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Genitourinary Radiology: Page 55
CT of testicular cancer associated with new malignancies
By
Eric Barnes
Repeated CT scans of testicular cancer patients are associated with an increased number of secondary cancers among older men, concludes a new study from the University of California, Davis.
March 30, 2011
Radiation plus statins effective in prostate
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Men with high-risk prostate cancer who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs while receiving radiation therapy are less likely to have their cancer return than patients who do not take statins, according to a study published in the March issue of the
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
.
March 24, 2011
BK Medical launches device for prostate imaging
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Analogic subsidiary BK Medical has introduced a robotic ultrasound device for prostate imaging.
March 23, 2011
Study recommends skipping gonad shields in pediatric x-rays
By
Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Gonad shielding is more trouble than it's worth, concluded Dutch researchers in a study of more than 700 children undergoing x-ray exams of the abdomen and pelvis. Shield placement is rarely correct, they said, and crucial anatomy ends up being covered even when performed correctly, especially in girls.
March 6, 2011
High-relaxivity MRI contrast agents benefit clinical applications
By
Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - Contrast agents with higher relaxivity are capable of providing greater tissue enhancement than conventional gadolinium-based contrast agents at equivalent doses, according to several studies presented Saturday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
New data show worrisome use of imaging for prostate cancer
By
Edward Susman
New research presented at this month's Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in Orlando, FL, indicates that imaging could be both overused and underused for prostate cancer patients, generating millions in unnecessary costs while also depriving some high-risk men of the benefits of imaging.
February 24, 2011
USHIFU adds Brazilian, Russian customers
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) developer USHIFU announced that its Sonablate 500 medical device is now available for the first time for prostate cancer patients living in Brazil, at the Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças in Curitiba.
February 16, 2011
Surveillance/chemo recommended for testicular cancer
By
Cynthia E. Keen
Active surveillance or chemotherapy work well for most men diagnosed with seminomatous testicular cancer, according to an analysis published in the
Journal of Clinical Oncology
of five-year outcomes of a community-based treatment protocol used throughout Norway and Sweden.
February 6, 2011
Mammograms may detect early signs of heart disease
By
Cynthia E. Keen
Screening mammograms may be able to do more than reveal signs of breast cancer. For women with advanced kidney disease, they can detect calcifications in blood vessels that may be signs of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published January 20 in the
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
.
January 19, 2011
Brachytherapy improves outcomes for localized prostate cancer
By
Cynthia E. Keen
High-dose intensity-modulated radiation therapy and prostate brachytherapy have been considered to produce equally excellent survival outcomes for men diagnosed with low-risk localized prostate cancer. But a new study published online December 31 in
Urology
challenges this assumption.
January 17, 2011
Accuray touts prostate cancer study
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray said that a five-year outcomes study has demonstrated long-term efficacy of its CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system in low-risk prostate cancer patients.
January 10, 2011
Motion correction reduces prostate margins
By
Tami Freeman
Researchers from Virginia have examined inter- and intrafraction prostate movement for a group of patients who received radiation therapy with implanted transponders. The study also simulated the effects of motion correction strategies that may be employed to improve alignment accuracy and reduce margins.
December 19, 2010
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