1. Radiation Boosts Doesn't Increase Side Effects
(Modalities/Radiology )

... effects. The researchers sent all surviving participants a questionnaire that included standardized assessments of the urinary, bowel and sexual symptoms usually affected by prostate cancer treatment. ...

2. Prenatal MRI Detects Newborn' Genetic Disease
(Communities/MRI)

... showed classic signs of bowel obstruction, a fairly common fetal problem. To get more information about the fetus, Barth ordered an MRI scan, which gave him a surprise that could not have been detected ...

3. ECR10: Imaging of Paediatric Non-traumatic Emergencies
(Radiology Conferences/ECR 2010)

... foreign body itself while imaging the patient,” explained Professor Maria Raissaki from Iraklion, who will chair the session. Abdominal emergencies may prove dangerous and can result in bowel ischaemia, ...

4. Siemens Helps Manchester Upgrade Ultrasound Facilities
(Company News/Siemens Healthcare)

... contents, including the ability to distinguish the retroperitoneum from the peritoneal cavity, has also assisted in the diagnosis of abdominal anomalies.  This included the identification of bowel ...

5. Chiropractor State-of-the-art MRI Unit's 2nd Anniversary
(Communities/MRI)

... Dr Sher as saying “back pain usually develops gradually and can be confused with kidney pain, bowel or even stomach problems.” By taking an in-depth history, doing a careful examination, and if appropriate, ...

6. Medical Imaging to Aid Pancreatic Cyst Cure
(Modalities/Radiology )

... in which a small camera is inserted down the throat and into the stomach and small bowel to image the pancreas — combined with pancreatic cyst fluid analysis, offer an 80 percent accuracy in cyst diagnosis. ...

7. Calypso System Reduces Side Effects of Radiation
(Company News/Calypso Medical Technologies, Inc.)

... bowel urgency and frequency, fecal incontinence and urinary irritation than the comparator group. AIM patients not receiving hormonal therapy also experienced smaller, yet statistically significant advantages ...

8. Professor Andreas Stallmach Selects SpectraScience WavSTAT
(Company News/SpectraScience, Inc)

... in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD), surveillance strategies are of major importance. A reliable identification of precancerous lesions is one the most important challenges in GI endoscopy ...

9. Concern Grows Over Radiation from CT
(Communities/CT)

... of CT Scans. Patricia Quirk of Illinois had radiation to treat her endometrial cancer. The radiation killed the cancer. It also killed her by rupturing her bowel. The hospital record shows she was given ...

10. SpectraScience CEO Speaks About Cancer Screening
(Company News/SpectraScience, Inc)

... develop applications for Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome (IBD) and lung cancer as well." SpectraScience launched its WavSTAT optical biopsy product in Europe in 2009 and intends to introduce it to the U.S. ...

11. Incidental Findings at MRI-enterography
(Communities/MRI)

MRI is increasingly used in the assessment of small bowel CD. Unlike conventional radiology, MRI enables visualization of disease extension beyond the intestinal wall, i.e., abscesses and fistulas. Some ...

12. 2010 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium: ASTRO
(Radiology Conferences/ASTRO 2010)

... educational forums, and discussions on each type of GI cancer, including: Cancers of the esophagus and stomach Cancers of the pancreas, small bowel, and hepatobiliary tract Cancers of the colon and rectum ...

13. Soligenix Initiates Radiation Enteritis Prevention Moves
(Modalities/Radiology )

... in the first half of 2011. Acute radiation enteritis is an unmet medical need and caused by radiation-induced death of cells in the lining of the bowel. As bowel cells die and are not replaced, gastrointestinal ...

14. 'Dose-painted' Radiation Therapy for Anal Cancer Patients
(Modalities/Radiology )

... intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to precisely target anal tumors with high-dose radiation while minimizing the exposure of healthy tissue in the small bowel, bladder, external genitalia, skin ...

15. Rectal Cancer Patient Treated with Ultrasound in a First
(Communities/Ultrasound)

...  Rectal cancer patients often suffer from tenesmus – a painful and uncomfortable condition where they find it difficult to empty their bowels and need frequent trips to the toilet. The high-intensity ...

16. Research and Markets: MDCT and MR Update
(Communities/CT)

... techniques for assessing the small bowel and urinary tract using MDCT/MR Utilize current techniques for assessing the small bowel using CT / MR Diagnose abnormalities of the shoulder, hip, and knee using ...

17. High-precision Radiation Improves in Cervical Cancer Results
(Modalities/Radiology )

... dose to conform more precisely to the three-dimensional shape of the tumor. IMRT minimizes the dose to surrounding normal tissues and organs, reducing possible damage to the bowels, bladder, rectum, vagina ...

18. Colon Cancer Screening More Effective Earlier in Day
(Communities/Cardiac Vasculature)

... improved bowel preparation the night before, but that this didn't completely explain the overall study results. Spiegel said that fatigue may play a role, as it does in other professions with prolonged ...

19. Proton Therapy Plus X-Ray Radiation Therapy, Reduces Prostate Cancer Recurrences
(Modalities/Radiology )

... with urinary or bowel functions. "There is a lot of interest in proton therapy for prostate cancer. This study proves the importance of giving high radiation doses to prostate cancer patients with low- ...

20. GASTRO 2009 Press Conferences
(Radiology Conferences/Conference News)

... will link science and clinical practice, with a focus on diseases of the stomach, bowel, liver, pancreas and gallbladder, from both a global and UK perspective. Presentations will include subjects that ...