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Ultrasound underused in pediatric appendicitis diagnosis

AuntMinnie

While the use of ultrasound for pediatric appendicitis imaging has increased, the modality -- as well as MRI -- remains underutilized in this area, according to research published August 22 in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. Ultrasound alone was used in 53.3% Ultrasound alone was used in 53.3% NSQIP-P hospital 71.7%

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SIR 2024: Study finds ultrasound ablation to be a precise, effective treatment for prostate cancer

Health Imaging

The MRI-guided transurethral ultrasound ablation comes with minimal side effects, offering cancer patients an alternative to radiation or surgery.

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Road to RSNA 2023: Ultrasound

AuntMinnie

Ultrasound's utility will be on full display at this year's RSNA annual meeting, showing its merit in a wide variety of clinical applications. Studies will also evaluate ways to further improve the modality's capabilities by reassessing the physics side of ultrasound, such as attenuation and echogenicity, as well as the use of interferometry.

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PCN placement leads to greater radiation exposure for pregnant women

AuntMinnie

Initial percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) tube placement leads to more radiation exposure for pregnant women with suspected kidney stones, according to a study published October 27 in Urology. The Lyon team wanted to investigate the potential differences in radiation exposure per suspected stone episode between the options.

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Is CEM or breast MRI better for breast cancer diagnosis?

AuntMinnie

Which modality is better for breast cancer diagnosis, contrast-enhanced mammography or dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI? Ultrasound offers another screening tool and can overcome some of mammography's limitations. Dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI has been available since 1984, while CEM was introduced in 2011.

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Study Finds Disease Progression and Adverse Radiation Effects are Low in Patients Undergoing Preoperative Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Imaging Technology

Despite what its name implies, SRS isn’t actually a surgery but instead involves highly focused radiation that targets tumors while minimizing the effects on surrounding healthy tissue. The two-year meningeal disease rate was 5.8%, and the two-year symptomatic adverse radiation effect rate was 5%.

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UMC Utrecht Starts New Image-guided Cancer Research with MR-Linac and Ultrasound

Imaging Technology

For one research project, they are using MRI -guided radiotherapy, for the other ultrasound techniques. The research with the MR-Linac and other MRI-guided radiotherapy is aimed at locally advanced pancreatic cancer. The high precision of the MRI-guided therapy ensures that surrounding healthy tissue is less affected.