Genitourinary Radiology: Page 39

Exact Imaging launches prostate risk protocol

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian microultrasound technology developer Exact Imaging has introduced a prostate risk identification protocol.

November 11, 2015

Prostate HIFU available for 1st time in U.S.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

HIFU Prostate Services, a provider of minimally invasive prostate cancer treatment using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), has partnered with two facilities to enable use of Sonablate HIFU for the first time in the U.S.

November 8, 2015

Road to RSNA 2015: MRI Preview

By Wayne Forrest

This installment of the Road to RSNA 2015 offers a preview to a plethora of studies that use different MRI techniques, as well as pair the modality with PET to further expand the technology's influence. Scientific papers scheduled for presentation in Chicago include studies on diffusion-weighted MRI to assess kidney disease, diffusion-tensor MRI for concussions, PET/MRI for breast cancer and other oncological applications, and many more topics.

November 4, 2015

DWI-MRI boosts kidney disease assessment

By Wayne Forrest

Wednesday, December 2 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | SSK08-08 | Room E450BDue to its ability to assess estimated glomerular filtration rate noninvasively, diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) may prove useful for monitoring kidney disease and stratifying patients based on contrast risk, a group from Poland reports.

November 4, 2015

Fusion imaging of contrast ultrasound localizes kidney lesions

By Kate Madden Yee

Sunday, November 29 | 11:25 a.m.-11:35 a.m. | SSA09-05 | Room E351Fusion imaging of contrast-enhanced ultrasound can help clarify ambiguous renal CT or MR findings without exposing patients to further radiation, according to research to be presented on Sunday.

November 3, 2015

ASTRO: Shorter RT works for low-risk prostate cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hypofractionated radiation therapy (RT) yields similar rates of cure and side effects compared to conventional RT in men with low-risk prostate cancer, according to a study presented on Monday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Antonio.

October 20, 2015

Exact joins forces with Riverside Research

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian microultrasound technology developer Exact Imaging has formed a strategic partnership with nonprofit scientific research company Riverside Research.

October 19, 2015

Shortened RT for prostate cancer may not be better

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hypofractionated radiation therapy (RT) isn't necessarily better for prostate cancer patients than conventional radiation therapy protocols -- and it may result in worse outcomes for patients with pre-existing urinary tract problems.

October 19, 2015

USC awarded grant for prostate PET study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A researcher at the University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine has received a $450,000 grant to advance work in the detection and treatment of prostate cancer.

October 13, 2015

PET tracer boosts detection of recurrent prostate cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A newly developed radiotracer significantly improves the early detection of recurrent prostate cancer, according to research published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 17, 2015

ImaginAb highlights prostate imaging trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging agent developer ImaginAb is touting interim results from a phase II clinical trial of its IAB2M imaging agent for managing prostate cancer.

September 7, 2015

Patients with CIN after CT show poor 1-year outcomes

By Eric Barnes

Patients who develop contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) are at high risk of major adverse events one year after imaging with contrast-enhanced CT, according to a new study in the September Annals of Emergency Medicine. The experience in more than 600 patients who underwent contrast CT suggests the problem is both serious and underrecognized.

September 1, 2015

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