Body Imaging: Page 44

FDG-PET and CT useful in melanoma assessment

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 13 - In staging melanoma patients with palpable lymph nodes, fluorine-18 FDG-PET and CT are equivalent, but FDG-PET detects more metastatic sites, particularly bone and subcutaneous metastases, Dutch researchers report in the October 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

October 12, 2009

DEXA gets nod for kids with cystic fibrosis

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) exams can help identify bone mineral density reduction in children diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as young as age 5, according to researchers from Italy.

October 7, 2009

RSA completes German install

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

RSA Biomedical has installed its mdesk orthopedic preoperative planning and templating system at Lubinus Clinicum in Kiel, Germany.

October 5, 2009

Austrian study uses MDCT to uncover tale of 12 mummies

By Nicole Pettit

Following the path of King Tut, Nefertiti, and other famed Egyptian figures, a collection of 500- to 1,000-year-old Chachapoyan mummies from northern Peru has now gone under the CT scanner -- a first in the study of this Andean people, according to research in the European Journal of Radiology.

October 4, 2009

Ultrasound densitometry finds beer helps women keep strong bones

By Erik L. Ridley

While wine has long been cited for its health benefits, beer hasn't enjoyed nearly the same positive reputation. But a study published in the October issue of Nutrition found that ultrasound bone-density values were higher for women who drink beer, besting both wine drinkers and teetotalers.

September 22, 2009

Heat-treated tumors respond better to chemotherapy

By Reuters Health

BERLIN (Reuters), Sep 22 - Cancer patients whose tumors are targeted with heat treatment as well as chemotherapy are more likely to stay alive and cancer-free for longer than those who receive only chemotherapy, researchers said on Tuesday.

September 21, 2009

Children with epilepsy often have abnormal bone mineral density

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 18 - Abnormal bone mineral density is common in children, adolescents, and young adults with epilepsy, according to Italian researchers. In their study, 56 patients (58.3%) had abnormal bone mineral density as measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scan of the lumbar spine.

September 17, 2009

Demetech touts study results

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish bone densitometry vendor Demetech is touting clinical results on predicting risk of hip fracture with its DXL Calscan heel-scanning bone densitometer rather than larger dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry devices.

September 14, 2009

Algeta, Bayer join forces

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Therapeutic radiopharmaceutical developer Algeta has inked an $800 million agreement with Bayer for the development and commercialization of its Alpharadin alpha-emitting pharmaceutical for treating bone metastases.

September 7, 2009

SPECT/CT helps novice clinicians detect arthritic joints

By Wayne Forrest

SPECT/CT can help orthopedic surgeons and radiologists identify multiple arthritic joints in the feet and ankles and localize degenerative joint disease, according to a study published in the September issue of the British edition of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

September 7, 2009

MRI finds proximal femur fractures missed by x-ray

By Wayne Forrest

MRI can detect a significant number of fractures of the proximal femur that are missed by plain radiography, as well as prompt early diagnosis and initiation of treatment, according to a British study.

August 31, 2009

Xograph completes Ziehm install

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. radiology products supplier Xograph Healthcare of Tetbury, Gloucestershire, recently delivered a Ziehm Vision mobile C-arm image intensifier to the Runnymede Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey.

August 18, 2009

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