Body Imaging: Page 15

Pediatric low-dose PET/CT protocols cut radiation dose in half
By Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation dose for whole-body pediatric PET/CT exams can be cut in half with new low-dose protocols customized to the weight of children, according to research published in the October issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
September 30, 2009
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Time Medical debuts two MR systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR firm Time Medical has entered the MRI scanner market with the launch of two low-field units.
September 27, 2009
Childhood cancer survivors susceptible to diabetes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Individuals who received total body or abdominal radiation therapy as treatment for childhood cancer have an increased risk of becoming diabetic when they reach adulthood, according to a new study.
August 10, 2009
FDA clears Time Medical's open MRI system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR firm Time Medical has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its whole-body open MRI system.
August 5, 2009
Scanning time trumps dose in FDG-PET/CT of large patients
By Wayne Forrest
A group of Japanese researchers has concluded that scanning for a longer period of time is more effective than increasing radiopharmaceutical dose for maintaining PET/CT image quality in large patients.
June 9, 2009
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CTA shows best approach to blocked leg arteries
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multidetector-row CT angiography (CTA) represents a big improvement over digital subtraction angiography by predicting the best treatment option for severe limb ischemia, according to researchers in Vienna.
June 4, 2009
MRI with STIR fails to change diagnosis in child abuse cases
By Wayne Forrest
Although whole-body MRI using a short-tau inversion recovery (WB-STIR) sequence detects some bone contusions and fractures not found on initial radiographic bone surveys, the technique may not be ready to replace radiography in the initial assessment of traumatic injury in cases of suspected child abuse, according to a new study.
May 11, 2009
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Contrast ultrasound beats CT, PET in Hodgkin's lymphoma staging
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the spleen proved better than both CT and PET for staging nodules in patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to a study published by Italian researchers in the May edition of Radiology.
May 5, 2009
Whole-body PET finds tumors missed by other tests
By Charlene Laino
SEATTLE - Whole-body PET detects 20% more cancers not found with other diagnostic tests in patients with suspected paraneoplastic neurological disorders, researchers reported at the 2009 American Academy of Neurology meeting.
April 30, 2009
PET/CT confirms presence of brown fat in adults
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston have successfully used PET/CT to confirm the presence of brown adipose tissue, also know as brown fat, in adults. The surprising discovery could lead to new treatments both for obesity and type 2 diabetes.
April 21, 2009
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Neoprobe hits Lymphoseek clinical milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe has reached a clinical milestone in a multicenter phase III study of its Lymphoseek radiotracer, the company reported.
March 18, 2009
Adding delayed CT aids some trauma diagnoses
By Eric Barnes
In the emergency setting, would the routine acquisition of a delayed scan five minutes after contrast lead to better diagnoses of trauma patients? It pays sometimes but not always to acquire the extra scan, say researchers from Italy, who reviewed images from hundreds of cases of organ injuries.
January 20, 2009
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