Genitourinary Radiology: Page 72

Trial shows promise for preventing radiocontrast nephropathy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A clinical feasibility trial presented at the recent American Heart Association (AHA) conference in Chicago last month demonstrated that endovascular therapeutic hypothermia may help prevent contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN).
December 6, 2006
Pre-embolization sperm motility predicts fertility after varicocele treatment
CHICAGO - Men who have maintained relatively high sperm motility despite the development of varicoceles may improve fertility by undergoing spermatic vein embolization, according to a team of German interventional radiologists. The researchers used Doppler ultrasound to monitor the treatment results of 223 men who underwent endovascular embolization.
November 28, 2006
Nephropathy similarly low after iopamidol and iodixanol
By Eric Barnes
Are isotonic contrast agents safer than the low-osmolar variety for patients with impaired kidney function? Not according to the results of a recent multicenter trial, which compared the two classes of intravenous contrast agents in patients presenting with high creatinine levels prior to CT imaging.
November 9, 2006
Novadaq begins trials for Luna system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Novadaq Technologies has commenced the first human clinical trial of its Luna urology visualization system.
October 22, 2006
IsoRay reaches seed century mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay reported that the Chicago Prostate Cancer Center (CPCC) of Westmont, IL, reached a milestone in prostate brachytherapy earlier this month by becoming the first cancer center to treat 100 patients using the company's cesium-131 seeds.
October 16, 2006
PLC Systems unveils CIN prevention technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PLC Systems of Franklin, MA, plans to initiate clinical studies by 2007 for a new product designed to protect kidney function from the potentially harmful effects of contrast media.
September 14, 2006
3D AAA evaluation
3D 64-slice CT of patient scanned for pre-operative evaluation of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The 3D reconstructed image clearly shows the relationship between the horseshoe kidney with the lumen and thrombus of the aneurysm.
September 12, 2006
Furosemide beats saline in MDCT urography
By Eric Barnes
Multidetector CT is a mainstay modality for evaluating urinary conditions, but peristalsis makes it difficult to obtain a single image in which all urinary tract segments are opacified and distended. A group from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston retrospectively evaluated whether administration of intravenous furosemide, either alone or in addition to intravenous saline, improved the depiction of the normal urinary collecting system at multidetector row CT urography.
September 7, 2006
Horseshoe kidney AAA
A volume-rendered 360° rotation series showing a preop abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patient with a horseshoe kidney and multiple renal arteries bilateraly.
August 30, 2006
IsoRay raises $5 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical received funding of $5 million through the issuance of 2 million shares of common stock at $2.50 per share and warrants to purchase 2.2 million shares of its common stock at $3 per share.
August 17, 2006
Siemens unveils new lithotripsy system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions debuted its Modularis VarioStar lithotripsy system at the World Congress of Endourology in Cleveland this week.
August 16, 2006
Focus begins phase III trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) developer Focus Surgery has received a provisional investigational device exemption (IDE) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, allowing the firm's Sonablate 500 system to be used in a multicenter clinical study.
August 8, 2006
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