Genitourinary Radiology: Page 13

MRI can help avoid unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies

By Wayne Forrest

By first undergoing a multiparametric MRI scan, more than 25% of men with suspected prostate cancer could avoid a needle biopsy guided by transrectal ultrasound, according to a study published online January 19 in Lancet.

January 19, 2017

ESUR issues new MR guidelines on adnexal masses

By Rebekah Moan

The European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) has updated its guidance on MRI of the sonographically indeterminate adnexal mass integrating functional techniques. One of the more significant changes concerns solid adnexal masses with low T2 signal, for which diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is recommended now.

October 26, 2016

Blue Earth PET radiotracer IDs prostate cancer recurrence

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical developer Blue Earth Diagnostics is highlighting results from a phase III clinical trial of its Axumin (fluciclovine F-18) PET radiopharmaceutical agent indicating a 68% detection rate for prostate cancer recurrence.

October 23, 2016

Abstinence before prostate MRI offers benefits in over 60s

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Abstinence from ejaculation prior to a prostate MR examination significantly increases the volume of seminal vesicles (SVs), and thereby may well improve evaluation of SV invasion on multiparametric MRI, especially in older men, according to new research from Turkey and the U.S.

October 4, 2016

How to manage female genitourinary malformation

By Rebekah Moan

Female genitourinary malformations are not all that common; however, diagnostic imaging for these anomalies is important. Researchers from Spain detail what to look for in a new article published this month in Insights into Imaging.

August 28, 2016

French molecular firm inks deal with Johns Hopkins

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

French molecular imaging firm Advanced Accelerator Applications has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Johns Hopkins University to develop and market a new radiopharmaceutical for prostate applications.

January 10, 2016

Changes to prostate cancer therapy may save U.K. millions

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Changes to practice for prostate cancer radiotherapy could save the National Health Service tens of millions of pounds and reduce side effects and inconvenience for patients, according to Institute of Cancer Research researchers.

November 3, 2015

New MRI prostate standards released

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

New standards on how doctors should evaluate MRI scans to confirm a diagnosis of prostate cancer have been published online on 1 October in European Urology.

October 4, 2015

PET tracer boosts detection of recurrent prostate cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A newly developed radiotracer significantly improves the early detection of recurrent prostate cancer, according to research published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 17, 2015

Van Andel reflects on famous Dutch MRI sex study

By Becky McCall

LONDON - "Love between the magnets" was the intriguing title of last week's special lecture by Dutch physiologist Dr. Pek van Andel. He revealed how and why he used MRI to study male and female genitals during coitus, and now he wants to study gay sex.

July 20, 2015

SNMMI: Germans scoop Image of the Year award

By Wayne Forrest

BALTIMORE - German research using a PET radiotracer for prostate cancer that can be labeled with different radioisotopes for diagnostic or therapeutic use won the Image of the Year prize at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.

June 8, 2015

SNMMI: PET prostate image lands Image of the Year honors

By Wayne Forrest

BALTIMORE - A PET radiotracer for prostate cancer that can be labeled with different radioisotopes for both diagnostic and therapeutic use won Image of the Year honors at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.

June 8, 2015

Previous Page

Page 13 of 22

Next Page