Head and Neck Radiology: Page 35

Matted lymph nodes portend poor prognosis in throat cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
The identification of matted lymph nodes on a CT image does not bode well for throat cancer patients who are infected with the human papillomavirus. These patients have a significantly higher risk of their cancer spreading, an article published online January 13 in Head and Neck reports.
January 19, 2012
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Aribex could net $350K from Utah
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Handheld x-ray developer Aribex said it has qualified for as much as $350,000 in financial incentives from the state of Utah to expand its manufacturing capacity.
January 9, 2012
IMRT, laser surgery improves survival in head/neck cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
The combination of functional resection laser surgery and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment is more effective at extending the lives of patients with advanced head and neck cancers than having only radiotherapy treatment, according to a study presented at the recent RSNA 2011 conference in Chicago.
December 28, 2011
PET/CT prevents dissections for head and neck cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Using F-18 FDG-PET/CT scans to evaluate the response of patients who received chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer can prevent unnecessary dissections for some, researchers from the U.K. and the U.S. said at an RSNA 2011 scientific session.
November 28, 2011
DTI-MRI shows toll of hits to the head in athletes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using MRI with a diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) protocol, researchers have found that the brain scans of high school football and hockey players who have taken routine hits to the head during play show subtle injury, even when there is no evidence of a concussion, according to a study published online in Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
November 14, 2011
Real-time elastography with in vivo compression performs well
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 29 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSG10-06 | Room N229In this Tuesday scientific session, a team from the University of Washington will discuss results from using in vivo compression in real-time thyroid elastography.
November 13, 2011
Ultrasound can detect intrathyroid parathyroid adenomas
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 29 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSG10-05 | Room N229In this scientific paper presentation, researchers will share data confirming ultrasound's ability to identify intrathyroid parathyroid adenomas.
November 13, 2011
Adding strain ratio fails to improve thyroid elastography
By Erik L. Ridley
Sunday, November 27 | 11:25 a.m.-11:35 a.m. | SSA21-05 | Room S504ABIn this scientific session, a South Korean team will explain how incorporating strain ratio into thyroid elastography did not yield better clinical performance.
November 13, 2011
In vivo compression improves thyroid elastography results
By Erik L. Ridley
Sunday, November 27 | 10:55 a.m.-11:05 a.m. | SSA21-02 | Room S504ABIn this Sunday scientific presentation, researchers will share how in vivo compression can improve interobserver agreement and intraobserver reproducibility in thyroid elastography.
November 13, 2011
Acupuncture reduces dry mouth symptoms in cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Acupuncture can prevent or reduce symptoms of chronic dry mouth, a common side effect of radiation therapy, according to findings of a randomized, controlled trial conducted in Shanghai that were published online November 9 in Cancer.
November 10, 2011
Int'l Isotopes gets FDA warning letter for cGMP deficiencies
By Wayne Forrest
Radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes has received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that cites several "significant violations" of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations regarding the company's sodium iodide I-131 product, which is used to treat thyroid conditions.
November 9, 2011
CT perfusion inadequate to detect basilar artery occlusion
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 27 | 11:25 a.m.-11:35 a.m. | SSA16-05 | Room N226CT perfusion imaging of the brain is often used in acute stroke centers to aid in diagnosing and characterizing acute stroke. But it doesn't work as well in the brainstem: A new study has found that CT perfusion alone is inadequate to detect basilar artery occlusion.
November 9, 2011
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