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Virus plus RT escalates tumor shrinkage
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A naturally occurring, harmless human virus given in combination with radiation therapy (RT) has shown significant benefit in patients with advanced cancers, according to results of a study conducted by the Institute of Cancer Research in London.
May 19, 2010
Cystatin C better than Cr for detecting contrast-induced kidney injury
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 20 - Measurement of serum cystatin C helps diagnose early acute contrast-induced kidney injury, and it also helps predict its course, Italian researchers report. They studied 410 patients with chronic kidney disease who underwent coronary and/or peripheral angiography and/or angioplasty.
May 19, 2010
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ImaginAb, GlaxoSmithKline join forces
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Imaging agent developer ImaginAb and GlaxoSmithKline unit GSK Clinical Imaging Centre have inked two research collaboration agreements.
May 19, 2010
Czechs, Belgians partner on isotopes
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Czech Institute of Nuclear Medicine (UJV) will partner with the Belgian Institute for Radioelements (IRE) to produce radioisotopes.
May 19, 2010
Accuray taps Puppo for GM post
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Accuray has named Dr. Vittorio Puppo as general manager of the company's EIMEA (Europe, India, Middle East, and Africa) region, effective May 17.
May 17, 2010
Diagnostic balloon occlusion in normal coronary arteries is safe
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 18 - Diagnostic balloon occlusion is safe in normal coronary arteries, researchers say. They studied outcomes of the procedure in 133 patients with 141 entirely normal coronary arteries and 183 patients with 285 partially normal arteries (at least one stenotic lesion).
May 17, 2010
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U.K. oncology center learns lessons with tomotherapy adoption
By Cynthia E. Keen
How does a busy radiation oncology department adopt and implement a new treatment technology with which it has no prior experience? Through careful planning, effective teamwork, and ample time allocated for training and development of a rigorous quality assurance program.
May 17, 2010
Siemens scores U.K. digital mammo order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received an order from the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust in the U.K. for five Mammomat Inspiration full-field digital mammography systems.
May 12, 2010
GE's German IT unit chooses Matrox boards
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare's IT division in Germany is recommending Xenia Series display controller boards from Matrox Graphics for GE Centricity RIS/PACS workstations.
May 11, 2010
CR-based digital mammography beats analog for screening
By Kate Madden Yee
In the push to convert to digital mammography, many facilities are using computed radiography (CR)-based systems as an interim step. But just how well does CR mammography compare to traditional analog imaging in a screening environment?
May 10, 2010
FAST recommended first for kids with blunt abdominal trauma
By Cynthia E. Keen
In many emergency departments, CT exams are the imaging study most frequently ordered for patients admitted with blunt abdominal trauma. However, pediatric surgeons and radiologists from Germany recommend that ultrasound combined with clinical assessment is just as effective, thus avoiding radiation exposure.
May 6, 2010
Lung CAD performs best as second reader
By Erik L. Ridley
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software yields a higher level of sensitivity for identifying lung nodules as a second reader than when used concurrently during image interpretation, according to research from the University of Verona in Italy.
May 6, 2010
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