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Oncology Imaging


Mirada Medical appoints new non-exec chairman

Executive Announcements | Monday, July 12 2010
Mirada Medical has appointed Karsten Damgaard-Iversen as non-executive chairman.
 

ACR releases updated Appropriateness Criteria

Industry News | Tuesday, July 06 2010
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has updated more than 30 Appropriateness Criteria, adding five topics and revising relative radiation level categories for diagnostic imaging exams in the latest version of the ACR Appropriateness Criteria.
 

South Texas rads launch Intrinsic Imaging

Industry News | Tuesday, July 06 2010
Radiologists from South Texas Radiology Group, in partnership with several medical imaging professionals, have launched Intrinsic Imaging, a biopharmaceutical services organization providing image management and radiological review services to global pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device organizations.
 

Brainlab, Toshiba to create integrated surgical suite

Partnerships & Alliances | Monday, June 21 2010
Medical therapy and cancer software provider Brainlab has partnered with Toshiba Medical Systems for the integration of its Brainsuite iCT digitally integrated operating room with Toshiba’s Aquilion LB CT scanner.
 

Phylogeny, Neoprobe to develop cancer imaging technology

Partnerships & Alliances | Friday, June 18 2010
Functional genomic research company Phylogeny and biomedical surgical oncology product provider Neoprobe have entered into a partnership to develop a new imaging technology for head and neck cancers.
 

AJR: Rads' interest in mammo waning

Top Stories | Thursday, June 03 2010
The negative and positive views of radiology residents regarding mammography appear to be independent of time spent training in mammography or of future plans to pursue fellowship training in breast imaging, according to the results of a study published in this month's American Journal of Roentgenology.
 

GE unveils new spectral mammo technology

New Products | Tuesday, June 01 2010
GE Healthcare has introduced its SenoBright contrast-enhanced spectral mammography technology, which uses x-rays at multiple energies to create two separate exposures.
 

CMS lifts some restrictions on one study for oncology PET policy

Top Stories | Monday, May 10 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed to remove some restrictions for only one FDG-PET study for Medicare beneficiaries for the location and/or extent of a tumor.
 

Texas cancer center deploys eRad PACS

Contracts & Installations | Sunday, March 28 2010
The Center for Integrative Cancer Medicine in El Paso, Texas, has deployed eRAD’s PACS for oncology treatment and diagnosis by remote radiologists using the eRAD web-based diagnostic viewing and reporting system.
 

Elekta names Alexander head of Asia Pacific

Executive Announcements | Sunday, March 28 2010
Ian Alexander has been named executive vice president of Elekta’s Asia Pacific region.
 

NRC hits VA Philadelphia with $227,500 fine for brachy errors

Top Stories | Thursday, March 18 2010
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a $227,500 fine against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for violations of NRC regulations associated with an “unprecedented number of medical errors” identified at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center.
 

SIR: MR-guided therapy offers hope for prostate cancer recurrence

Top Stories | Wednesday, March 17 2010
Using MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy or cryoablation methods may serve as new treatment options for cancer recurrence after surgical removal of the prostate gland, according to research presented at the 35th annual Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) scientific meeting in Tampa, Fla. This is because improved detection of early prostate cancer recurrence is best seen through MRI, researchers said.
 

SIR: Interventional radiology treatment bests traditional liver cancer treatments

Conference News | Wednesday, March 17 2010
According to researchers from the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, using the intra-arterial yttrium-90 radioactive isotope to deliver radiation directly to a tumor allows for a higher dose of radiation to be used, and shows promise in prolonging life for many patients with liver cancer.  The findings were showcased at the at the 35th Annual Society of Interventional Radiology’s (SIR) Scientific Meeting in Tampa, Fla.
 

Study: IMRT bests conventional therapy for prostate cancer

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, February 16 2010
Highly contoured intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) may be a successful strategy for reducing morbidity in prostate cancer treatment, as patients involved were found to have less radiotherapy related morbidity than their counterparts treated with conventional target volume margins, based on study findings published online Feb. 16 in Urology.
 

JCO: PET-FDG improves staging, management of head, neck cancer

Clinical Studies | Monday, February 15 2010
Adding whole-body PET-FDG to the pre-therapeutic conventional staging of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma improved the TNM [tumor, node and metastasis] classification of the disease and altered the management of 13.7 percent of patients, according to a study published in the February issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
 

JNCI: CE MR for primary tumor improves lymph node assessment

Clinical Studies | Monday, February 01 2010
When added to MRI, gadolinium-based contrast agents were found to substantially enhance the malignancy criteria for primary tumor visualization, as well as increase the accuracy in the detection of lymph node metastases, according to a meta-analysis published in the February edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
 

Spotlight on AAPM to reduce radiation therapy risk

Industry News | Monday, February 01 2010
Regarding recent articles in the New York Times, the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) in a statement acknowledged a number of rare but tragic events that occurred in the last decade involving people undergoing radiation therapy.
 

JNM: Essential elements missing from most PET reports

Top Stories | Sunday, January 31 2010
A study and an accompanying editorial published in the January issue of Journal of Nuclear Medicine suggests that essential elements were missing from many oncologic PET reports and these deficiencies may render reports less helpful to referring physicians and also lead to misdiagnoses as well as cause coding and billing errors.
 

U.K. cancer centers deploy Varian’s EMR software

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, January 12 2010
The Thames Valley Cancer Network--which consists of two cancer centers in Oxford, England and Reading, England, as well as several general hospitals--have recently implemented Aria for medical oncology from Varian Medical Systems.
 

Study: PET/CT detects cancers when routine oncologic evaluations fail

Top Stories | Tuesday, January 12 2010
A whole-body PET/CT scan can detect cancer in patients with related neurologic complications more accurately than other commonly used tests, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in Archives of Neurology.
 
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Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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