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ISMRM 2015: DTI-MRI may show chemo's side effects in kids
By Wayne Forrest
TORONTO - Diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) may demonstrate the side effects of chemotherapy in kids treated for a type of glioma by showing lower levels of fractional anisotropy in white matter in the brain, according to a study presented on Monday at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) annual meeting.
May 31, 2015
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SIIM 2015: Most want photos to avoid patient ID errors
By Eric Barnes
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - Embedding patient photos into medical images has already been shown to prevent misidentification. Now, a new survey shows that the idea has broad support, although some radiologists have concerns about the practice, according to research presented on Saturday at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) meeting.
May 31, 2015
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DC docs use MR-HIFU to treat bone tumor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Doctors in Washington, DC, have become the first physicians in the U.S. to treat osteoid osteoma using an experimental MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) method.
May 27, 2015
Cubresa to introduce new preclinical PET scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cubresa plans to unveil a new MR-compatible small-animal PET scanner at next month's Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.
May 26, 2015
DTI-MRI may identify early onset of Alzheimer's disease
By Wayne Forrest
Using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) to identify damaged white matter in the brain may help pinpoint the early onset of Alzheimer's disease, as well as the start of two atypical forms of the condition, according to a new Dutch study published online May 27 in Radiology.
May 26, 2015
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Pediatric proton therapy treatments on the rise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The number of pediatric patients being treated in the U.S. with proton radiation therapy has increased by more than a third, according to a nationwide study presented at last week's annual Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group conference in San Diego.
May 25, 2015
Autosegmentation algorithm tackles array of brain tumors
By Eric Barnes
A new algorithm for automatically segmenting image data delivers fast and reproducible volumes of a wide variety of tumors, satisfying a significant unmet need in neuro-oncology, according to a new study in Academic Radiology. A panel of readers gave the algorithm high marks for how well it approximated manual data segmentation methods.
May 21, 2015
GE promotes Visipaque study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is directing attention to abstracts presented at this week's EuroPCR Congress 2015 in Paris involving the use of its Visipaque isosmolar contrast agent.
May 20, 2015
PETNet, Blue Earth ink prostate PET agent deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PETNet Solutions has inked an agreement with Blue Earth Diagnostics for the exclusive manufacturing and distribution of a radiopharmaceutical for PET/CT scans.
May 20, 2015
ACR 2015: Bedside US may not capture whole picture in ER
By Erik L. Ridley
Emergency room (ER) physicians often perform bedside obstetric ultrasound studies on first-trimester patients in the ER, but these patients should also receive radiology ultrasound scans to avoid potentially dangerous missed diagnoses, according to research from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California.
May 20, 2015
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HeartFlow promotes FFR study at EuroPCR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac software developer HeartFlow is promoting a study at this week's EuroPCR 2015 meeting in Paris on the use of its fractional flow reserve (FFR) CT analysis software to assess the severity of coronary artery stenosis.
May 20, 2015
US surveillance of HCC subject to image quality issues
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound may be the imaging modality of choice for surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in high-risk patients, but variance in exam quality can be a big problem, according to researchers from the University of California, San Diego.
May 20, 2015
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