Head and Neck Radiology: Page 68

Varian gets FDA OK for nasopharynx applicator set

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Varian Medical Systems has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Nasopharynx Applicator Set, which is designed to deliver localized radiation therapy in the upper throat area.

March 13, 2005

Postprocessing reveals earliest signs of cerebral infarct on plain CT

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - A new postprocessing technique reveals early cerebral infarction by finding the subtlest areas of hypodensity on plain head CT. Such regions -- separated by a handful of Hounsfield units from the surrounding unaffected tissues -- are rarely visible to the naked eye.

March 4, 2005

Lemon candy may suck for curbing dry mouth after thyroid cancer therapy

By Shalmali Pal

Mother always warned you that eating candy before dinner would spoil your appetite. She may not have known that eating candy during radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer can be just as bad. In a preliminary study, Japanese researchers have found that sucking on lemon candy too close to radiotherapy may actually worsen damage to the salivary glands.

March 1, 2005

Innovative MDCT raises the bar in esophageal cancer staging

By Eric Barnes

Esophageal cancer is highly curable when caught early, but usually fatal when advanced, making accurate staging crucial. Researchers from Japan are improving CT's ability to stage esophageal cancer. A group from Kyoto compared arterial- to venous-phase imaging for esophageal cancer, while a team from Chiba used ECG gating to reduce motion artifacts in assessing pericardial invasion of advanced esophageal cancer.

February 27, 2005

Elekta scores global installations

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Magnetoencephalography vendor Elekta Neuromag of Stockholm, Sweden has received three orders from healthcare facilities around the world for its MEG systems.

February 13, 2005

Given swings into black on sales jump

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A strong jump in product sales helped video-capsule manufacturer Given Imaging of Yoqneam, Israel, record profitable financial results for 2004 (end-December 31).

February 8, 2005

Siemens gets European particle therapy install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions said it will install its first particle therapy system in Europe, at the University Clinic Heidelberg in Germany.

February 8, 2005

MRI for carotid artery wall thickness measures up to US gold standard

By Shalmali Pal

B-mode ultrasound has become the gold standard for measuring intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid artery, but MRI has proved itself for evaluating local atherosclerotic disease in the artery. Together these modalities form a powerful duo for assessing plaque morphology and IMT, but researchers from Seattle set out to see if MRI alone could determine carotid artery wall thickness.

February 2, 2005

Ariba gets funding for portable dental x-ray

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Portable x-ray developer Ariba X-ray of Orem, UT, has received investment capital from Campbell Scientific of Logan, UT, to develop and commercialize its Nomad handheld battery-powered x-ray system for intraoral imaging.

February 1, 2005

MRS shows cost-benefit strength for brain tumor diagnosis

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

In January 2004, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services decided to continue the current noncoverage determination for proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), stating there is inadequate evidence to conclude that MRS is necessary for diagnosing brain tumors. A research team from California, however, has presented compelling evidence that MRS use for brain tumor diagnosis is safe, accurate, and cost-effective.

January 27, 2005

Avid gets funding for new radiotracer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Molecular imaging developer Avid Radiopharmaceuticals of Philadelphia has received $500,000 in seed capital from BioAdvance, a life-sciences investment fund formed by the state of Pennsylvania.

January 24, 2005

Abbott to launch carotid stent trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Abbott Laboratories of Abbott Park, IL, plans to begin enrolling patients in a new clinical trial to compare carotid artery stenting to carotid artery surgery.

January 19, 2005

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