Genitourinary Radiology: Page 18

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Consensus grows for switch from fluoroscopy to MRI in pelvic floor imaging
By Edna Astbury-Ward
After years of using conventional fluoroscopic evacuation proctography, radiologists at London's University College Hospital have switched entirely to MR proctography for imaging the pelvic floor. The clinical rational behind the change was the focus of a European Congress of Radiology session Friday.
March 3, 2011
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USHIFU adds Brazilian, Russian customers
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) developer USHIFU announced that its Sonablate 500 medical device is now available for the first time for prostate cancer patients living in Brazil, at the Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças in Curitiba.
February 16, 2011
Radiation plus gemcitabine might be as good as surgery for bladder cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Radiation plus gemcitabine may be as good as cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, a phase II study suggests. Results were reported online January 4 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
January 12, 2011
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Brachytherapy good option for younger prostate cancer patients
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Brachytherapy is a viable option for prostate cancer patients 60 years and younger, researchers from University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands conclude in a new report in BJU International.
December 8, 2010
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