Genitourinary Radiology: Page 81

Palatin nets $22.7 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast agent developer Palatin Technologies has concluded an offering that raised approximately $22.7 million from sale of common stock and warrants to primarily institutional investors.
January 29, 2004
Varian debuts brachytherapy applicator
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy provider Varian Medical Systems has introduced a new applicator for high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy of cervical and uterine cancer.
January 26, 2004
US calculates splenic volume within ten minutes
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Sonographic measurements of the spleen were compared with volumes established with helical CT to determine which was the best method of measurement.
January 18, 2004
US combo boosts detection, characterization of perianal inflammation
By Erik L. Ridley
Combining transperineal grayscale and color Doppler ultrasound yields increased detection and comprehensive characterization of perianal abscesses and fistulas, according to research published in the January issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
January 14, 2004
Sonotech introduces bubble-free ultrasound gel
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasonic couplant and gel manufacturer Sonotech of Bellingham, WA, has launched an air bubble-free acoustic transmission gel, LithoClear, for dry-contact lithotripsy and extracorporeal shock-wave therapy.
December 18, 2003
Ultrasound classification of ovarian masses can aid work-up decisions
By Erik L. Ridley
Most surgically resected ovarian masses are benign, with a high incidence of benign ovarian pathology and non-specific sonographic appearance. Adopting a classification system for ovarian lesions, however, can reduce unnecessary resections, according to researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
December 18, 2003
US technology images blood flow to breast, kidney tissue
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
California start-up Sensant of San Leandro unveiled clinical images of micro-vessel blood flow inside breast and kidney tissue at this year’s RSNA show. The images were generated with Sensant’s new ultrasound probe technology, Silicon Ultrasound, which uses silicon-based transducers rather than conventional piezoelectric, crystal-based probes, along with the SonoVue ultrasound contrast agent from Esaote of Genoa, Italy. Silicon Ultrasound technology is based on work performed at Stanford University on capacitive microfabricated ultrasonic transducers (cMUTs).
December 2, 2003
Contrast ultrasound shows potential for prostate cancer detection
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can improve prostate cancer detection and limit the number of biopsy sites for patients, according to Dr. Ethan Halpern from Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) in Philadelphia. These gains come, however, with higher false-positive rates.
October 23, 2003
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By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can improve prostate cancer detection and limit the number of biopsy sites, according to Dr. Ethan Halpern from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. However, the technology still suffers from a high false-positive rate.
October 19, 2003
Prevoiding transabdominal sonography clears way for uroflowmetry
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Using transabdominal ultrasound, Italian urologists scanned 67 men and calculated both the prevoid bladder volume (when the patient felt the urge to void) and the residual volume after uroflowmetry.
October 13, 2003
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Nuclear medicine specialists find success with corn-fed cholescintigraphy
By Shalmali Pal
Dr. Grant Eiselen and Dr. Stephen Ferrante at Rochester General Hospital in New York turned to dietary corn for diagnosing gallbladder dyskinesia when the synthetic form of cholecystokinin (CCK) became unavailable.
October 2, 2003
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CT follow-up improves confidence in borderline kidney lesions
By Tracie L. Thompson
In this month’s American Journal of Roentgenology, Dr. Morton Bosniak offers further suggestions from his experience with the lesions he places in Category IIF, where F stands for follow-up.
September 28, 2003
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