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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St. Jude invests in 10-year follow-up of SCD in heart failure

St. Jude Medical will sponsor the SCD-HeFT (Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial) 10-year follow-up study, along with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Varian adds treatment room for Munich center

Medical device and software manufacturer Varian Medical Systems has commissioned a second treatment gantry room for the Rinecker Proton Therapy Center in Munich.

Study: Chemoradiotherapy more beneficial than radiotherapy alone

Women with cervical cancer who are treated with chemoradiotherapy, as opposed to radiotherapy alone, presented higher survival rates and have a greater likelihood their cancer will not spread to other parts of the body or return at all, according to a study published Jan. 19 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and conducted by the Chemoradiotherapy for Cervical Cancer Meta-analysis Collaboration.

Study: Cognitively impaired elderly women shouldn't be screened with mammo

Cognitively impaired elderly women are found to often undergo mammography screening despite the lack of any probable benefit and guidelines should be established against screening this subgroup of women, said a study published in the Jan. 14 online edition of the American Journal of Public Health.

FDA warns Lilly, Amylin over Byetta marketing violations

The FDA has sent a letter notifying Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly, which co-market Byetta (exenatide) injection, that the company representatives improperly promoted the diabetes drug on June 10 and June 11, 2009, at the 91st Endocrine Societys annual meeting held in Washington, D.C.

Judge refuses to hear ACC suit against HHS

The preliminary injunction and expedited discovery motions, related to the American College of Cardiologys (ACC) recent suit against the Department of Health and Human Services over the Medicare 2010 Payment Rule, was dismissed from court Tuesday, according to a letter ACC CEO Jack Lewin, MD, sent to members.

U.K. cancer centers deploy Varians EMR software

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.

Arkansas foundation installs MEDecision software

Healthcare management company MEDecision will deliver its Alineo platform and Nexalign exchange service to Arkansas Foundation for Medical Cares 750,000 Medicaid beneficiaries in Arkansas and Alabama.

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