Genitourinary Radiology: Page 54

Siemens brings Uroskop Omnia table to U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has completed the first U.S. installation of its Uroskop Omnia, a new multifunctional urology table, at the Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, TX.
July 11, 2011
RT after surgery is cost-effective in high-risk prostate cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) following a radical prostatectomy can improve biochemical progression-free and survival outcomes for high-risk prostate cancer patients, yet fewer than 20% receive the treatment. A decision analysis study published online June 9 in the Annals of Oncology makes a strong case for its utilization.
July 4, 2011
Robotic prostate brachytherapy technique avoids penile damage
By Marty Graham
Using real-time imaging and robotics to abandon fixed needle templates for prostate brachytherapy may be the best way to avoid penile bulb trauma during prostate cancer treatment, a researcher reported at the American Brachytherapy Society annual meeting in April in San Diego.
June 12, 2011
MRI with transrectal US improves prostate cancer diagnosis
By Wayne Forrest
A technique in which MRI scans are fused with transrectal ultrasound images to guide biopsies may replace systematic biopsies to improve diagnoses for patients with prostate cancer, as well as aid those with a small amount of low-grade cancer undergoing surveillance.
June 6, 2011
Calypso reaches treatment milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Electromagnetic localization technology developer Calypso Medical Technologies has reached a milestone with the 10,000th prostate cancer patient having received radiation treatment with the Calypso system.
May 17, 2011
US may avoid voiding cystourethrography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound may obviate the need for voiding cystourethrography in some infants and young children with urinary tract infection, according to a study in the May issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
May 13, 2011
FEC-PET/CT helps direct radiation to prostate tumors
By Wayne Forrest
F-18 fluoroethylcholine (FEC) with PET/CT is showing early promise for radiation treatment planning of recurrent and primary prostate cancer, with greater doses of radiation delivered to PET/CT-positive lymph nodes, according to a study published online May 1 in Radiation Oncology.
May 11, 2011
Tissue spacers reduce radiation burn risk to IMRT patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
An injectable tissue spacer can reduce rectal dose and the risk of radiation burns to the rectum of patients undergoing intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for prostate cancer, according to a study presented at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium held April 29 and 30 in Atlanta.
May 2, 2011
Pelvic MRI detects return of cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A pelvic MRI scan with IV contrast and rectal balloon is effective in identifying local recurrence, even at low prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values in prostate cancer patients with a rising or persistently elevated PSA after prostatectomy, according to a study presented Friday at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium in Atlanta.
April 28, 2011
Researchers suggest caution with contrast use in women
By Eric Barnes
Women undergoing conventional angiography have a 62% higher risk of kidney problems after contrast than a demographically similar group of men, researchers found in an analysis of more than 1,000 patients that will be presented at the National Kidney Foundation's Spring Clinical Meetings this week in Las Vegas.
April 27, 2011
Aloka robotic ultrasound probe in use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Henry Ford Hospital is using a new, robotically controlled ultrasound probe from Aloka to help remove a cancerous tumor from a kidney.
April 5, 2011
Portable gamma camera finds sentinel nodes in testicular cancer
By Wayne Forrest
With the help of real-time images from a portable gamma camera, Dutch physicians intraoperatively identified 20% more laparoscopic sentinel nodes in testicular cancer patients imaged by SPECT/CT, according to a study in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
April 3, 2011
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