Clinical News: Page 1190

iCAD supports Agfa CR in Europe

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD has launched in Europe a version of its SecondLook software that analyzes images acquired by computed radiography (CR) mammography systems from Agfa HealthCare.

December 28, 2008

Screening for thyroid cancer worthwhile in some childhood cancer survivors

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 29 - While ultrasound screening for thyroid cancer in the general population is not cost-effective and may lead to unnecessary surgery, it is worthwhile in childhood cancer survivors who received radiotherapy involving the head, neck, or upper thorax, according to Italian researchers.

December 28, 2008

Adding CsI-based dual-energy imaging doesn't improve lung nodule detection

By Radiology Review

(Radiology Review) New research suggests that cesium iodide (CsI) detector-based dual-exposure dual-energy imaging, when added to chest radiography, does not significantly improve the detection or classification of pulmonary nodules.

December 25, 2008

Greatest pain comes four hours after MR arthrogram injection

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers in Switzerland have found that patients who undergo MR arthrography temporarily experience the most pain in the affected joints four hours after injection. The study also showed that the pain is most pronounced in younger patients, but the discomfort for virtually all patients disappears after one week.

December 25, 2008

Stem cells preserve cardiac structure and function in porcine model of acute MI

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 24 - Intramyocardial transfer of cord blood-derived stem cells improves left ventricular function and prevents scar formation in a porcine model of acute MI, German investigators report in the January issue of Heart.

December 23, 2008

Desmoteplase fails to improve outcome after ischemic stroke

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 24 - After encouraging early trials of desmoteplase for stroke thrombolysis three to nine hours after symptom onset, the lack of benefit in the phase III trial came as a major disappointment.

December 23, 2008

Branson slams Britain's 'horrific' MRSA problem

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Dec 24 - Britain faces a "horrific" problem with hospital superbugs, entrepreneur Richard Branson said on Tuesday, accusing politicians and hospital bosses of tinkering with the problem but not doing enough to solve it.

December 23, 2008

Ultrasound suitable for soft-tissue mass triage

By Erik L. Ridley

Ultrasound can be a useful triage tool for evaluating soft-tissue masses, according to researchers from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in the U.K. They prospectively studied 358 consecutive patients with soft-tissue masses who had received ultrasound exams over a six-month period.

December 23, 2008

Pie unveils CAAS MR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Dutch Imaging firm Pie Medical Imaging has launched an MR version of its CAAS image analysis software.

December 22, 2008

Mobile teleconsulting can evaluate stroke patients

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mobile teleconsulting is a feasible way to evaluate remotely located patients who have just had a stroke, according to a report in the current issue of the journal Stroke. Although researchers found that hospital-based, land-line systems still provide better quality communication.

December 22, 2008

NRG reactor will be down longer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group reactor in the Netherlands will be shut down beyond the anticipated February 2009 start-up date.

December 21, 2008

Interactive use of mammo CAD may improve mass detection

By Erik L. Ridley

Interactively employing computer-aided detection (CAD) technology while reading mammograms may lead to increased detection of breast masses, according to research from Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands.

December 21, 2008

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