Cynthia E. Keen[email protected]MRINashville pediatricians order knee MRIs appropriately for kidsDo pediatricians have the clinical acumen to know when a knee MRI should be ordered for a child with knee pain? With an increasing percentage of knee MRI exams being ordered by pediatricians, radiologists at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN, investigated.January 6, 2011ISClinical decision-support tools reduce unnecessary imagingAn integrated delivery network in Seattle achieved a more than 20% reduction in the number of orders for three commonly performed imaging exams by implementing internally developed decision-support software, according to an article in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.January 4, 2011Radiation Oncology/TherapyNY Times finds more treatment mistakes in radiation therapyThe New York Times this week once again took aim at radiation oncology. In a December 28 article, investigative reporter Walt Bogdanich detailed a series of treatment errors that occurred when linear accelerators were outfitted with cone attachments to enable them to perform stereotactic radiosurgery.December 29, 2010ISOncology firm fights McKesson over US Oncology purchaseIn a matter of days, a David versus Goliath battle will be fought in a New York City courtroom, as a small oncology services firm seeks to halt McKesson's $2.16 billion acquisition of US Oncology.December 29, 2010CTNeuroimaging predicts pediatric seizures in child abuseNeuroimaging is an important tool to identify and evaluate traumatic head injury in victims of child abuse. Now, specific findings on CT and MRI can predict which patients have the highest risk for seizures, according to a study published online in Neurocritical Care.December 28, 2010CTThyroid cancer risk from ped neck CT shouldn't be generalizedQuestions regarding the potential risk of thyroid cancer for pediatric patients undergoing neck CT were on the minds of attendees at the recent 2010 RSNA meeting. Addressing those concerns were South Carolina researchers, who presented data on how to tailor dose and risk estimates to each patient.December 23, 2010Pediatric RadiologyAuntMinnie.com Pediatric Imaging InsiderDecember 19, 2010Radiation Oncology/TherapyRadiation therapy comparable to surgery in elderly patientsStereotactic radiation therapy produces the same survival outcomes for elderly patients diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer as surgery, according to research presented at the 2010 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology.December 16, 2010Radiation Oncology/TherapyPostmastectomy RT benefits patients with positive lymph nodesWomen with invasive breast cancer and lymphatic involvement who received radiation therapy (RT) along with chemotherapy after a modified radical mastectomy had lower recurrence rates than patients who only received chemotherapy, according to research presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.December 14, 2010Radiation Oncology/TherapyIOERT successful as boost during breast conservation surgeryBreast cancer patients undergoing breast conservation surgery who have an intraoperative electron radiation therapy (IOERT) boost followed by whole-breast irradiation have a much lower rate of cancer recurrence 10 years after treatment, according to a study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.December 13, 2010Previous PagePage 42 of 88Next PageTop StoriesMRIMRI may help guide brachial plexus surgeryMRI-based volumetric analysis of paraspinal muscles can distinguish the severity of traumatic brachial plexus injury.AIShould hospitals pursue local domain LLM adaptation for radiology reports?Womens ImagingMRI model predicts breast tumor shrinkage patternsMRICheck for middle neck involvement for nasopharyngeal cancer prognosisMolecular ImagingPET links brain receptor to emotional numbing in PTSD
