Clinical News: Page 2165

AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
July 21, 2010
Siemens wins first U.K. MRI scanner orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has booked its first U.K. orders for its Magnetom Aera 1.5-tesla and Magnetom Skyra 3-tesla MRI systems.
July 21, 2010
AAPM: MRI, lasers used for novel cancer treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are developing a method of cancer treatment that uses lasers and MRI to illuminate tiny nanoparticles and destroy tumors with the ensuing heat.
July 21, 2010
Elekta donates to ASRT scholarships
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Education and Research Foundation and oncology firm Elekta have awarded 2010 Elekta Radiation Therapy Educators Scholarships.
July 21, 2010
Fonar Upright MRI aids neck pain diagnosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI vendor Fonar is touting study results that show that 150% more whiplash patients had demonstrable radiographic pathology when scanned upright by MRI than when they were scanned lying down.
July 21, 2010
GE receives MRI grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the Davis Heart and Lung Institute of Ohio State University were awarded $1 million for MRI and devices for the Pediatrics Population project.
July 21, 2010
Pancreatic CT pitfalls can be avoided
By Eric Barnes
Evaluating pancreatic CT images to determine resectability is one of the more difficult jobs in radiology, perhaps more so because the stakes are so high. But a lot of mistakes can be avoided with 3D imaging and careful attention to a few details.
July 21, 2010
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AJR study finds holes in malpractice expert witness testimony
By Kate Madden Yee
An independent panel of more than 30 radiologists was unable to detect pathology found by radiologists testifying as expert witnesses for the plaintiff in a malpractice case, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
July 21, 2010
Patient safety symposium draws crowds at AAPM
By Tami Freeman
PHILADELPHIA - Patient safety in radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging has always been an important concern for the medical physics community. At the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting taking place this week, a special symposium examined the issues surrounding patient safety and what's being done to improve it.
July 21, 2010
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Relaxing rigid timing of linac safety tests may offer benefits
By Cynthia E. Keen
Emergency turnoff switches for radiation therapy equipment need to be tested regularly to maintain high quality standards. But a presentation made today at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting suggests that some state regulations aren't necessarily based on safety facts.
July 21, 2010
GE Research teams with Sloan-Kettering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Global Research has launched a study with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to explore the early stages of colon cancer.
July 20, 2010
VUMC, VA use novel PET/CT for tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and affiliated Veterans Affairs (VA) Tennessee Valley Healthcare System have begun using a specialized PET/CT scan to successfully locate the presence of tumors.
July 20, 2010
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