Clinical News: Page 1077

Interruptions occur often and need auditing, CT study finds
By Philip Ward
A group of researchers in the west of Scotland think there should be a more robust system for recording interruptions during reporting sessions, and a software update for logging interruptions in a hospital's RIS would be helpful for the purpose of an audit.
July 21, 2011
Radiology plays key role in pediatric thoracic emergencies
By Cynthia E. Keen
Children who are having difficulty breathing or swallowing are among the most common patients admitted to hospital emergency departments. Radiologists can help clinicians make a rapid diagnosis, start the appropriate treatment, and avoid complications in these nontraumatic thoracic emergency cases.
July 20, 2011
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5-day brachytherapy proves effective for endometrial cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Four-year results of a clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of a five-day high-dose-rate brachytherapy treatment for endometrial cancer are proving comparable to more protracted courses of treatment, according to a study by Spanish researchers.
July 20, 2011
Elekta touts SBRT research
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Oncology firm Elekta said that recent research from Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto showed favorable clinical results from treating early-stage, non-small cell lung cancer with its stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) technology.
July 19, 2011
Losing turf to radiographers; 3T MRI of knee; airport scanners
By Philip Ward
July 19, 2011
iSi 2011: Ikeda voices confidence in BI-RADS update
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The forthcoming update to the BI-RADS MRI lexicon should help to resolve ambiguity arising from the varied descriptions of enhancement in reports, according to Dr. Debra Ikeda. At the recent International Symposium on State-of-the-Art Imaging (iSi 2011), she discussed how the update will include the relatively new concept of background parenchymal enhancement.
July 19, 2011
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Cardiovascular MRI sheds light on cardiomyopathy
By Wayne Forrest
Cardiovascular MRI has revealed that stress cardiomyopathy may have broader clinical characteristics than previously reported, including younger patients, men, and patients without an identifiable stressful cause, according to a study in the July 20 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
July 18, 2011
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French regulators remind rads on in-home imaging rules
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The French Radiation Safety Authority, French Radiology Society, and French Association of Radiology Personnel have issued a joint statement on the requirements for physicians providing in-home radiology procedures -- with revised physician qualifications pending from the ASN.
July 18, 2011
French regulators issue in-home imaging rules
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The French Radiation Safety Authority, French Radiology Society, and French Association of Radiology Personnel have issued a joint statement on the requirements for physicians providing in-home radiology procedures.
July 18, 2011
AuntMinnieEurope.com Digital X-Ray Insider
By Philip Ward
July 18, 2011
ImaCor nets CE Mark for 2 products
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) probe developer ImaCor has received the European CE Mark for its ClariTEE probe and Zura platform.
July 18, 2011
Momentum gathers behind chest reporting by radiographers
By Philip Ward
As role extension for radiographers continues to come under serious scrutiny across much of Europe, evidence is mounting that they can achieve particularly high standards in chest reporting.
July 18, 2011
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