Oncology Imaging

Medical imaging has become integral to cancer care, assessing the stage and location of cancerous tumors. By utilizing powerful imaging modalities including CT, MRI, MRA and PET/CT, oncology imaging radiologists are able to assist referring physicians in the detection and diagnosis of cancer.

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U.K. court orders 3M to pay $1.3M over med tech

3M was ordered to pay $1.3 million to the British Defense Ministry, the Porton Group and Ploughshare Innovation, collectively, after a Nov. 7, U.K. court decision found the company breached a contract by dropping its 2007 acquisition, BacLite. The awarded sum is more than $38 million less than what the trio original sought.

Richard Jordan named director of RTOG Biospecimen Resource

Richard C.K. Jordan, DDS, PhD, will direct the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) Biospecimen Resource housed at the University of California, San Francisco.

JACR: Unindicated CT phases make for hefty excess rad dose

Medically unnecessary multiphase CT exams are common and account for a substantial amount of excess radiation exposure, according to a study published in the November issue of Journal of the American College of Radiology, which led the authors to call for an end to routine use of one-size-fits-all multiphase protocols for abdominal and pelvis exams.

AHRQ: Heart disease ranks as most costly condition in U.S in 2008

Heart disease topped the list of most costly conditions in terms of overall expenditures in 2008, according to a brief released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Expenditures for heart disease-related care and treatment of men and women were $47.3 billion and $43.6 billion, respectively.

Lancet: RT + hormone therapy boosts survival in prostate cancer patients

Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in men, with 15 to 25 percent of cases classified as high-risk, but researchers have shown that men with locally advanced or high-risk prostate cancer who receive combined radiation and hormone therapy live longer and are less likely to die from their disease, according to a study published online on Nov. 2 in The Lancet.

Small FDA survey provides snapshot of RFID utilization

Eight of nine hospitals surveyed by the FDA currently use RFID and RTLSradio frequency identification and real-time locating systemsand most use the technologies facility-wide. A summary of the findings appears in MedSun's November newsletter.

JACR: As handheld ultrasound use grows, will rads hang onto market?

Radiologists continue to dominate the noncardiac point-of-care ultrasound market. However, radiologists share of exams has dipped slightly and the widespread diffusion of point-of-care systems may be problematic, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Philips enters North American mammo market

Royal Philips Electronics has launched MicroDose Mammography, a full-field digital mammography system.

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