Reuters HealthClinical NewsHeel ultrasound may effectively assess osteoporotic fracture riskNEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 2 - Quantitative heel ultrasound plus the presence of clinical risk factors may provide an easy, effective method of assessing the risk of osteoporotic fractures in elderly women, Swiss researchers report in the July issue of Radiology.July 1, 2008Clinical NewsRFID devices in hospitals could pose risks: studyLONDON (Reuters), Jun 25 - Radiofrequency identification chips used to track and trace products could cause critical care medical devices such as pacemakers and ventilators to fail, according to Dutch researchers.June 24, 2008Clinical NewsMRI bone marrow edema predicts erosive progression in early RANEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 25 - In patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, bone marrow edema on MRI predicts erosive progression, according to a report in the July Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.June 24, 2008Clinical NewsPET imaging reveals coronary vascular dysfunction in asymptomatic diabeticsNEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 24 - In a study of type 2 diabetics with no history or symptoms of heart disease, nearly all had evidence of coronary vascular dysfunction on PET imaging. Study results were presented in New Orleans at the 2008 SNM annual meeting.June 23, 2008Clinical NewsHigh-intensity ultrasound destroys esophageal tumorsNEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 20 - Intraluminal high-intensity ultrasound appears to be an effective treatment for esophageal tumors, which are usually not amenable to curative resection, and can even achieve complete tumor necrosis, according to French researchers.June 19, 2008Clinical NewsVoxel-based morphometry predicts rate of decline in Alzheimer's diseaseNEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 20 - Assessment of regional atrophy using voxel-based morphometry can be used to predict the rate of decline in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the June 3 issue of Neurology.June 19, 2008Clinical NewsSonothrombolysis improves outcomes in patients with ischemic strokeNEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 11 - Sonothrombolysis with recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator has a beneficial effect in patients with middle cerebral artery main stem occlusion, according to a report in the May issue of Stroke.June 10, 2008Clinical NewsMRI activity and antibody levels chart MS therapy progressNEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 11 - During the initial stages of interferon beta treatment in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, monitoring by means of MRI scans and anti-interferon beta neutralizing antibodies can be useful in predicting clinical response, Italian researchers report.June 10, 2008Clinical NewsSimilar outcomes for patients after laparoscopic and open colorectal cancer resectionNEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 6 - Laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection and open colectomy provide similar long-term patient outcomes, according to a report in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.June 5, 2008Clinical NewsSingle-dose carboplatin as effective as radiation for early testicular cancerNEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 4 - In men with surgically resected stage I seminoma, a single dose of carboplatin chemotherapy is as effective as two to three weeks of radiation therapy in preventing recurrence and is much less toxic, according to study findings.June 3, 2008Previous PagePage 36 of 58Next PageTop StoriesMRIUltrasound plus MRI helps diagnose pain from rotator cuff tendinopathyThe two modalities complement each other for this indication, according to a team of Turkish researchers.Medical, Legal, and PracticePressure grows for more rigorous financial disclosureMRIMRI, CT findings correlate for assessing epicardial fat volumeRadiology EducationESR survey put focus on radiology subspecializationWomens ImagingAlgorithms from AI mammography challenge perform well