Clinical News: Page 2361

Zero calcium means good outcomes, even with undetected plaques

By Eric Barnes

Patients with coronary artery plaques -- soft, mixed, or otherwise -- that go undetected in a calcium scan still have a good prognosis, according to a new study presented at last week's Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting in Orlando, FL.

July 22, 2009

WHO: Data errors cause most rad therapy mistakes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Data transfer errors and omissions have been the primary source of radiation therapy patient safety incidents around the world over the past 30 years, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO).

July 21, 2009

Carestream nets digital x-ray orders

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health has received several orders from U.S. customers for its digital x-ray portfolio.

July 21, 2009

Brachytherapy combo improves prostate cancer results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Men diagnosed with high-risk prostate cancer who have brachytherapy treatment combined with external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and androgen suppression therapy (AST) have a lower risk of dying from the disease, compared to those who receive only brachytherapy, or brachytherapy in combination with AST or EBRT, according to a new study.

July 21, 2009

Measuring lean body weight can optimize CT contrast dose

By Eric Barnes

Researchers at Duke University report that radiologists can minimize contrast dose and optimize enhancement of focal lesions by basing their contrast administration protocols on patients' lean body weight, rather than on total weight.

July 21, 2009

How to provide great service in the ultrasound vascular lab

By Erik L. Ridley

In vascular ultrasound labs, it's critical not to focus singularly on the job of scanning patients. It's also important to please those patients, according to a New York City hospital that has changed its focus from getting patients scanned to making patients happy.

July 21, 2009