Genitourinary Radiology: Page 18

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

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

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

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

EDAP products registered in France

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

EDAP TMS has announced that its Sonolith lithotripter products, including Sonolith i-sys and Sonolith i-move, have been exclusively registered by UGAP, the French Public Purchasing Agency.

December 6, 2010

Chemo + radiation may save cancerous bladders

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with chemotherapy plus radiation therapy is a viable alternative to radical surgery in some patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer, according to presentation at Monday's plenary session of the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting.

November 3, 2010

Pre-op RT improves rectal cancer outcomes

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A short course of radiation therapy (RT) prior to total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer cuts the long-term risk of recurrence in half, according to data presented at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Diego.

November 2, 2010

High-intensity focused US for prostate cancer: no good evidence

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There is no good evidence to support the use of high-intensity focused ultrasound in prostate cancer, although the treatment was developed nearly two decades ago.

October 28, 2010

Low-risk prostate cancer patients choose surveillance in U.K.

By Cynthia E. Keen

Thousands of men in the U.K. diagnosed with low-risk localized prostate cancer are delaying aggressive treatment, according to a new study in the October issue of BJU International. Instead, they are opting for active surveillance that includes monitoring and testing of prostate-specific antigen levels.

October 20, 2010

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