Clinical News: Page 1138

Quick brain scan could screen for autism
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Aug 11 - A 15-minute brain scan could someday be used to test for autism, helping doctors diagnose the complex condition more cheaply and accurately. British scientists said their rapid test had proved more than 90% accurate in adults and there was no reason why it should not work equally well in children.
August 10, 2010
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FDG-PET before RT can modify planned NSCLC treatment
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET scans of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients reviewed before radiation therapy (RT) may lead to significant changes in treatment strategy and radiation therapy planning, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 10, 2010
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Siemens scores big Spanish deal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received an order from the Ministry of Health of the Spanish region of Murcia for medical technology, service, and financing valued at 132 million euros ($174 million U.S.).
August 9, 2010
Siemens fills Barts imaging order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has installed 11 new imaging systems at St. Bartholomew's (Barts) Hospital's new Imaging and Diagnostics Department in the Barts Cancer Centre.
August 9, 2010
Short, split-dose radiation helps palliate advanced NSCLC
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 9 - Short-course split-dose radiotherapy helps relieve the symptoms of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Polish oncologists report.
August 8, 2010
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EC addresses isotope shortage
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Commission (EC) has sent to the European Parliament a series of recommendations designed to address the global medical isotope shortage and prevent unnecessary radiation exposure for CT and radiation therapy patients.
August 8, 2010
Best to drink bowel prep solution in split doses: study
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 9 - Drinking the bowel prep solution in two split doses provides the best colon cleansing before colonoscopy, a large study has shown. Results were published in the August issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
August 8, 2010
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Combined PET/CT CAD improves lung nodule detection
By Eric Barnes
Researchers in Japan have developed computer-aided detection (CAD) software that detects lung nodules in PET/CT images of lung cancer screening patients. Applying a combined CAD system to both modalities instead of CT or PET alone nearly doubled the number of solitary pulmonary nodules detected.
August 5, 2010
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Elekta gets CE Mark for iViewC
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish radiation oncology firm Elekta has received the European CE Mark for its iViewC digital patient position verification system.
August 4, 2010
Constipated kids don't need abdominal x-rays
By Cynthia E. Keen
The practice of ordering an abdominal x-ray exam for constipated children to assess the presence of retained feces or to confirm a diagnosis made during a physical exam should be stopped, as the procedure is of limited value, according to an analysis published online in Pediatric Radiology.
August 3, 2010
Varian expands consulting services
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems is now also offering its clinical consulting services to customers in Europe and Australasia.
August 3, 2010
Enhanced reference standard boosts CTA accuracy
By Eric Barnes
Borrowing a technique from the virtual colonoscopy playbook, researchers from South Carolina and Germany found that coronary CT angiography (CTA) is better than previously thought compared to catheter-based coronary angiography -- in fact the two tests are essentially equivalent, they said.
August 3, 2010
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