Clinical News: Page 2365

ACRIN develops PET scanner program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) has developed a qualification procedure for PET scanners to check basic system calibrations and to verify that clinical image quality is adequate for semiquantitative analysis of PET data.

July 14, 2009

Lung cancer guidelines finalized

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A set of internationally recognized guidelines for staging lung cancer has been revised to more accurately reflect the prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

July 14, 2009

Wet diapers create imaging artifacts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

An inappropriately timed call to nature by infants and toddlers wearing disposable diapers can create artifacts that conceal pertinent imaging findings, warn radiologists from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania.

July 14, 2009

VC is cost-effective for screening; tiny polyps can be ignored

By Eric Barnes

Virtual colonoscopy is a cost-effective way to screen for colorectal cancer -- provided that individuals with tiny lesions aren't referred for polypectomy, according to the results of a new study from France.

July 14, 2009

Does PACS software cause DR data loss?

By Brian Casey

If you routinely interact with digital radiography (DR) images on a PACS workstation, could you inadvertently be causing data loss to the original images? If so, would that data loss affect image interpretation? Those are a few of the questions posed by a new study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

July 14, 2009

More intense hyperthermia better treats cervical cancer patients

By Cynthia E. Keen

When it comes to adding hyperthermia treatment to radiation therapy for advanced cervical cancer patients, hotter and longer treatment is better. That's the conclusion of a Dutch study that found that more intense hyperthermia treatments can extend overall survival.

July 14, 2009