Clinical News: Page 2201

Breast US: A looming tidal wave? And, sigmoidoscopy success; pediatric CT use falls
By Brian Casey
April 28, 2010
U.S. children's hospitals reduce CT exam volume
By Cynthia E. Keen
Have efforts to raise awareness about pediatric radiation dose resulted in a lower volume of CT studies for children in the U.S.? That appears to be the case, according to an article published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 28, 2010
ASTRO issues report on SBRT for lung cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released a report prepared by its emerging technology committee evaluating the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for treating patients with lung cancer.
April 28, 2010
CT perfusion distinguishes HCC from other liver lesions
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists in China are getting more traction out of their CT liver protocols with the use of perfusion dual-source CT (DSCT) exams, taking a bite out of MRI's traditional superiority in the process. DSCT is showing that it can often do a better job in differentially diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver metastases, and cavernous hemangioma in the clinical setting.
April 28, 2010
Conn. breast density law causes conundrum for mammo sites
By Kate Madden Yee
A new Connecticut law that mandates that women undergoing mammography be informed of their breast tissue density rating could spark increased use of ultrasound for breast cancer screening. But are radiologists ready for the additional workload if similar legislation spreads across the U.S.?
April 28, 2010
Thoracic CT finds PE in kids with cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Routine contrast-enhanced thoracic CT exams identify unsuspected pulmonary emboli (PE) in nearly 2% of pediatric cancer patients, a prevalence level comparable to what is reported in adults.
April 27, 2010
Esaote posts 2009 sales gain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Global sales gains contributed to a 5.3% increase in consolidated sales for ultrasound vendor Esaote in 2009.
April 27, 2010
GE begins 1st Optima MR450w installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has begun installations of its Optima MR450w 1.5-tesla wide-bore MR scanner in the U.S. and Europe.
April 27, 2010
ASRT releases CT career prep package
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has created an online learning program to help would-be CT technologists prepare for a career in the modality.
April 27, 2010
GE, Nycomed extend partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and Nycomed are expanding their partnership in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States for the local sales, marketing, and distribution of GE's contrast agents in that region.
April 27, 2010
CT calcium scores boost value of cardiac risk factors
By Eric Barnes
A new analysis of a major cardiac risk study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that CT coronary artery calcium scoring significantly boosts the power of traditional risk factors for predicting adverse cardiac events over the long term.
April 27, 2010
Medicare cancer imaging grows at twice rate of overall expenses
April 26, 2010
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