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Anatomical differences could make aneurysm repair more difficult in women

February 4, 2008 Anatomical differences could make aneurysm repair more difficult in women Sarah Jersild -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Endovascular aneurysm repair to treat abdominal aortic aneurysm tends to be more challenging in women than in men due to anatomical differences, according to a study presented at the International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy held last month in Florida. Abdominal arteries and the proximal landing zones used… Continue

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SCMR meeting advances clinical horizons of cardiac MRI

February 1, 2008 SCMR meeting advances clinical horizons of cardiac MRI James Brice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Techniques destined to improve the surgical response to aortic valve surgery, 3T whole-heart coronary MR angiography assessments approaching the accuracy of multislice CTA, definitive diagnoses for previously unexplained heart failure, and improved risk assessments are among the clinically relevant themes that will be addressed Feb.… Continue

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Premenopausal women with dense breasts reap benefits of digital mammography

January 31, 2008 Premenopausal women with dense breasts reap benefits of digital mammography University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill news service -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An analysis of the multicenter results of the Digital Mammography Imaging Screen Trial has found that digital mammography outperforms conventional screen film mammography for women under 50 who have dense breasts. DMIST, sponsored by the American College of Radiology… Continue

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Clinicians press for more standard CD-ROMs

January 30, 2008 Clinicians press for more standard CD-ROMs Douglas Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some clinicians are so discouraged by nonstandard CD-ROMs generated at imaging centers they are calling on the radiology community to improve the way it tranfers imaging data to referring physicians. One leading oncologist, Dr. Douglas W. Blayney, medical director of the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Clinic, told Diagnostic… Continue

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3T MRI improves diagnosis, management of knee osteoarthritis

January 30, 2008 3T MRI improves diagnosis, management of knee osteoarthritis H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An exam that combines 3T MR imaging with clinical assessment could speed up the management of patients with suspected degenerative arthritis of the knee. Disease biomarkers could be identified in half the time than is currently possible or less, according to researchers. Osteoarthritis affects at least 16 million patients in… Continue

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Copayments discourage women from receiving screening mammography

January 29, 2008 Copayments discourage women from receiving screening mammography Marjorie Preston -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Experienced mammographers are concerned that managed care insurers increasingly require copayments and coinsurance fees for screening mammography. The trend is discouraging women from receiving the potentially life-saving imaging procedure. Dr. Amal Trivedi and colleagues at Brown University uncovered the pattern as… Continue

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Ultrasound could provide early diagnosis of respiratory distress syndrome

January 28, 2008 Ultrasound could provide early diagnosis of respiratory distress syndrome Wendy Despain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lung ultrasound exams reliably detect respiratory distress syndrome in premature neonates and could be used as a radiation-free method for diagnosis and guidance for treatment. Respiratory distress syndrome occurs primarily in premature infants whose lungs haven't matured enough to produce surfactant, which… Continue

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SIIM announces educational efforts, new web pages

January 28, 2008 SIIM announces educational efforts, new web pages James Brice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine has expanded its educational efforts in imaging informatics, offering more resources to aid preparation for the American Board of Imaging Informatics certification examination for imaging informatics professionals. The launch in 2007 of the ABII IIP certification exam highlighted the need… Continue

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FDG-PET changes management for one in three cancer patients

January 25, 2008 FDG-PET changes management for one in three cancer patients H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary results from more than 20,000 patients in the National Oncologic PET Registry found that referring physicians changed their intended clinical management for more than one-third of cancer patients based on findings from FDG-PET. The NOPR was devised to confirm that FDG-PET is as efficacious in clinical practice as… Continue

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PDA-based teleradiology system debuts

January 24, 2008 PDA-based teleradiology system debuts Douglas Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current telemedical systems based on personal digital assistants are generally limited to access of patient medical records and basic image viewing. Such systems have as yet been unable to satisfy the image manipulation demands of teleradiology. That may change as the result of work at the University of Patras in Greece, where researchers recently… Continue

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MSCT boosts diagnosis of perforated appendicitis

January 24, 2008 MSCT boosts diagnosis of perforated appendicitis H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese researchers have found the detection of an enhancement defect of the appendiceal wall using multislice CT allows accurate diagnosis of perforations of the inflamed appendix. CT has proved its worth in the management of appendicitis. Studies of appendiceal perforation using CT are infrequent, however, and restricted to… Continue

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Thrombolysis Proves Effective Outside the 3-Hour Window

January 23, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Thrombolysis Proves Effective Outside the 3-Hour Window Delayed treatment outcomes compare with early CT thrombolysis if diffusion-perfusion mismatch is present Dee Rapposelli -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MRI-assisted thrombolysis is as good as and perhaps better than CT-assisted thrombolysis, and it may be particularly valuable for patients treated outside of the prescribed 3-hour treatment window after… Continue

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Researchers Strengthen Case for MRI as Acute Stroke Modality of the Future

January 23, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Researchers Strengthen Case for MRI as Acute Stroke Modality of the Future Prospective single-site study sets stroke community buzzing about performance of MR imaging versus unenhanced CT for triage of stroke type and severity Jordana Bieze Foster -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the weeks leading up to the 2007 International Stroke Conference, stroke imaging experts could have been preparing to debate such… Continue

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Perfusion adds clinical value to CT evaluation of stroke

January 23, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Perfusion adds clinical value to CT evaluation of stroke Research results promise to combine speed of CT and prognostic power of MR imaging in a single package James Brice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) study of MRI and CT for emergency stroke assessment1 redefined the roles of the 2 imaging modalities most relevant to the diagnosis and… Continue

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Penumbral Imaging Propels Trials Toward Wider Therapeutic Window

January 23, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Penumbral Imaging Propels Trials Toward Wider Therapeutic Window More than a decade after the last FDA approval for a stroke drug, vampire bat saliva navigates process using updated techniques Jordana Bieze Foster -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's been a long, frustrating 12 years since an acute stroke drug last won over the FDA, a time in which the percentage of eligible patients actually helped by the… Continue

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New tool facilitates fusion and visualization of multimodal studies

January 23, 2008 New tool facilitates fusion and visualization of multimodal studies Douglas Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multimodality visualization of pathologies is often preferable to single-modality studies, yet little research has been devoted to the fusion of registered multimodal imaging studies. Researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology recently announced the availability of Fusion Viewer, a free solution for… Continue