Genitourinary Radiology: Page 80

Use of gold loses luster in UAE
By N. Shivapriya
The findings of a Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology report on the use of gold-colored gelatin microspheres in UAE suggest that there may be a link between complications of endometritis developed after the procedure and the use of gold in the embolization.
May 2, 2004
Sexual healing: Imaging takes a roll in the hay with human relations
By Shalmali Pal
The amorous amygdala, the come-hither cerebellum -- this is your brain on sex. Using MRI and PET, neuroscientists get closer to determining how and why we lust. Meanwhile, imaging specialists take an intimate look at the mechanics of arousal response -- all in the name of promoting good sex.
April 28, 2004
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Ultrasound supports conservative treatment of postconception symptoms
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Correctly diagnosing retained products of conception (RPOC) following spontaneous or induced abortion and parturition presents a clinical challenge, according to Israeli obstetricians at Edith Wolfson Medical Center in Holon.
April 26, 2004
VC screens post-colectomy patients for disease recurrence
By Eric Barnes
Add post-colectomy surveillance to virtual colonoscopy’s list of indications. Researchers from the General Hospital of Athens "G Gennimatas" and the University of Athens used the virtual exam to screen for disease recurrence in individuals who have undergone temporary or permanent colectomy, and found that it could be easily adapted for cancer staging.
April 20, 2004
Misonix brings Sonablate to Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Misonix has launched the Sonablate 500 prostate cancer treatment system in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and Russia.
March 30, 2004
Principles of Genitourinary Radiology
What this text lacks in up-to-date information, it makes up for with a detailed review of pathology on the older modalities.
March 10, 2004
Ultrasound aces search for ureteral stones
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Ultrasound is considered to be a rather challenging modality for detecting ureteral stones, but it worked like a charm for Drs. Jongmin Kim and S. H. Kim from the Jinju Gospel Hospital in Jinju, South Korea. Ultrasound left no stone unfound in the team’s eight-month study of emergency-room patients, as confirmed in follow-up imaging studies and clinical interventions.
March 6, 2004
New fusion method joins MR and CT in prostate cancer therapy planning
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - CT and MRI, both anatomical and functional, can be combined to improve the targeting of radiation therapy of the prostate, according to researchers from the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. At today’s prostate imaging sessions of the European Congress of Radiology, Jorn van Dalen, Ph.D. presented a study utilizing the novel coregistration method the group created.
March 4, 2004
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Multiphasic MDCT with contrast boosts liver, urography results
By Eric Barnes
Contrast agents and thin-slice MDCT protocols are delivering a potent one-two punch in abdominal imaging. Investigators from the U.K. recently demonstrated the broad clinical utility of dual-phase MDCT for the investigation of hematuria. And radiologists from Ireland recently reported that the gastrointestinal hormone secretin boosted CT contrast enhancement significantly in multiphasic liver imaging.
February 29, 2004
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ASTRO releases literature on prostate cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) has published a new patient information brochure on prostate cancer.
February 23, 2004
CT tracks liver involvement in HTT
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) CT assessment of liver involvement in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is important because of high occurrence and the risk of serious complications, according to a study published in Radiology.
February 19, 2004
PET's gene-expression role in cervical cancer
By Brian Casey
Taiwanese researchers are using FDG to assess glucose uptake in squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix (SCCC).
February 17, 2004
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