulmonary nodules, but maximum intensity projection (MIP) postprocessing can lend a much-needed helping hand, Australian researchers have found.

May 13, 2012

Former RT pleads guilty to hepatitis infections

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A former radiologic technologist (RT) has pleaded guilty to infecting patients with hepatitis C while working in the interventional radiology department at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. At least one patient who was infected later died, and the RT faces up to life in prison.

May 10, 2012

Decision-support software reduces emergency CT orders by 10%

By Cynthia E. Keen

A decision-support software tool that requires emergency department physicians to explain why they are ordering CT scans reduced the number of abdominal studies being performed at a Philadelphia hospital by 10%, according to a study presented on Friday at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine meeting in Chicago.

May 10, 2012

Study reports APBI is effective for treating DCIS

By Cynthia E. Keen

Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) brachytherapy appears to be an effective treatment for patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to a study presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons annual meeting held in Phoenix last week.

May 10, 2012

Imaging, not surgery, advised for some papillomas

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging surveillance is an acceptable alternative to surgical excision in patients with benign papillomas, according to a presentation made at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting earlier this month.

May 10, 2012

GE unveils new version of Vscan US unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has debuted version 1.2 of its Vscan pocket-sized ultrasound scanner.

May 10, 2012

ESTRO: Study positive about APBI brachytherapy

By Cynthia E. Keen

Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) brachytherapy produces comparable local recurrence outcomes with much better cosmesis compared to whole-breast irradiation, according to research presented on Friday at the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) World Congress of Brachytherapy in Barcelona, Spain.

May 10, 2012

Radiologists are consistent when reading VC studies

By Kate Madden Yee

Radiologists show a high degree of consistency when interpreting virtual colonoscopy studies, according to research presented at the recent American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting in Vancouver.

May 10, 2012

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