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Secondhand smoke damages arteries in teens: study
By Reuters Health
WASHINGTON (Reuters), Mar 3 - Children as young as 13 who have evidence of secondhand smoke in their blood also have visibly thicker arteries, Finnish researchers reported on Tuesday. Ultrasound was used to measure the thickness of the aorta and of the carotid artery in the neck.
March 2, 2010
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320-row CT minimizes dose in pediatric abdominal studies
By Eric Barnes
It's no secret that CT radiation dose levels in children -- especially in the emergency department, where patients are fidgety and physicians need fast answers -- are too high. One solution, investigated by researchers from Toronto and Berlin, is wide-area-detector scans with 320-detector-row CT.
March 2, 2010
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Esaote debuts products at ECR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian ultrasound vendor Esaote has introduced two new products at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria.
March 2, 2010
Brain images suggest Alzheimer's drug could work
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Mar 2 - New imaging technology suggests an experimental drug for Alzheimer's reduces clumps of plaque in the brain by around 25%, giving potential new life to a medicine that disappointed in clinical tests two years ago.
March 1, 2010
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February 28, 2010
3DISC launches compact CR unit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computed radiography (CR) manufacturer 3DISC plans to introduce a new compact CR unit at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna, Austria.
February 28, 2010
RT plus chemo can preserve larynx in head and neck cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Induction chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy (RT) has produced good outcomes in larynx preservation for patients with advanced head and neck cancers, according to data presented this week at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium in Chandler, AZ.
February 25, 2010
Men may benefit from testosterone replacement
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Male cancer survivors who develop testosterone deficiency after receiving radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy may benefit from testosterone replacement therapy, according to a U.K. study.
February 25, 2010
GE settles with Omniscan critic
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and a Danish radiologist have settled their war of words over GE's Omniscan contrast agent, with GE agreeing to drop a libel suit against the physician.
February 25, 2010
CT blood-flow measurement gauges stenosis severity
By Eric Barnes
64-detector-row CT has sufficient temporal resolution to measure blood flow through the heart, offering the promise of a new functional test based on CT alone, according to a proof-of-concept study by German researchers.
February 25, 2010
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FFDM and CAD find smaller breast tumors
By Erik L. Ridley
Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) can facilitate increased detection of smaller tumors compared to conventional mammography. But adding computer-aided detection (CAD) technology to FFDM can yield even better results, according to researchers at the Hospital Virgen de la Salud in Toledo, Spain.
February 25, 2010
Breast MRI excels at high-risk screening; mammo not needed
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast MRI is three times as accurate as other modalities for diagnosing breast cancer early in high-risk women, and it's so good that mammography isn't needed for annual screening of these women, according to a new study by German researchers published online this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
February 25, 2010
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