Clinical News: Page 1117

MR angiography accurate for diagnosing peripheral artery disease

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 7 - Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography reliably identifies arterial stenosis/occlusion in adults with symptoms of peripheral artery disease and accurately stages the extent of disease, results of a meta-analysis show.

September 6, 2010

FOBT accuracy differs between men and women

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 7 - Both immunological and guaiac-based fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) have a higher sensitivity and lower specificity for detection of advanced colorectal neoplasm among men than among women, German investigators report.

September 6, 2010

Accuray wins French CyberKnife contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy firm Accuray has installed its first CyberKnife VSI system in France.

September 2, 2010

Cancer cost world economy $895B in 2008

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Cancer has the most devastating economic effects of any cause of death in the world, according to a report published by the American Cancer Society and cancer survivor advocacy group Livestrong in Austin, TX.

September 2, 2010

Calypso signs European sales pact with Siemens

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Calypso Medical Technologies has signed a nonexclusive product distribution agreement with Siemens Healthcare for the sale of its Calypso system in Europe.

September 1, 2010

IBA inks Tc-99m deal, sells prototype

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA), the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission, and the National Institute for Radioelements have signed an agreement to secure the supply of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) beginning in 2015.

September 1, 2010

CAD labels abdominal vessels with improved accuracy

By Eric Barnes

A new computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm automatically labels abdominal arteries extracted from CT images. The work-in-progress system is more accurate and less dependent on error-prone features than previous CAD schemes, say researchers from Nagoya, Japan.

September 1, 2010

Contrast MRI visualizes bowel damage caused by celiac disease

By Wayne Forrest

Contrast-enhanced MRI dynamic evaluation of the bowel wall can effectively visualize inflammation caused by celiac disease, aiding the assessment of patients with this condition, according to a study in the September issue of Radiology.

August 31, 2010

Cardiac MRI shows how triathletes' hearts adapt

By Wayne Forrest and Eric Barnes

With the help of 1.5-tesla cardiac MRI, German researchers have found that the human heart adapts to triathlon training by developing greater muscle mass and wall thickness, as well as larger left atria and larger right and left ventricles, according to a study to be published in the October issue of Radiology.

August 31, 2010

More evidence hormone therapy can muddy mammograms

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 1 - Hormone replacement therapy after menopause may interfere with the accuracy of mammograms used to screen for breast cancer -- and the risk may be greater with hormones delivered by patch or injection compared with pills, a new study finds.

August 31, 2010

ACR Image Metrix expands globally

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Image Metrix imaging contract research organization is expanding its global capabilities across all continents, with the exception of Antarctica.

August 30, 2010

MRI-compatible incubator increases procedure use for neonates

By Cynthia E. Keen

MRI exams can provide valuable information about neurological abnormalities in preterm infants. But the process of having an MRI exam can be hazardous to very fragile and unstable neonates, limiting the value of this powerful technology -- unless you have an MRI-compatible incubator.

August 30, 2010

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