Head and Neck Radiology: Page 72

DWI proves best of seven in subacute stroke imaging
By Tracie L. Thompson
An intriguing new study from Stanford University pitted seven common diagnostic exams against each other to determine which test had the greatest impact on the management of subacute stroke patients. Diffusion-weighted MRI won out against a host of multimodality contenders in CT, ultrasound, and conventional MRI.
May 16, 2004
PET/CT shows restaging power for head and neck tumors
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
ORLANDO, FL - In a presentation Monday at the Academy of Molecular Imaging conference, researchers from the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham discussed their retrospective analysis of 52 patients with head and neck carcinoma using PET/CT, determining its impact on therapy for patients.
March 29, 2004
Atlas of Head and Neck Imaging: The Extracranial Head and Neck
This text is suitable for the resident, who is trying to grasp the breadth of pathology in the head and neck, as well as for the general radiologist who seeks to improve his or her accuracy and confidence in interpreting CT and MR exams of the head and neck.
March 17, 2004
CT perfusion studies can identify patients at risk of hemorrhage from thrombolytic therapy
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Quantitative CT perfusion imaging appears to give doctors a means to determine if the patient suffering an acute stroke is at risk of suffering hemorrhage with thrombolytic therapy.
November 29, 2003
CMS hikes MEG reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has increased the Medicare reimbursement rate for magnetoencephalography (MEG) procedures, according to Vancouver-based MEG provider VSM MedTech.
November 2, 2003
Ultrasound guidance boosts thyroid cancer procedure
Surgeons are using ultrasound as a navigational tool to successfully obtain biopsy specimens in suspected thyroid cancer, and to treat recurrent thyroid cancer with ethanol ablation therapy.
October 21, 2003
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Detection of occult metastases in head and neck cancer feasible with SLN biopsy
By Edward Susman
Sentinel nodes can be readily identified during head and neck surgery by using a radionuclide-labeled colloid, according to presenters at the 2003 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation meeting in Orlando, FL. In addition, careful dissection of the nodes appears to correlate with full neck dissection.
October 19, 2003
CTF sells first mobile MEG unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian magnetoencephalography developer CTF Systems has signed a contract to sell a mobile version of its Omega magnetoencephalography unit to San Diego-based startup MS Technologies.
August 31, 2003
FDG-PET deemed most accurate for catching Hodgkin’s relapse
By Shalmali Pal
A negative or positive 18F-FDG-PET scan can predict Hodgkin’s disease relapse during the post-treatment period, according to Canadian investigators, writing in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
August 31, 2003
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Radiographic barium studies reveal esophageal strictures
(Radiology Review) Radiologists from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia recently investigated the usefulness of barium studies for differentiating benign and malignant strictures of the esophagus.
August 12, 2003
Pre-treatment with rhTSH reduces 131I retention in thyroid
By Robert Bruce
Researchers in the department of nuclear medicine at Johann W. Goethe University Hospital in Frankfurt examined 227 patients, 163 of whom were prepared for the therapy by thyroid hormone withdrawal and 64 of whom received recombinant human thyroid-stimulating hormone prior to therapy.
July 21, 2003
CTF places three MEG units
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CTF Systems, a subsidiary of Canadian medical device company VSM MedTech of Vancouver, British Columbia, has signed an agreement with a Nevada-based physician/investor consortium for three 275-channel magnetoencephalography (MEG) systems.
June 25, 2003
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