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Study assesses voice quality after glottic cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Voice quality is seldom the same after patients receive radiation therapy for early-stage glottic cancer. However, patients who smoke run the risk of having poorer voice quality following treatment compared to nonsmokers, according to results of a study conducted by Slovenian otorhinolaryngologists and radiation oncologists.
January 4, 2010
MRI helps find hidden breast cancer, even after US and mammo
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI helps find hidden cancers even after ultrasound and mammography exams have been performed, according to a study presented at the RSNA meeting last month. What's more, MRI might be useful beyond the high-risk patients for whom it's currently recommended.
January 4, 2010
Canon names new Virtual Imaging head
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canon U.S.A. has tapped Chris Duca as president of its Virtual Imaging subsidiary.
January 3, 2010
ACR, SBI: Breast cancer screening should begin at 40
By Kate Madden Yee
Annual breast cancer screening should begin at age 40 for the average patient and even earlier in high-risk patients, according to newly published recommendations from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI).
January 3, 2010
DSCT technique distinguishes 'rainbow' of kidney stone types
By Eric Barnes
A new dual-source CT (DSCT) technique is able to distinguish between five types of kidney stones, offering the possibility of unprecedented detail in the noninvasive assessment of stone disease. The research could lead to improved management of patients with kidney stones.
January 3, 2010
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Canadian town gets creative to get DR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Remaining current with the latest technology can be challenging for even the largest hospital systems, let alone for small community facilities. When they needed a new digital x-ray system, administrators, physicians, and townspeople in the Canadian town of Seaforth got creative in finding money for the technology.
December 30, 2009
Esophagrams not ideal for pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis
By Cynthia E. Keen
The number of cases of eosinophilic esophagitis, a chronic inflammatory disorder of the esophagus, is rising in pediatric populations. However, endoscopy and pathological testing should remain the primary means of diagnosing the disease, not esophagrams, according to radiologists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
December 30, 2009
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Blankets recalled after MRI injury
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Encompass Group said its Thermoflect blankets should not be used in MRI procedures after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported an injury to an MRI patient.
December 29, 2009
Nearly half of women decline breast MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study published in the January issue of Radiology indicates that 42% of women eligible for a breast MRI exam declined the procedure.
December 29, 2009
Patients with peripheral arterial disease may need cardiac imaging
By Edward Susman
As many as one in five patients being treated for peripheral arterial disease have concurrent -- but silent -- asymptomatic coronary artery disease that's severe enough to require invasive procedures, according to a study presented at the RSNA meeting earlier this month.
December 29, 2009
DAAS scale predicts necrotizing enterocolitis severity in infants
By Cynthia E. Keen
Duke University researchers have developed a 10-point Duke abdominal assessment scale (DAAS) that can simplify the review of multiple abdominal x-ray reports of infants with clinical symptoms of necrotizing enterocolitis, helping to predict the severity of the disease.
December 29, 2009
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AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
December 28, 2009
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