Cynthia E. Keen

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Hospitals create 'imaging adventures' for pediatric patients

Whimsy and fantasy can do wonders to make hospital experiences less frightening and intimidating for children. Clinical staff benefit as well because the treatment process can be a whole lot easier.

November 11, 2010

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Radiation Oncology/Therapy

Toxicity risk high for patients in phase I clinical trials

What is the risk to patients who enroll in phase I radiation oncology clinical trials? With respect to toxicities, it may be considerable, according to a study presented at the recent American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting.

November 8, 2010

Pediatric Radiology

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November 7, 2010

Radiation Oncology/Therapy

Studies find mixed results for RT and breast implants

SAN DIEGO - Breast cancer patients who need radiation therapy (RT) following a mastectomy can have reconstructive surgery immediately without concern that their breast implants will compromise the radiation they receive, according to a presentation at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology conference.

November 2, 2010

Radiation Oncology/Therapy

Short-interval mammo for breast cancer patients unnecessary?

SAN DIEGO - Mammography exams performed six months following breast conservation therapy may be a waste of time, money, and clinical resources, according to a study presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting.

November 1, 2010

Radiation Oncology/Therapy

New RT technologies impressive, but require honest assessment

SAN DIEGO - Innovations in radiation therapy (RT) are coming at such a fast pace that some state-of-the-art treatments as of a few years ago have already become obsolete. Nowhere is the rapid pace of change more evident than at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting.

October 31, 2010

Radiation Oncology/Therapy

Radiation therapy volume grows as staff levels fall

Use of radiation therapy in the U.S. is on the rise, with procedure volume growing at an average annual rate of 7%. This growth is occurring even as staffing levels fall within the specialty, according to a new market research report released this week.

October 27, 2010

Radiation Oncology/Therapy

PSA screening, aspirin may reduce prostate cancer deaths

Screening men who have been treated for prostate cancer based on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels can lower deaths by reducing the risk of metastasis within 10 years of treatment, according to a study to be presented at the upcoming American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting in San Diego.

October 25, 2010

Radiation Oncology/Therapy

Radiation boosts hormone therapy for prostate cancer patients

High-risk prostate cancer patients who have radiation added to their regimen of androgen deprivation therapy have an improved chance of survival compared with patients who only get hormone therapy, according to a study to be presented at next week's American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting in San Diego.

October 24, 2010

Radiation Oncology/Therapy

Shortage of rad oncologists predicted in 2010-2020

The demand for radiation therapy treatment in the U.S. between 2010 and 2020 is expected to increase at a rate 10 times faster than the increase in practicing radiation oncologists, according to new research published online October 18 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

October 20, 2010

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PET links brain receptor to emotional numbing in PTSD

To date, only a single study has investigated CB1R availability in humans exposed to trauma.

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CEM, DBT show promise for preoperative breast cancer staging

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MRI illumines how the brain maintains 'representation' of phantom limbs

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3D DEXA reveals lower bone density in diabetes patients

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2009 USPSTF breast screening guidelines led to less mammography uptake

By Amerigo Allegretto

Socioeconomic factors tied into how women responded to national mammography recommendations.

February 5, 2025

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Dosimetry key in Lu-177 cancer therapy

Personalized medicine is rapidly evolving in cancer theranostics, with technology now available that allows clinicians to optimize doses of radiopharmaceuticals on an individual patient level, according to experts.

February 5, 2025

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Can LLMs help improve oncologic imaging interpretation?

By Erik L. Ridley

A large-language model was found to significantly improve the quality of patient clinical histories for oncologic imaging requisitions.

February 4, 2025

COVID-19 boosts cardiovascular event risk

By Kate Madden Yee

COVID-19 is associated not only with acute lung damage but also with rapid growth of plaque in the coronary arteries -- and thus an increased risk of cardiovascular events.

February 4, 2025

Using AI with mammography can help select women for breast MRI

By Amerigo Allegretto

Using AI with mammography can help select women at high risk of breast cancer for supplemental MRI.

February 4, 2025

Images depict a 55-year-old woman with a family history of breast cancer who underwent combined mammography and MRI screening. (A) Right and (B) left mediolateral oblique and (C) right and (D) left craniocaudal mammograms show a large known cyst in the left breast (arrow in B and D), but were otherwise assessed as being unremarkable. Breast tissue was judged to be extremely dense. (E) Concurrent axial subtraction MRI scan shows a large, diffuse, invasive lobular cancer (circle) in the right breast. The AI system provided a case-based cancer suspicion score of 8 on a scale of 0-10, which would have led to selection for MRI screening using both the score 5 and score 8 thresholds, but not the score 9 threshold.

Hot shots from Dubai: Arab Health picture gallery

Over 60,000 delegates attended the 50th edition of Arab Health Med Expo and the 25th edition of Total Radiology, held in Dubai from January 27 to 30. To mark the occasion, we've compiled a photo gallery.

February 3, 2025

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Ultrasound, histopathological diagnoses assess benign breast lesions

By Amerigo Allegretto

Sonographic imaging descriptors and histopathological diagnoses are needed for more accurate assessment of benign breast lesions.

February 3, 2025

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Ablation underused to treat pain in cancer patients

Less than one percent of hospitalized cancer patients undergo percutaneous ablation to relieve pain associated with bone or soft tissue tumors.

February 3, 2025

IMV: MRI exam mix shifts from outpatient to hospital settings

By Davin Korstjens

In 2024, the percentage of MRI procedures performed in an outpatient setting decreased by five percentage points to 66% of total MR procedures.

February 3, 2025

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AI assistance improves CHD detection on prenatal ultrasound

By Amerigo Allegretto

AI boosts detection of major congenital heart defects (CHDs) on prenatal ultrasound, suggest findings presented at the Annual Pregnancy Meeting of the SMFM.

January 31, 2025

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LLM performance varies based on language input

Baidu’s AI chatbot Ernie Bot outperformed OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4.0 on interventional radiology questions in Chinese.

January 31, 2025

Coding changes that will impact diagnostic and interventional radiology practices in 2025

By Erin Stephens

What coding changes are affecting diagnostic and interventional radiology practices this year? Erin Stephens of Healthcare Administrative Partners shares all of the details in a new column.

January 31, 2025

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