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Spine x-rays advised for advanced prostate cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Physicians prescribing androgen-deprivation therapy for their patients with advanced prostate cancer should also order a lateral thoracolumbar x-ray exam. This helps identify men at risk of treatment-induced fracture, according to an article published in the August issue of the Journal of Urology.
July 17, 2011
iSi 2011: MRI advances in analysis of cardiac function
By Frances Rylands-Monk
A leading European MR expert has stressed that late gadolinium enhancement imaging of the nonischemic heart continues to show promise in differential diagnosis, both as a prognostic outcome predictor when disease is already established and as a guide to therapeutic decisions.
July 17, 2011
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The jury's still out on airport body scanners
By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD
Debate continues over the safety of airport security scanners. Some observers remain concerned about the long-term consequences of a very large number of people being exposed to a likely extremely small radiation-induced cancer risk.
July 17, 2011
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GE launches MIND Coalition
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has unveiled its new Making an Impact on Neurodegenerative Diseases (MIND) initiative to help physicians improve the worldwide detection, diagnosis, and management of neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
July 14, 2011
Report: Ultrasound sales in emerging markets drive growth
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Purchases of ultrasound equipment made in Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East were key factors in driving the recovery of the global ultrasound market, according a new report from market research firm InMedica.
July 14, 2011
AuntMinnieEurope.com MRI Insider
By Philip Ward
July 14, 2011
iSi 2011: 3T MRI provides answers in knee disorders
By Frances Rylands-Monk
A key benefit of 3-tesla MRI is that it enables doctors to visualize and recognize ligaments in the knee and the smaller joints, such as the posterolateral corner, according to a presentation at the recent International Symposium on State-of-the-Art Imaging (iSi 2011) in France.
July 14, 2011
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Worldwide mammo image quality varies, can be improved
By Rebekah Moan
Poor mammography image quality was found at several centers in a prospective, 17-country study by Serbian researchers published in the European Journal of Radiology. However, simple corrective actions such as cleaning screens can result in large improvements, they found.
July 13, 2011
Helical tomotherapy enhances local control of mesothelioma
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adjuvant radiation via helical tomotherapy can achieve excellent local control of malignant pleural mesothelioma, researchers from France and Canada reported online June 12 in Lung Cancer.
July 13, 2011
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Workload measurement; brain drain in Hungary; gunshot injuries
By Philip Ward
July 12, 2011
AuntMinnieEurope.com Cardiac Imaging Insider
By Eric Barnes
July 11, 2011
Study looks into drop in Norway breast cancer rates
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Several countries have attributed drops in breast cancer rates to the reduced use of menopausal hormonal therapy, but in Norway the trend is "complicated" because it can't be pinned on that one factor, according to a study published online in the International Journal of Cancer.
July 11, 2011
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