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Study compares hypopharynx treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A Canadian study of patients treated for squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx revealed that there was no difference in outcomes between radiation therapy with or without salvage surgery, and surgery with or without postoperative radiation therapy, according to an article published online in Cancer.
September 27, 2009
Senators oppose rad therapy cuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Several members of the U.S. Senate sent a letter to the Obama administration last week opposing cuts in Medicare reimbursement for radiation therapy procedures.
September 27, 2009
Philips completes first Achieva XR MRI upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has implemented its new Achieva XR convertible MRI upgrade for the first time at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.
September 27, 2009
SNM launches master's degree program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SNM of Reston, VA, is offering a master's-level degree program to help meet the growing demand for advanced imaging practitioners.
September 27, 2009
VC excels at diverticulosis staging
By Eric Barnes
Although virtual colonoscopy practice has always focused on adenoma detection and colon cancer prevention, the exam is proving to be formidable in the staging of diverticular disease, a scourge of fast-food Western nations that affects most of their citizens by age 60.
September 27, 2009
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PROSPECT: IVUS improves PCI outcomes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SAN FRANCISCO - New clinical trial results show that the presence of vulnerable plaque on VH intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is significantly associated with poorer three-year outcomes.
September 24, 2009
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TCT: Plaque morphology imaging improves PCI outcomes
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - A growing body of evidence is showing that plaque morphology is even more important than degree of stenosis in predicting outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). But precisely which imaging methods are the most effective, and ways in which they can improve interventional outcomes, still needs clarification.
September 24, 2009
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Carestream nets U.K. install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has installed its DRX-1 wireless digital detector at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Cheshire, U.K.
September 24, 2009
SIR Foundation gets $1 million donation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation has received a legacy gift of $1 million to create a future scholarship fund for interventional radiology fellows.
September 24, 2009
New European cancer organization established
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new organization called the European Academy of Cancer Sciences has been formed to advocate for cancer patients and to help prevent policy decisions that negatively affect oncology.
September 24, 2009
US can predict survival of melanoma patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Morphology criteria on ultrasound can be used to determine if cancer has metastasized in melanoma patients and, if so, how much it has spread, according to study results presented this week in Berlin.
September 24, 2009
Radiosensitive patients identified by genetic traits
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An international group of scientists has taken the first step toward targeting radiation therapy dosage to individual patients based on their genetic characteristics.
September 24, 2009
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