Genitourinary Radiology: Page 82

Clinical trials begin for ImaRx

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound therapy developer ImaRx Therapeutics of Tucson, AZ, has begun clinical trials to investigate the use of its SonoLysis technology for the treatment of blood clots in kidney dialysis patients.

September 17, 2003

Smokers puff away major enzymes in peripheral organs, PET reveals

By Bruce Sylvester

Monoamine oxidase B (MAO B) enzyme levels in the kidneys, heart, lungs, and spleen are significantly reduced by smoking, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory report.

September 10, 2003

Bladder shape affects pediatric ultrasound bladder-volume estimates

By Erik L. Ridley

The shape of a child’s bladder can significantly affect the accuracy of ultrasound estimates of bladder volume. As a result, correction coefficients should be applied accordingly, say Croatian researchers.

August 28, 2003

Nucletron gets FDA clearance for Swift

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiotherapy provider Nucletron has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Swift real-time intraoperative treatment planning system for high-dose brachytherapy prostate cancer treatment.

August 20, 2003

EndoCare brings Cryocare to market

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cryoablation provider Endocare has garnered Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Cryocare CS prostate cancer treatment system.

August 20, 2003

For hypovascular liver tumors, late-phase CT is the way to go

(Radiology Review) Radiologists from University of Michigan Hospitals in Ann Arbor have shown that using multidetector CT and fixed timing delays, maximal enhancement of vessels, and hepatic parenchyma was achieved on either late arterial phase or portal venous phase imaging.

August 17, 2003

US allows measurement of renal artery size and diameter

By Ultrasound Review

(Ultrasound Review) The main renal artery diameter and the dimensions of the kidney are related, according to a study in the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. This important finding should reduce the problems associated with non-visualization of stenosed and occluded accessory renal arteries.

July 30, 2003

AmeriScan offers franchises

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Body imaging firm AmeriScan is offering franchise opportunities to providers interested in screening services such as whole-body CT, virtual colonoscopy, and MR breast and prostate cancer imaging.

July 28, 2003

CT arterioportography plus DSA aids cancer detection in cirrhotic patients

By Tracie L. Thompson

Detecting hepatocellular carcinoma in the context of cirrhosis has always been challenging, as the latter disease causes liver lesions that mimic the former. A paper in the American Journal of Roentgenology proposes using CT arterioportography plus digital subtraction angiography for the most accurate information.

July 28, 2003

Amersham, Galil Medical merger completed

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A merger of Amersham Healths brachytherapy unit with Yokneam, Israel-based cryotherapy developer Galil Medical’s urology operations was completed yesterday.

July 1, 2003

GE, Cytogen ink fusion imaging alliance

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Medical Systems and Cytogen have teamed up to market a prostate molecular imaging system built on GE's new Infinia Hawkeye SPECT/CT system and Cytogen's ProstaScint radiolabeled monoclonal antibody.

June 23, 2003

US, MRI challenge CT for classifying renal cell carcinoma

By Shalmali Pal

Researchers from St. Elizabeth’s Health Center in Youngstown, OH, reported that contrast-enhanced ultrasound offered several advantages over CT in pinpointing indeterminate masses. Meanwhile, a group from New York University Medical Center in New York City compared CT and MRI for lesion upgrading and patient management.

June 16, 2003

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