Reuters Health

Surgery before radiation not helpful for metastatic spinal cord compression

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 20 - The results of decompressive surgery followed by radiotherapy for metastatic spinal cord compression are similar to those obtained with radiotherapy alone, according to a new matched-pair analysis.

July 19, 2010

Cancer survivors have higher death risk for decades

LONDON (Reuters), Jul 14 - People who survive cancer in childhood have a heightened risk of dying of a heart attack, stroke, or another cancer decades later -- a risk that is likely to be due to the original treatment, scientists said on Tuesday.

July 13, 2010

Thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms often coexist

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 14 - More than a quarter of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms also have thoracic aortic aneurysms, and the proportion is twice as high in women, Swedish researchers report in the Annals of Surgery.

July 13, 2010

Radioactive microspheres help some with colorectal cancer metastases

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 9 - When metastatic colorectal cancer is confined to the liver, hepatic arterial injection of yttrium-90 resin microspheres can significantly improve response rates, Belgian researchers report.

July 8, 2010

Rising health costs squeeze national budgets

LONDON (Reuters), Jul 1 - Spending on healthcare in OECD countries is rising faster than economic growth, piling pressure on budgets already hit by the 2008-2009 recession, according to data published on Tuesday.

June 30, 2010

Hypofractionated radiotherapy outcomes good in prostate CA: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 30 - Late prostate cancer morbidity and biochemical failure rates appear similar with hypofractionated or conventional 3D radiation therapy, according to a report from Italy.

June 29, 2010

Salvage radiation effective after ultrasound treatment of localized prostate cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), June 30 - Salvage radiation therapy effectively treats local failure following high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment for localized prostate cancer, according to a study published online on June 11 in European Urology.

June 29, 2010

High-resolution ultrasound helps in diagnosis of blue skin lesions

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 29 - What appears to be a blue nevus might be a cutaneous melanoma metastasis. High-resolution ultrasonography can help dermatologists make the diagnosis, a team in Tours, France, has shown.

June 28, 2010

Cardiovascular risk assessment not improved with carotid measure

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 23 - Even though carotid intima media thickness independently predicts cardiovascular disease events, this parameter does not add useful information to traditional risk factor assessment in the general population, investigators in Germany report.

June 22, 2010

Radiotherapy can be helpful in advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 21 - Patients with advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma who receive radiotherapy following chemotherapy appear to do better than those who don't, U.K. researchers report in a May 24 online paper in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

June 20, 2010

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Hybrid AI reading shows success in breast cancer screening

A Dutch team found that a hybrid reading strategy for screening mammography reduced radiologist workload by 38% without changing recall or cancer detection rates.

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Cooking robot gets rave reviews in Tübingen

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Ultrasound plus MRI helps diagnose pain from rotator cuff tendinopathy

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Pressure grows for more rigorous financial disclosure

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MRI, CT findings correlate for assessing epicardial fat volume

Debate ignites over radiology trainees and research

Should all trainees be forced to do research? This question has sparked a lively discussion between Prof. Luis Martí-Bonmatí and two leading U.K. radiologists.

April 8, 2025

Prof. Luis Martí-Bonmatí. Image courtesy of ESR and Sebastian Kreuzberger.

SPECT/CT measure validated for diagnosing ATTR

A research team in Finland has validated the accuracy of a SPECT/CT measure for diagnosing transthyretin amyloidosis.

April 7, 2025

Is this the first x-ray image taken in space?

The commander of the Fram2 space mission has posted on social media what may be the first x-ray image taken in space.

April 7, 2025

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MRI safety manual gets a makeover

By Kate Madden Yee

Emergency situations, MRI screening, and special patients and personnel are addressed in an updated safety guide.

April 4, 2025

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What are the pros and cons of lung cancer screening?

By Maryam Payne

A new opinion piece has evaluated the benefits and drawbacks of implementing lung cancer screening programs in Europe.

April 3, 2025

Human Lungs Abstract

Austrian team uses AI to find women at higher risk of MACE

An AI tool designed for coronary CT angiography can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).

April 2, 2025

Heart Glowing Red

Resolution on imaging access awaits World Health Assembly approval

By Maryam Payne

The WHO board has adopted the Strengthening Medical Imaging resolution and it now looks set for approval by the World Health Assembly. Prof. Hedvig Hricak moderated an important webinar on the topic last week.

April 1, 2025

Dr. Hedvig Hricak.

What can we learn from astronauts' use of ultrasound?

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ultrasound is really pushing the boundaries of space medicine, say experts. A congress session has cast new light on the subject.

April 1, 2025

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Radiologists hit the sauna in Norway

The emphasis on promoting radiologists’ wellbeing and avoiding burnout reached new heights last week, when attendees at an international seminar engaged in the ritual of an Aufguss and ice bathing.

March 31, 2025

Attendees at the Larvik Course unwind and relax in an Aufguss. All images courtesy of Dr. Volker Lapczynski.

AI speeds up fetal ultrasound scan times

By Amerigo Allegretto

U.K. researchers are convinced AI can help sonographers find fetal abnormalities faster and with high accuracy.

March 31, 2025

Fetal Ultrasound

Germans propose novel method for diagnosing Alzheimer’s

Researchers in Cologne have put forward a fresh approach derived from brain PET imaging for diagnosing and staging Alzheimer’s disease.

March 31, 2025

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Nociceptive responses to contrast CT aren't necessarily pathology

By Kate Madden Yee

Nociceptive responses to contrast CT such as intense warmth, urinary urgency, a metallic taste, dry mouth, and mild discomfort or pain aren't necessarily indicators of adverse contrast reactions.

March 28, 2025

Contrast Injector

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