Shalmali Pal[email protected]InterventionalUAE with gelatin sponge particles offers long-term symptom controlUterine artery embolization (UAE) with gelatin sponge particles can provide long-term relief from symptoms with few complications, according to Japanese researchers. They conducted this study because polyvinyl alcohol particles, which are used most commonly in UAE, are not commercially available in Japan, the group explained.March 28, 2006MRIBrain outwits buds in determining what tastes greatUsing functional MRI (fMRI), behavioral specialists have found that the brain does not respond solely to input from the taste buds, and that expectations can modulate our perception of how things taste.March 21, 2006InterventionalNew SIR breast biopsy course focuses on IR's role in full patient managementA first-time categorical course at the 2006 Society for Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting in Toronto will focus on breast interventions. Course coordinator and session moderator Dr. Kenneth Tomkovich and Dr. John Kaufman, chairman of the SIR scientific committee, share their thoughts on why this course is particularly relevant in 2006.March 20, 2006Clinical NewsX-ray's role debated in systematic diagnosis of pediatric constipationIn 1999 Dr. Susan Leech and colleagues at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, U.K., published an x-ray scoring system for assessing childhood defecation disorders. Six years later, is the Leech system still useful? Yes and no, according to two research groups from the Netherlands. One group gave the Leech method their vote of confidence, while the other found it to be of limited value.March 16, 2006MRIPost-UAE MRI demonstrates symptom control for adenomyosisAlthough hysterectomy is the definitive treatment for adenomyosis, uterine artery embolization (UAE) can improve symptoms such as bleeding and pain. But many women with adenomyosis have co-existing pelvic disease, making it difficult to determine if UAE truly has a beneficial effect on adenomyosis. Researchers from Washington, DC, performed an MRI study in adenomyosis-only patients to correlate imaging features with clinical symptoms.March 14, 2006HomeAuntMinnie.com X-Ray Radiology InsiderMarch 12, 2006Clinical NewsA checklist: Good for grocery shopping, but not for reading chest x-raysThe term satisfaction of search (SOS) refers to a lesion that is missed after another lesion is found within the same image. In an x-ray experiment, SOS occurs when an abnormality was missed in the presence of an added abnormality, but not in its absence. Researchers from Iowa studied the use of a formatted checklist to see if it could reduce SOS errors in chest radiography.March 12, 2006Digital X-RayMR angiography offers greater detail in vascular imagingCorrelation was the name of the game in two MR angiography (MRA) studies. A group from New York City looked at whether contrast flow measurements coincided with the severity of peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Meanwhile, Italian radiologists studied whether MR plaque enhancement was in sync with the degree of stenosis in the carotid artery.March 9, 2006Radiation Oncology/TherapySkin condition after breast radiation requires clarificationSAN FRANCISCO - Acquired lymphangiectasis is the diffuse dilation of lymphatic channels by an external cause. It is a common complication in patients who have undergone radiation treatment for cervical cancer. A poster presentation this week at the American Academy of Dermatology described a case of acquired lymphangiectasis after breast radiotherapy.March 5, 2006MRIAuntMinnie.com MRI Radiology InsiderMarch 5, 2006Previous PagePage 27 of 100Next PageTop StoriesInterventionalGAE reduces pain biomarkers in knee osteoarthritisGenicular artery embolization (GAE) significantly reduces key biomarkers that drive pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Residents/FellowsRace, ethnicity influence educational debt among radiology-bound MDsMRIMRI, CT findings correlate for assessing epicardial fat volumePractice ManagementImaging experts hope NSA enforcement bill delivers on accountabilityCTPET/CT identifies bone demineralization in breast cancer patients
