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New techniques increase ultrasound’s value in vascular imaging
By Erik L. Ridley
New techniques such as 3-D ultrasound, ultrasound contrast agents, and B-flow imaging offer tremendous potential in aiding vascular diagnosis, according to Dr. John Pellerito, chief of ultrasound, body CT, and MRI at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY.
July 7, 2002
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For prostate cancer screening, microbubbles are too big, and the options too few
By Eric Barnes
CANCĂšN, MEXICO - Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) is effective for identifying suspicious areas of the prostate, but diagnosing cancer is another matter. Will better contrast agents improve the test? Dr. David Cosgrove considers bubbles.
July 4, 2002
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Cuban radiologists rely on transcranial ultrasound
By Eric Barnes
CANCĂšN, MEXICO - With the aid of a powerful transducer that can penetrate the skull, radiologists in Cuba have a versatile new ultrasound tool at their disposal for examining the head and neck.
July 3, 2002
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Radiologists play important role in managing AIDS
By Eric Barnes
CANCĂšN, MEXICO - Radiologists from around the world, gathered here for the opening of the International Congress of Radiology, learned how imaging is addressing a global health crisis.
July 1, 2002
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Varian inks radiation therapy QA deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy company Varian Medical Systems has signed another deal for treatment-planning quality-assurance tools.
July 1, 2002
PocketRadiologist Spine: Top 100 Diagnoses
The major strengths of this 300-page soft-cover book are the information accompanying every diagnosis and its inexpensive price. Its major limitation is the tiny size of many of the images.
July 1, 2002
FDG-PET signals early response of malignant GI tumors to Gleevec
By Catherine Carrington
PET is more accurate than CT for predicting whether patients with advanced gastrointestinal tumors will respond to a promising new chemotherapy drug, according to a study from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Moreover, PET often signals the good news after only a day of therapy, long before the tumor has begun to shrink.
June 30, 2002
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Will breast MRI increase mastectomy rates?
By Tracie L. Thompson
Researchers have long known that MRI has the ability to detect some breast cancers that can’t be seen with other imaging methods. But that capability is now raising another concern: Will increased use of breast MRI take us back to the "bad old days" of more frequent mastectomies?
June 27, 2002
CardioNow scores Ohio PACS install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Holzer Cardiovascular Institute has selected cardiac archive and image management technology from Encinitas, CA-based CardioNow for installation at its facility.
June 26, 2002
Radiation oncology pioneer dies
Dr. Simon Kramer, a former chairman of the American College of Radiology's Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), died on June 17.
June 26, 2002
US with contrast aids endorectal biospy
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Directed biopsy during contrast-enhanced sonography of the prostate improves the sonographic detection of malignant foci in the prostate. Radiologists and urologists from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia proved this in a study reported in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
June 26, 2002
Patient positioning techniques for a lower gastrointestinal series
By Naveed Ahmad, MD
Along with colonoscopy, the barium enema remains the standard method of diagnosing colon cancer, ulcerative colitis, and other inflammatory diseases of the colon. Dr. Naveed Ahmad discusses the two basic radiological methods of examining the large intestine by means of contrast enemas.
June 26, 2002
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