Clinical News: Page 1162

Hodgkin's survivors face high stroke risk
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Patients treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma with radiation therapy and chemotherapy experience a substantially increased risk of stroke compared to the general population, according to a multi-institutional Dutch study published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
June 23, 2009
Philips begins shipping compact US unit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has begun international shipments of its CX50 CompactXtreme compact ultrasound system.
June 22, 2009
Swiss group performs transcranial HIFU
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A group of Swiss clinicians is reporting the successful use of MRI-guided transcranial high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to treat brain disease.
June 22, 2009
ContextVision signs Asian partner
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish image enhancement developer ContextVision has inked a new Asian partner for distribution of its GOPView iRVPlus interventional radiology imaging software.
June 22, 2009
Adding RFA to chemo better treats colorectal liver metastases
By Cynthia E. Keen
Patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases who receive radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with chemotherapy treatment have longer progression-free survival than patients treated with chemotherapy alone, according to a new study by Dutch researchers.
June 21, 2009
New way to correct data distortions benefits PET/MR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Researchers from Philips Healthcare offered new details on the company's development of a hybrid PET/MRI scanner at this week's annual SNM meeting in Toronto.
June 18, 2009
Covidien closes VNUS purchase
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Healthcare technology firm Covidien has completed its previously announced acquisition of VNUS Medical Technologies.
June 17, 2009
New form of radiotherapy for prostate cancer works in mice
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 18 - The alpha particle-emitting radiopeptide 213 Bi-DOTA-PESIN is effective for treating prostate cancer in mice, according to research presented at the SNM's annual meeting in Toronto this week.
June 17, 2009
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Varian touts Dutch studies
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems announced that doctors in the Netherlands have developed new ways to perform radiosurgery on benign acoustic tumors using Varian's RapidArc radiotherapy technology.
June 17, 2009
European imaging display market on the rise
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European market for medical imaging display monitors produced revenue of $207.2 million in 2007, which is expected to climb to $520.4 million in 2014, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
June 17, 2009
Dose can be reduced by 75% in pediatric chest CT exams
By Cynthia E. Keen
The radiation dose of pediatric MDCT exams can be reduced by as much as 75% without compromising the ability to detect small lung nodules in young children, according to a study published in the July issue of Academic Radiology.
June 17, 2009
Varian reaches Danish milestone
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems said that Herlev Hospital in Denmark has treated its first patient using the vendor's RapidArc radiotherapy technology.
June 16, 2009
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