Reuters Health

Obese patients with knee osteoarthritis benefit from knee replacement surgery

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 31 - After total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis of the knee, obese patients fare nearly as well as their normal-weight peers, a British research team reports in the July 24 online issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

July 30, 2008

Mammogram screening methods comparable

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 30 - The mammography screening policy used in the U.S. is equally effective as one used in Europe in detecting breast cancer, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The results suggest that the longer screening intervals used by Europeans may be suitable for use in the U.S.

July 29, 2008

Breast cancer mortality increases with body mass index

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 28 - A higher body mass index is associated with lower survival rates in women with breast cancer, according to a report in the July 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

July 27, 2008

Direct emergency admission to catheterization lab reduces time to intervention

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 23 - Direct ambulance admission to the cardiac catheterization laboratory significantly reduces the time to performance of primary percutaneous intervention, according to a report in the June issue of the American Heart Journal.

July 22, 2008

Increased carotid distension an independent predictor of coronary events

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 17 - B-mode ultrasonography is a simple, noninvasive way to assess carotid distension, which is an independent predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the elderly, French researchers report.

July 16, 2008

Routine clopidogrel before angiography no advantage in subsequent PCI

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 16 - In patients with stable angina who might be candidates for percutaneous coronary intervention, there appears to be no benefit to clopidogrel pretreatment before they undergo elective angiography. In fact, it may increase minor bleeding complications, according to Czech researchers.

July 15, 2008

Breast self-examination does not cut breast cancer mortality

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 16 - An analysis of data from two large population-based studies suggests that regular breast self-examination does not reduce breast cancer mortality and may actually have a harmful effect by increasing the number of biopsies performed for benign disease.

July 15, 2008

Capsule endoscopy image quality not improved with oral bowel prep

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 9 - In patients with obscure GI bleeding undergoing exploration of the small bowel by capsule endoscopy, image quality is not improved by bowel preparation with oral sodium phosphate (NaP) rather than fasting, study results indicate.

July 8, 2008

Treatment delays common in men with breast cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 8 - Male breast cancer is often diagnosed at an advanced stage and axillary lymph node involvement is frequently seen at presentation, according to research presented at a conference organized by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).

July 7, 2008

Education reduces children's need for anesthesia during radiotherapy

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 7 - Among young patients with cancer, a psychoeducational intervention reduces the percentage of patients requiring anesthesia during radiation treatment, Swiss researchers report in Radiation Oncology.

July 6, 2008

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Ultrasound plus MRI helps diagnose pain from rotator cuff tendinopathy

The two modalities complement each other for this indication, according to a team of Turkish researchers.

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Pressure grows for more rigorous financial disclosure

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MRI, CT findings correlate for assessing epicardial fat volume

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ESR survey put focus on radiology subspecialization

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Algorithms from AI mammography challenge perform well

Radiotracer for kidney cancer performs well in phase III trial

A PET radiotracer that detects clear-cell renal cell carcinoma proved safe and highly effective in a clinical trial conducted at 36 research hospitals across nine countries.

September 13, 2024

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Mevion, Nelco to partner on proton therapy

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Mevion Medical Systems and Nelco Worldwide are collaborating on the faster adoption of proton therapy.

September 13, 2024

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Hyperfine plans to use Swoop MR system on astronauts

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Hyperfine has announced plans to work with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to assess the brains of astronauts before and after spaceflight.

September 13, 2024

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Team Madrid seeks to minimize radiation dose in spine x-ray

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

A single-exposure x-ray system allows optimization of radiation dose in spinal exams and has great potential for reducing artifacts, Spanish researchers insist.

September 12, 2024

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Radiologist faces strong criticism in negligence case

By Amerigo Allegretto

A radiologist exhibited a "lackadaisical attitude" and did not show compassion when informed of a patient's burns due to a radiofrequency ablation, according to a media report in Malaysia.

September 11, 2024

AI helps out with spotting interval breast cancers

By Erik L. Ridley

A new study from Cambridge in the U.K. has assessed performance characteristics of AI software in identifying and localizing interval breast cancers.

September 11, 2024

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Hospital doctor gets struck off for fraud

A clinician who defrauded the U.K. health service of £50,000 (€59,200) by submitting false time sheets has been struck off. Another recent tribunal issued a warning to a radiologist over care quality.

September 10, 2024

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Serac highlights first patient imaged with SPECT agent

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Serac Healthcare and the University of Exeter are highlighting that the first patient has been scanned with a novel molecular SPECT imaging agent.

September 10, 2024

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Vaping no better than smoking, especially in youngsters

By Kate Madden Yee

Imaging shows younger people who vape have a lower capacity for exercise, according to research presented on 8 September at the European Respiratory Society Congress.

September 10, 2024

MRI model predicts therapy response in breast cancer

By Amerigo Allegretto

Radiomics scoring derived from contrast-enhanced MRI can predict treatment response in women being treated for triple-negative breast cancer, French researchers have reported.

September 9, 2024

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Embolization can mitigate enlarged prostate symptoms

A team from Paris has found that men with enlarged prostates who undergo minimally invasive prostatic artery embolization have significant improvements in symptoms after two years.

September 9, 2024

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Nori: Lack of awareness remains major issue in CEM

By Dr. Jacopo Nori

Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) has many technological advantages in breast screening, but the biggest obstacle to wider adoption is a shortage of know-how and training among radiologists, Dr. Jacopo Nori writes.

September 6, 2024

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