Genitourinary Radiology: Page 57

Radiation boosts hormone therapy for prostate cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
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
Low-risk prostate cancer patients choose surveillance in U.K.
By Cynthia E. Keen
Thousands of men in the U.K. diagnosed with low-risk localized prostate cancer are delaying aggressive treatment, according to a new study in the October issue of BJU International. Instead, they are opting for active surveillance that includes monitoring and testing of prostate-specific antigen levels.
October 20, 2010
Patients with incurable cancer keep getting screened
By Kate Madden Yee
Patients with a diagnosis of advanced cancer continue to undergo common cancer screening tests that are unlikely to be beneficial, according to a study published October 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
October 11, 2010
Calypso nets FDA OK on gating feature
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Calypso Medical Technologies has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market a new Dynamic Edge gating technology for its Calypso system.
October 11, 2010
Nucletron signs license agreements
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Nucletron has signed license agreements with MedCom and Pi Medical for Oncentra Seeds, the next-generation seeds treatment planning module of Oncentra Prostate.
September 27, 2010
Use of CT grows in children with urolithiasis
By Cynthia E. Keen
Children admitted to U.S. pediatric hospitals with symptoms of urolithiasis are more likely to have a CT scan ordered than an ultrasound exam, even though the latter is the recommended initial procedure, according an article in the October issue of the Journal of Urology.
September 14, 2010
FDA updates warning labels on gadolinium contrast
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it is updating the warning labels required on three gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents sold in the U.S. due to the risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis.
September 8, 2010
InSightec treats prostate cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The ExAblate MR-guided focused ultrasound system from InSightec is being used for the first time for the treatment of prostate cancer patients.
August 30, 2010
MR spectroscopy with MRI detects prostate cancer recurrence
By Wayne Forrest
Combining MR spectroscopy with T2-weighted MR imaging "significantly improves" the diagnostic accuracy of endorectal MRI to detect locally recurrent prostate cancer after external-beam radiation therapy, according to a study in the August issue of Radiology.
August 3, 2010
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Active surveillance advised for elderly kidney cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
The best treatment for patients older than 75 who are diagnosed with localized renal cell carcinoma may be active surveillance, according to urologists at the Cleveland Clinic, whose recommendations were reported in the July 1 issue of Cancer.
July 8, 2010
Kidney lesions on VC; SNM Image of the Year
By Erik L. Ridley
June 14, 2010
Screening VC sorts out incidental kidney lesions
By Eric Barnes
Incidental renal masses are a common finding at virtual colonoscopy, but fortunately, most can be safely ignored, according to a study of 3,000 patients from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
June 14, 2010
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