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Laxative-Free CT Colonography Detects Most Larger LesionsLaxative-Free CT Colonography Detects Most Larger Lesions
Laxative-free CT colonography accurately detected adenomas 10 mm or larger, with better patient experience than with colonoscopy, but sensitivity was lower for smaller lesions. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
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Ziltron launches radiology Facebook game
Ziltron said it has launched a Facebook game called X-Ray Ninja in an effort (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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Education Is Key to Health: Report
Along with poverty, less schooling linked to more chronic disease, disability and shorter life (Source: Primary Care News - Doctors Lounge)
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Jefferson receives $2.6M NIH grant to study noninvasive imaging method to stage prostate cancer
(Thomas Jefferson University) Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center and the Department of Radiology at Thomas Jefferson University received a five-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate a potentially revolutionary method that can stage prostate cancers and detect recurrent disease so accurately, it would significantly reduce the number of confirmation biopsies. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
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Multislice-CT of the Abdomen
series:Diagnostic ImagingThis book provides a lucid summary of modern multislice CT imaging of the abdomen, with a focus on the essential imaging findings. After a concise technical introduction, the most important abdominal diseases are described and illustrated with high-quality images. Sections are devoted to the liver and biliary system, the pancreas and spleen, the kidneys and urogenital system, and the bowel and ... (Source: Springer Medicine titles)
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MetLife Foundation Recognizes Alzheimer's Disease Research with...
MetLife Foundation today announced the recipients of its 2012 Awards for Medical Research in Alzheimer’s Disease: Clifford R. Jack Jr., M.D., professor of Radiology and The Alexander Family Professor...(PRWeb May 15, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9505100.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)MedWorm Message: Please support the Doctors In Chains campaign for the medics tortured and sentenced for up to 15 years in Bahrain. #FreeDoctors
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Partial-Breast Irradiation Redeemed in European TrialPartial-Breast Irradiation Redeemed in European Trial
American concerns over increased mastectomy rate are not borne out in European data. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
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Structured reports offer myriad benefits to radiology
TORONTO - The use of structured reports in radiology will allow the uncomplicated (more) (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
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Researchers Test Laxative-Free Colon Scan
But virtual procedure isn't ready for prime time yet, researchers say (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Gastroenterology)
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ActiViews, Inc. Announces First Lung Procedure With CT-Guide Needle Guidance System In The U.S.
ActiViews, Inc, a company pioneering the development of simple, accurate, and cost-effective surgical navigation solutions, announced today the first successful procedure in the United States with CT-Guide™ navigation. The procedure was performed by Sebastian Flacke, M.D., Ph.D., Director of Interventional Radiology and Vice Chair for Research at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Flacke utilized CT-Guide™ navigation for a successful lung biopsy of a small, deep abnormality in the patient’s middle right lobe (Source: Medical Design Online News)
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Iatrogenic Air Embolism Following CT-guided Lung BiopsyIatrogenic Air Embolism Following CT-guided Lung Biopsy
This patient suffered an air embolism following a CT-guided lung biopsy to evaluate a lung mass. Could this serious complication have been prevented? Applied Radiology (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)MedWorm Message: Please have a look at this new site driven by MedWorm: The Breast Cancer Daily
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2012: About 62 percent of physicians use tablets
About 62 percent of physicians in the United States are now using tablets, according to the most recent data from Manhattan Research. Most of these physicians are using iPads and about half of all tablet-toting physicians use the devices at the point of care, the research firm found. What’s more, physicians who use smartphones, tablets, [...] (Source: mobihealthnews)
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Ind.-based rad group selects uniRAD system to coordinate workflow
Radiologic Associates of Northwest Indiana (RANI), a radiology group based in Valparaiso, Ind., has installed the uniRAD Global Worklist system from eRAD, a division of RadNet. (Source: Health Imaging News)
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Hospitals Embrace Wireless RadiographyHospitals Embrace Wireless Radiography
Wireless detectors for radiography are expensive, but their ability to fit in multiple settings makes up for the cost. Medscape Radiology (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
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Sparing Salivary Gland Function During RadiotherapySparing Salivary Gland Function During Radiotherapy
New research pinpointing stem cell density could allow radiotherapy of the head and neck to bypass critical areas. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
