Genitourinary Radiology: Page 17

USHIFU puts emphasis on Lancet study results

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) developer USHIFU is is emphasizing study results study results published online in Lancet Oncology.

April 17, 2012

BMJ casts doubt on proton therapy for prostate cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

There is no clear evidence of proton beam therapy's effectiveness in treating prostate cancer, according to a feature published online on 17 April in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

April 16, 2012

ESUR issues new guidance on best use of prostate MRI

By Philip Ward

As a first step toward the greater standardization of prostate imaging, the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) has published a guideline for MRI of the prostate. The ESUR Prostate Working Group has developed a structured reporting system, called PI-RADS (prostate imaging, reporting, and data system).

February 23, 2012

Choline-PET/CT changes prostate cancer treatment plans

By Wayne Forrest

Swiss researchers have found that PET/CT scans with the radiopharmaceutical choline can change treatment plans for certain patients with recurrent prostate cancer. Study results showed that choline-PET/CT significantly affected therapy management.

February 13, 2012

External radiation plus high-dose brachytherapy effective for high-risk prostate cancer

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ten-year survival rates are high when patients with unfavorable localized prostate cancer are treated with external-beam radiotherapy boosted with conformal high-dose-rate brachytherapy, a Spanish group reports.

November 28, 2011

Elastography aids detection of malignant testicular lesions

By Rebekah Moan

Real-time elastography is useful in assessing small testicular nodules and pseudonodules, which is relevant in clinical practice for managing testicular cancer, Italian researchers have found in a study published online first in European Radiology.

November 13, 2011

Dutch assess robotic MR-guided prostate biopsies

By Cynthia E. Keen

Researchers from the Netherlands have found that an evaluation of a robotic technique to use for transrectal MR-guided prostate biopsies of men suspected of having cancer fell short of expectations. They concluded at the moment it is not feasible for the new procedure to replace existing manual techniques.

October 17, 2011

CT gives renewed hope to gastric cancer patients

By Philip Ward

Gastric cancer remains a major cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide, despite extensive screening programs and improved therapeutic strategies, but CT gastrography is beginning to show significant promise in the battle against this disease.

October 12, 2011

Low-dose DR units can avoid need for gonad shielding

By Cynthia E. Keen

Gonad shielding of children who undergo a pelvic examination may not be necessary if low-dose optimized digital radiography (DR) equipment is used, according to a new study by Dutch researchers published online in Insights into Imaging.

October 10, 2011

Radiopharmaceutical targets bone metastases in prostate cancer

By Cynthia E. Keen

An experimental drug that delivers small doses of radiation to bone metastases in prostate cancer patients has shown that it can prolong survival significantly, according to research presented at the European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress, held in Stockholm this week.

September 27, 2011

Elastography beats ultrasound in prostate cancer detection

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Compared with conventional grayscale ultrasonography, transrectal real-time elastography improves the detection of prostate cancer -- but it's not ready for prime time yet, German researchers say.

August 21, 2011

BK Medical launches device for prostate imaging

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Analogic subsidiary BK Medical has introduced a robotic ultrasound device for prostate imaging.

March 23, 2011

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