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Loyola study examines survival outcomes in patients with mesenchymal chondrosarcoma

Among the deadliest cancers is a rare malignancy called mesenchymal chondrosarcoma, which begins in cartilage around bones and typically strikes young adults.

13 May 2015

Contrast auto-injectors gain momentum in western europe

The use of auto-injectors to ensure controlled and efficient contrast delivery for quick and accurate imaging modality diagnosis is gathering momentum in Western Europe...

13 May 2015

Boehringer Ingelheim, Sutter Health announce health care innovation collaboration

Boehringer Ingelheim, a family-owned biopharmaceutical company, and Sutter Health, a not-for-profit health system in Northern California, today announced the start of a five-year research and health care innovation collaboration, which will explore and test the value of digital health solutions, mobile technologies, and insights from advanced data analytics in the delivery of health care.

11 May 2015

Neusoft Medical Systems launches NeuViz 128 CT

Today, Neusoft Medical Systems Co., Ltd. officially launched the NeuViz 128 CT for the global markets, and the new products are being exported to South Asia, North Africa and other international markets.

10 May 2015

Myriad to present new clinical data on Prolaris® at the AUA 2015 annual meeting

Myriad Genetics, Inc. announced it will present three studies that demonstrate the value of the Prolaris test for physicians and their patients at the 2015 American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting being held May 15 to 19 in New Orleans, La...

7 May 2015

Compact Light Source generates X-ray imaging suitable for advanced computer tomography

A new study shows that the recently developed Compact Light Source (CLS) - a commercial X-ray source with roots in research and development efforts at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory - enables computer tomography scans that reveal more detail than routine scans performed at hospitals today.

7 May 2015

New MGH-developed technology may extend benefits of MRI in patients with implanted devices

New technology developed at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital may extend the benefits of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to many patients whose access to MRI is currently limited.

6 May 2015

Automated PoCyton cytometer effective for counting cancer cells

Biological and medical scientists have been using flow cytometry to count cancer cells for the past 40 years. But the large instruments are expensive and can only be operated by trained personnel. By contrast the PoCyton cytometer developed by Fraunhofer researchers is cheap to produce, no bigger than a shoebox, and automated.

6 May 2015

Study: Rheumatoid arthritis nearly doubles risk of surprise heart attack

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of a surprise heart attack, according to new research presented today at ICNC 12 by Dr Adriana Puente, a cardiologist in the National Medical Centre "20 de Noviembre" ISSSTE in Mexico City, Mexico.

5 May 2015

Novel Ga-68-PSMA-ligand PET/CT effective for early detection of prostate cancer recurrence

A recent study reported in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine compared use of the novel Ga-68-PSMA-ligand PET/CT with other imaging methods and found that it had substantially higher detection rates of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) in patients with biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy.

5 May 2015

Novel method predicts risk of sudden cardiac death in hemodialysis patients

A new test has been developed to predict sudden cardiac death in hemodialysis patients in whom such forecasts were previously impossible. The novel method was presented at ICNC 12 by Dr Akiyoshi Hashimoto, a cardiologist at Sapporo Medical University in Japan. The test uses a combination of nuclear medicine, C-reactive protein and electrocardiogram (ECG).

5 May 2015

UC Davis professor awarded $2.88 million NCI grant for breast CT research and development

John M. Boone, a UC Davis medical physicist and professor of radiology, has been awarded a $2.88 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to further develop and research computed tomography (CT) to detect breast cancer.

30 Apr 2015

$Bone-marrow-derived MSCs can promote fracture healing$

Bone-marrow-derived MSCs can promote fracture healing

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been transplanted to successfully treat a variety of diseases and conditions. The benefit of using MSCs is their ability to self-renew and differentiate into a variety of specialized cell types, such as osteoblasts (cells contributing to bone formation), chondrocytes (cartilage cells), adipocytes (fat cells), myocardiocytes (the muscle cells that make up the cardiac muscle), and neurons (nervous system cells).

