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Meta-analysis reveals paucity of advanced neoplasia in small polyps
By Eric Barnes
The prevalence of advanced neoplasia in subcentimeter polyps is extremely rare, according to a new meta-analysis of virtual colonoscopy data from more than 20,000 patients. As a result, the study authors believe that it's unnecessary to incur the costs and risks associated with resecting diminutive colorectal lesions detected at VC.
November 1, 2009
Specialized RT unnecessary for some breast cancer patients
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
CHICAGO - Breast cancer patients who receive radiation treatment to the lymph nodes located behind the breast bone do not have better survival outcomes than patients who don't receive radiation in this difficult-to-treat area.
November 1, 2009
Sectra installs mammo units in Norway
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has installed three Sectra MicroDose Mammography full-field digital mammography units at a Norwegian imaging services provider.
November 1, 2009
OR Technology adds Netherlands vet install
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German image processing and PACS firm OR Technology has announced the purchase of a Medici 1717 DR upgrade kit from the veterinary practice Dierenklinik Kerkelande in Hilversum, Netherlands.
October 29, 2009
IBA launches proton rental program
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has launched a rental program designed to enable hospitals and cancer centers to offer proton therapy for their cancer patients.
October 29, 2009
Merge and Medrad extend European reach
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare and contrast injector technology firm Medrad have announced an expansion in the distribution of CADstream, Merge's dedicated MRI CAD software, into the European market.
October 29, 2009
Rogan-Delft validates Matrox boards
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Display provider Matrox Graphics announced that Netherlands-based Rogan-Delft has validated Matrox Xenia series display controller boards for its Zillion radiology workstations.
October 29, 2009
Concurrent chemo + radiation increases survival in advanced head, neck cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 29 - Giving chemotherapy during radiotherapy to patients with locally advanced, nonresected head or neck carcinoma nearly doubles their average overall survival and more than doubles their event-free survival, compared to giving the treatments separately, research indicates.
October 28, 2009
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Risk of thyroid cancer increased in childhood cancer survivors
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 28 - Childhood cancer survivors are 18 times more likely to develop thyroid cancer than the general population, U.K. researchers report.
October 27, 2009
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Diagnosis, abortion of Down's babies rising in U.K.
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Oct 27 - A rise in older women becoming pregnant has led to a big jump in Down's syndrome diagnoses in Britain, but fewer babies are born with the condition because more than 90 percent are aborted, researchers said on Tuesday.
October 26, 2009
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Functional MRI may help with prognosis for comatose patients
By Wayne Forrest
French researchers have found good agreement between functional MRI (fMRI) and FDG-PET in assessing brain function in comatose patients. Their research indicates that fMRI potentially could help guide treatment of these individuals.
October 25, 2009
Ignoring breast CAD detections cuts sensitivity
By Eric Barnes
Computer-aided detection (CAD) is effective at finding breast cancers -- including lesions that would have otherwise been missed by experienced radiologists. Unfortunately, CAD's overall benefit is diluted by the downside of radiologists ignoring true-positive CAD marks.
October 22, 2009
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