Clinical News: Page 506

RF ablation relieves pain for bone cancer patients in 3 days
By Rebekah Moan
Radiofrequency (RF) ablation provides pain relief to patients whose cancer has spread to their bones in as little as three days and the benefits last more than a year, which is longer than the standard radiation treatment.
March 25, 2021
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Stroke care drops in early months of pandemic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The number of hospitalizations for stroke fell during the COVID-19 pandemic despite the jump in stroke-related illness associated with the virus, particularly in the early months of the outbreak, according to a study that included 70 countries.
March 25, 2021
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Isotopia to supply MTTI with Lu-177
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Isotopia Molecular Imaging announced it has inked a deal to supply biopharmaceutical company Molecular Targeting Technologies (MTTI) with its lutetium-177 (Lu-177) medical isotope for the development of new targeted radiotherapeutics.
March 25, 2021
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PET/CT shows link between stress and fatal heart condition
By Kate Madden Yee
PET/CT has shown that increased activity in the amygdala region of the brain caused by stress can boost a person's risk of a sometimes-fatal heart condition called Takotsubo syndrome, also known as "broken heart" syndrome, according to a March 26 study in the European Heart Journal.
March 25, 2021
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Are physicians biased when reading black lung x-rays?
By Joe Constance
Physicians who are hired to provide a medical opinion in cases of black lung disease may be biased in favor of whoever is paying them to read the images, according to research published March 26 in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
March 25, 2021
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Dutch look for answers to fix nuclear medicine training
By Will Morton
Is there a way to stem the declining numbers of residents pursuing specialties in nuclear medicine in Europe and the U.S.? In a recent survey, Dutch researchers sought insights from residents on how to fix nuclear medicine training.
March 25, 2021
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Thirona launches AI algorithm for cystic fibrosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software developer Thirona is launching Pragma-AI, a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to provide automated analysis of CT scans of patients with cystic fibrosis and detect and quantify lung abnormalities.
March 24, 2021
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IBA reports revenue rebound in 2020
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) bounced back with growth of 10.4% in revenues in 2020 after reporting reduced revenues for the first half of the year due to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 24, 2021
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Study evaluates safety of new liver cancer treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Boston Scientific announced that its TheraSphere radioembolization treatment is safe and effective for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, according to a 25 March presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology.
March 24, 2021
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USPSTF's 2016 CT colonography guidance boosts screening rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The 2016 update by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) of its CT colonography guidance boosted CT colonography screening rates by 50%, according to a study conducted by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute and published March 19 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
March 24, 2021
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Risk analysis could help triage women for mammography
By Emily Hayes
Prioritizing which women receive breast screening based on their risk factors could enable breast centers to focus on the patients who need screening most during backlogs such as what occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic according to a new study.
March 24, 2021
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CT exam encounters could boost colorectal cancer screening
By Kate Madden Yee
Patients who are getting general CT exams could also be offered the opportunity for colorectal cancer screening, thus improving colon screening rates, according to a study published in the May-June issue of Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology.
March 24, 2021
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