30 Apr 2015

Applied PilotFish Healthcare Integration announces support for new FHIR standard

Applied PilotFish Healthcare Integration, Inc., the Healthcare division of PilotFish Technology, a leading provider of middleware solutions, officially announced support today for the new FHIR standard.

29 Apr 2015

Lung cancer surgery patients at higher risk of developing venous thromboembolism

New evidence suggests that lung cancer surgery patients are at higher risk of developing venous thromboembolism, including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), than previously thought, with elevated risks of complications or death. When thromboemboli occur, they may be asymptomatic or attributed to post-surgical pain or complications, and may reflect both the lung cancer itself as well as compromised lung function after surgery.

29 Apr 2015

PCDx test performs better than FoundationOne test in clinical study

Data from a small cohort published OncoTargets and Therapy today shows that the Paradigm Cancer Diagnostic Test (PCDx) performed better than Foundation Medicine's FoundationOne test across a number of key clinical variables, including turnaround time (TAT) and clinically actionable biomarker targets.

28 Apr 2015

Combination therapy effective in HCV patients with advanced cirrhosis and post-transplant recurrence

Phase 3 results presented today at The International Liver Congress 2015 show that a combination of daclatasvir (DCV), sofosbuvir (SOF) and ribavirin (RBV) for 12 weeks was effective and well tolerated amongst patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with advanced cirrhosis and post-transplant recurrence.

27 Apr 2015

Elekta introduces new Leksell Gamma Knife Icon to treat patients with brain disease

With the introduction of Elekta's new Leksell Gamma Knife Icon, the benefits of precision cranial radiosurgery are now available for more patients with a wider variety of tumor types and sizes.

From Elekta 25 Apr 2015

Loyola's study on simulated stroke earns prestigious 2015 Safety and Quality Award

A study performed by Loyola University Medical Center resident neurologists has won a prestigious 2015 Safety and Quality Award from the American Academy of Neurology.

25 Apr 2015

ATA guidelines provide recommendations for managing thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer in children

Previous guidelines from the American Thyroid Association for evaluating and managing thyroid nodules and thyroid cancers targeted adults. Recognizing the potential differences in clinical presentation and long-term outcomes, and the potential risks of overly aggressive therapy in pediatric patients with thyroid cancer, an ATA Task Force developed management guidelines for children with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), which are published in Thyroid, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers and the official journal of the American Thyroid Association.

23 Apr 2015

CT News and Research

Loyola study examines survival outcomes in patients with mesenchymal chondrosarcoma

Contrast auto-injectors gain momentum in western europe

Boehringer Ingelheim, Sutter Health announce health care innovation collaboration

Neusoft Medical Systems launches NeuViz 128 CT

Myriad to present new clinical data on Prolaris® at the AUA 2015 annual meeting

Compact Light Source generates X-ray imaging suitable for advanced computer tomography

New MGH-developed technology may extend benefits of MRI in patients with implanted devices

Automated PoCyton cytometer effective for counting cancer cells

Study: Rheumatoid arthritis nearly doubles risk of surprise heart attack

Novel Ga-68-PSMA-ligand PET/CT effective for early detection of prostate cancer recurrence

Novel method predicts risk of sudden cardiac death in hemodialysis patients

UC Davis professor awarded $2.88 million NCI grant for breast CT research and development

Bone-marrow-derived MSCs can promote fracture healing

Applied PilotFish Healthcare Integration announces support for new FHIR standard

Lung cancer surgery patients at higher risk of developing venous thromboembolism

PCDx test performs better than FoundationOne test in clinical study

Combination therapy effective in HCV patients with advanced cirrhosis and post-transplant recurrence

Elekta introduces new Leksell Gamma Knife Icon to treat patients with brain disease

Loyola's study on simulated stroke earns prestigious 2015 Safety and Quality Award

ATA guidelines provide recommendations for managing thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer in children

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