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New studies hint that APBI could be used in more patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) has carved out a niche as a valuable tool in treating low-risk patients with early-stage breast cancer. But could the technique also have a role in patients at increased risk? Maybe, according to a set of recent clinical studies.
December 21, 2009
Buyer's Guide Update: Digital X-Ray
By Brian Casey
December 20, 2009
Clinical exam more predictive than postsurgical head CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bedside neurological tests were more accurate than head CT in predicting which patients would be readmitted to the operating room, according to a new study in the Journal of Neurosurgery. Scans acquired soon after surgery not only failed to change patient management, they disrupted the radiology department workflow.
December 20, 2009
Agfa nabs $500M China deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has won a deal worth $500 million to provide computed radiography systems, printers, and film to Chinese hospitals.
December 20, 2009
NeuroGrafix claims IMRIS patent infringement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI software developer NeuroGrafix is claiming that Canadian intraoperative MRI technology developer IMRIS has developed technology that infringes on its patents for diffusion tensor imaging technology.
December 20, 2009
VA lowers estimate of patients affected by brachytherapy mistakes
By Cynthia E. Keen
Officials from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) last week said that fewer patients than originally estimated were affected by alleged errors during brachytherapy treatments at a Philadelphia VA facility. At the same time, VA officials also apologized for the treatment mistakes.
December 20, 2009
SenoRx claims victory in patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx is claiming victory in patent litigation with women's imaging vendor Hologic over breast brachytherapy technology.
December 20, 2009
Study may show breast cancer without biopsy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Scientists from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University have discovered a possible way for malignant breast tumors to be identified without a biopsy, according to a study scheduled for publication in the January issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
December 20, 2009
UVA buys Elekta's Leksell
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta has taken an order for its Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion from the University of Virginia (UVA) Health System in Charlottesville.
December 20, 2009
La fibrosis sistémica nefrogénica se evita al cambiar el contraste de gadolinio
By Wayne Forrest
Dos universidades estadounidenses pudieron eliminar a los casos de fibrosis sistémica nefrogénica (FSN) en sus pacientes que recibían exámenes por resonancia magnética cuando sustituyeron otra fórmula de contraste de gadolinio. También fue importante la adopción de pautas de manejo de los medios de contraste, según un estudio publicado en octubre en la página web de Radiology.
December 20, 2009
Postcards from the edge: Tracking falls in outpatient radiology
By Kate Madden Yee
When you think about hazards to patients in the imaging suite, the most likely candidates might be radiation overdose, contrast reactions, or magnet-related MRI injuries. But a new study presented at the recent RSNA meeting found that patient falls are actually a fairly common cause of injury to patients in outpatient radiology.
December 20, 2009
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider
By Erik L. Ridley
December 17, 2009
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