Clinical News: Page 3246

New fusion method joins MR and CT in prostate cancer therapy planning

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - CT and MRI, both anatomical and functional, can be combined to improve the targeting of radiation therapy of the prostate, according to researchers from the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. At today’s prostate imaging sessions of the European Congress of Radiology, Jorn van Dalen, Ph.D. presented a study utilizing the novel coregistration method the group created.

March 4, 2004

Matrox to spotlight display controllers, partnerships at ECR

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging graphics card developer Matrox Graphics of Montreal will be showcasing its latest line of medical display controllers, the Matrox RAD series, at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria.

March 4, 2004

Lung nodule analysis makes progress, not perfection

By Eric Barnes

Researchers at the 2003 RSNA meeting examined CT lung imaging beyond the issue of nodule detection, i.e., nodule tracking, analysis, and follow-up using both automated and manual tools. These tasks are far more challenging than detection, of course, so automation's benefits to date are less convincing. Still, important progress is being made.

March 4, 2004

Cardiologist says ECGs should replace chest films for catheter placements

By Tracie L. Thompson

A recent opinion piece in Chest, the journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, argues that ECGs would be faster, easier, and more appropriate than radiographs in most cases. But the author is also quick to acknowledge the unlikelihood of a sea change in this area of American medical practice.

March 4, 2004

BMJ article calls for "radiological driving licenses"

By Brian Casey

An Italian cardiologist has published an opinion article in the British Medical Journal stating that physicians and patients do not know enough about the risks of radiological procedures, and that doctors should be required to have "radiological driving licenses" with penalties given for ordering inappropriate exams.

March 3, 2004

Varian to acquire OpTx

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The acquisition will enable the firm to offer an integrated single software system for managing and coordinating radiation therapy and chemotherapy used in the treatment of cancer, according to Palo Alto, CA-based Varian.

March 3, 2004