|
|
Other links at Articles > Radiology |
| 1. |
Whole Body Multi-Detector CT Spots Head and Neck Injuries
|
|
|
Whole body 16 multi-detector CT (MDCT) is effective in diagnosing blunt cerebrovascular injuries, obviating the requirement for additional neck MDCT angiography examination and potentially allowing earlier therapy, according to Baltimore-based researchers. Reuters Health Information
|
| 2. |
US Medicare Panel Questions PET Scan Cancer Data
|
|
|
A U.S. Medicare advisory panel Wednesday expressed doubts that industry-sponsored data on the use of PET scans to diagnose and evaluate nine cancers could apply more widely to other cancers. Reuters Health Information
|
| 4. |
PET Outperforms CT for Diagnosis of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
|
|
|
Solitary pulmonary nodules that prove to be malignant are much more likely to be identified as such with positron emission tomography (PET) than with computed tomography (CT), a multicenter team reports in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Reuters Health Information
|
| 5. |
Brachytherapy Stent Benefits Patients With Advanced Esophageal Cancer
|
|
|
In patients with advanced esophageal cancer, brachytherapy using a self-expandable esophageal stent loaded with iodine-125 seeds prolongs relief from dysphagia and extends overall survival, according to a study by Chinese researchers published in the May issue of Radiology. Reuters Health Information
|
|
|
