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No need for CT: Contrast US can follow up solid-organ injuries
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can be used in favor of CT for following up solid-organ injuries in children and young adults, avoiding unnecessary radiation exposure in this vulnerable population, according to researchers from King's College Hospital in the U.K. who reported their findings from a large retrospective study.
April 29, 2015
No cost difference between CTC, colonoscopy in elderly
By Eric Barnes
A new analysis of Medicare data has found that after adjusting for patient demographic factors, costs are pretty much the same in the year following an initial screening exam for colorectal cancer, regardless of whether CT colonography (CTC) or optical colonoscopy is used, according to a report in Academic Radiology.
April 29, 2015
Safety-net hospital lifts the lid on child abuse
By Philip Ward
Fresh data about suspected cases of abuse show that about a quarter of children evaluated at an inner city hospital by means of a skeletal survey with radiography were found to be the victims of abuse. Furthermore, of the abused children, around 39% had skeletal trauma and 61% did not.
April 28, 2015
fMRI finds women recover more slowly from concussions than men
By Wayne Forrest
A new study published online April 28 in Radiology indicates that women have a more difficult time recovering from concussions than men, based on brain activation patterns seen on functional MRI (fMRI) during working memory tasks. The results hint that more aggressive treatment could be warranted after head injuries in women.
April 27, 2015
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UltraRad to enhance Seattle Children's installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor UltraRad has signed an agreement with Seattle Children's Hospital that will focus on enhancements to the hospital's UltraRad software.
April 27, 2015
Congenital heart disease detected less often in rural areas
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound may be doing a better job overall of diagnosing critical congenital heart disease prenatally, but that's not necessarily the case in poorer and more rural communities, according to research presented on Monday at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in San Diego.
April 27, 2015
Varian launches VitalBeam system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy vendor Varian Medical Systems unveiled VitalBeam, a new radiation therapy system, at the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology meeting in Barcelona, Spain.
April 26, 2015
Motion-tracking MRI gives new insight into stroke risk
By Wayne Forrest
Using a novel motion-tracking MRI technique, researchers from Johns Hopkins University have uncovered new evidence that reduced function in the left atrium of the heart may be a sign of increased stroke risk in patients with or without atrial fibrillation.
April 26, 2015
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ARRS: MR tractography touted as 'reliable' imaging biomarker
By Wayne Forrest
Diffusion-tensor MR tractography may be a reliable quantitative imaging biomarker for assessing prostate cancer treatment response to androgen deprivation and radiation therapy, according to a study presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Toronto.
April 23, 2015
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ACR, AAPM release radiation safety resource
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) have released ACR-AAPM Radiation Safety Officer Resources, a new document designed to assist physicians and medical physicists who serve as radiation safety officers at medical facilities.
April 23, 2015
Bedside ultrasound can diagnose acute shoulder dislocation
By Erik L. Ridley
Patients presenting to the emergency department with acute shoulder pain typically receive an x-ray exam. However, ultrasound can provide equivalent performance -- often in less time and without the ionizing radiation -- for diagnosing shoulder dislocation, according to researchers from the University of California, Irvine.
April 23, 2015
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EOS gets 1st Hong Kong installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
EOS Imaging has delivered its EOS digital radiography system to the Chinese University of Hong Kong's department of orthopedics and traumatology.
April 22, 2015
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