Genitourinary Radiology: Page 18

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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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
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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
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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
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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
Nucletron signs license agreements
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Nucletron has signed license agreements with MedCom and Pi Medical for Oncentra Seeds, the next-generation seeds treatment planning module of Oncentra Prostate.
September 27, 2010
Algorithm can't tell which kids need voiding cystourethrogram: study
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 12 - When Finnish researchers were looking for a way to identify kids with urinary tract infection who needed voiding cystourethrography, they tested a clinical rule published 10 years ago -- but it didn't work in their patients.
August 11, 2010
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High-intensity focused ultrasound effective for localized prostate cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 21 - In men with localized prostate cancer, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) can achieve results comparable to those expected with external-beam radiation therapy, a French group reports.
July 20, 2010
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