1. FDG-PET for Vulvar Carcinoma Diagnosis
(Communities/PET)

... (FDG) as a tracer (FDG-PET) is widely used in clinical oncology, including cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancer. But its use in vulvar carcinoma was unknown. Akila Viswanathan, MD, Dana Farber Cancer ...

2. MRI Predicts Progression Of Smoldering Myeloma
(Communities/MRI)

... to active (symptomatic) myeloma, this study was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Patients with more than one bone lesion progressed sooner than those with one or zero. Currently, MRI, a ...

3. UI Radiologist Wants Reduces Excessive Medical Imaging
(Modalities/Radiology )

... organizations, such as the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and National Cancer Institute cooperative groups to find the best way to apply his findings. Source: University of Iowa Discuss more ...

4. Radiation Avoided in Early Hodgkin's Lymphoma
(Modalities/Radiology )

... lead author Dr. George Canellos of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston. In a retrospective study reported February 16th in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, he and his colleagues found that their ...

5. MRI Screening for Familial Breast Cancer Risk
(Communities/MRI)

In women with a familial risk of breast cancer, MRI screening alone is sufficient, German researchers report was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology published online February 22nd. "Guidelines ...

6. Varian Medical Systems Appoints Dr. John Adler
(Company News/Varian Medical Systems)

... of the Neurosurgery, Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, Journal of Image-Guided Surgery, Chinese Journal of Clinical Oncology,and functions as editor in chief of peerEmed.com.  Dr. Adler  ...

7. Breast Cancer Diagnosis: MRI Beats Digital Mammography
(Modalities/Mammography)

... to a recent prospective multicenter cohort study published in the "Journal of Clinical Oncology", this appears advisable at least for young women carrying an increased risk of breast cancer. For the EVA ...

8. Childhood Cancer Radiation Therapy Affects Heart
(Modalities/Radiology )

...  Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology Discuss more about Radiology in the Radiology user group.  ...

9. Hodgkin's Lymphoma low-dose Radiation Not Risk-free
(Modalities/Radiology )

... Ohio. In a February 1 online paper in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, she and her colleagues report on 110 pediatric Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors who received chemotherapy and low-dose radiation between ...

10. RSNA Awards Honorary Memberships
(Radiology Conferences/RSNA 2009)

... on RSNA's International Advisory Committee. She has also served on the American Society of Clinical Oncology's International Affairs Committee and the International Relations Committee of the European ...

11. Breast MRI best for Detecting Cancers Missed by Film Screen Mammogram
(Communities/MRI)

... few well-controlled studies comparing all three modalities, Dr. Susan P. Weinstein and co-authors assert in their report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology for November 2. The researchers, all from the ...

12. Adding MRI to Mammography can Detect Hidden Breast Cancers
(Modalities/Mammography)

... Journal of Clinical Oncology. In the first study, Philippe Autier, M.D., and colleagues from the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, reviewed eight clinical trials considered ...

13. Medipattern Takes B-CAD-FOR-LIFE Program to National Scale in the United States
(Company News/Medipattern Corporation)

... " B-CAD has been proven to increase diagnostic accuracy by 44 percent in lesions less than 1 CM in a paper by Dr. Jun Lai Li and Dr. Dan Fei Song, and published in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology. ...

14. Concern That Healthcare Reform might Inhibit Access to Imaging Centres
(Healthcare Reform/Healthcare Reform)

... years, with a "dramatic spike" predicted among elderly and minority populations (according to the Journal of Clinical Oncology), the groups also expressed concern in their letter that "limiting access ...

15. Physician Detailing Improves Colonoscopy Screening Rates
(Communities/Cardiac Vasculature)

... study published online Oct. 13 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Veena Shankaran, M.D., of the Veterans Affairs Chicago Healthcare System, and colleagues randomized physician practices in New York ...

16. FDG-PET and CT Useful in Melanoma Assessment
(Communities/PET)

... detects more metastatic sites, particularly bone and subcutaneous metastases, in the October 1st issue the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Harald J. Hoekstra of University Medical Centre Groningen ...

17. Robotic Surgery Expert describes the Benefits of Surgery for Organ Confined Prostate Cancer
(Modalities/Radiology )

According to a major recent study, appearing in the July 27 issue of the "Journal of Clinical Oncology," there is a definite downstaging trend for prostate cancer. The study, which surveyed almost ...

18. BSGI Shows Cost-Effective for Pre-Surgical Planning of Patients with Known
(Modalities/Mammography)

American Society of Clinical Oncology Breast Cancer Symposium in San Francisco, California presented the findings shows Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI), a molecular breast imaging technique with comparable ...

19. U.S. study suggests that mammograms save lives
(Modalities/Mammography)

... meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology."That is the same as the overall mortality we used to see in breast cancer up to 1970, prior to the onset of wide mammography screening." Cady and colleagues ...

20. Elekta Impac Software Selected to Present at EHR Symposium
(Company News/Elekta Group)

Elekta Impac Software selected to demonstrate at the 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Electronic Health Records (EHR) Symposium   Elekta Impac Software has been selected to demonstrate ...