1. EHS

EHS EHS understands the vital role the billing office plays in a practice’s survival, and is there every step of the way ensuring an optimal billing workflow. EHS is a medical practice concern, with the ...

2. MedSolutions Introduces Oncology Management Program
(Company News/MedSolutions)

... evidence-based clinical protocols for increased survival and quality of life while ensuring that services are delivered at quality facilities by qualified technicians to reduce the risk of preventable ...

3. NEC Display Solutions with Tips for Radiologists
(Company News/NEC Display Solutions)

... of radiology errors are perceptual (Footnote No. 1: See http://www.acr.org/MainMenuCategories/about_us/committees/ethics/SurvivalStrategiesforRadiologyDoc20.aspx), meaning a failure to perceive a radiographic ...

4. MAQUET Cardiovascular Makes CABG-Related Announcement
(Company News/MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC)

... The absence of any association between EVH and poor long-term survival and cardiac events in our study indicates that EVH is safe and does not compromise outcomes in the long run." "This well-designed ...

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

... bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine. "Thus far no trial in North America or Europe has shown an inferior survival when radiation is omitted," although patients with large bulky nodes are still irradiated, ...

6. Patent for BIO 300 Radiation Countermeasure-Drug
(Modalities/Radiology )

... with further later-stage effects to the lungs and other vital organs.  The chance of survival for people with ARS decreases with increasing radiation exposure. The Company is now expanding its BIO ...

7. FDG-PET May Identify Occult Metastases
(Communities/PET)

... relapse rate for FDG-PET-negative patients who did not request adjuvant treatment was 12.29%. With a median follow up of 40 months, the survival rate was 100%. Researchers concluded that FDG-PET could ...

8. ECR10: Imaging Key to Stroke Diagnosis & Prevention
(Radiology Conferences/ECR 2010)

... two cause of death worldwide and a leading cause of disability. Diagnostic imaging is crucial in the management of stroke patients since differential diagnosis increases chances of survival and prevention. ...

9. Tools for Breast Cancer Detection: ECR10
(Radiology Conferences/ECR 2010)

... and breast radiologists need access to the latest information in order to improve chances of survival. They will have this opportunity at ECR 10 , by taking part in two complementary sessions on this topic. ...

10. Demonstration on Acute Aortic Syndrome: ECR10
(Radiology Conferences/ECR 2010)

... caused by car accidents and leads to rapid death in many cases. For patients who survive the initial injury and make it to the hospital, endovascular procedures offer a better chance of survival than surgery. ...

11. Radiation not Necessary after Mastectomy
(Modalities/Radiology )

... for decades," explained Kuerer, the study's senior author. In the 1990s, two landmark randomized trials demonstrated a survival benefit for early stage breast cancer patients with lymph node metastases ...

12. Alan Henry, M.D. Joins MedSolutions
(Company News/MedSolutions)

... lower survival. The consequences of delayed and misdiagnosis on patients, families, and treating physicians themselves is devastating, and in many cases is preventable," said Dr. Henry.  "I am excited ...

13. VBT, External Radiotherapy for Endometrial Cancer
(Modalities/Radiology )

Vaginal brachytherapy (VBT) is as effective as external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in preventing local disease recurrence with similar rates of survival in patients with high-intermediate risk endometrial ...

14. Obama's CT Colonography Leave Consumers Confused
(Communities/CT)

... detected in its earliest and most treatable stage, the survival rates for colorectal cancer exceed 90 percent. "It's vital that patients are fully aware of all of their options because some tests could ...

15. PET Imaging for Cancer Aggression Prediction
(Communities/PET)

The study suggests that a PET imaging study before the start of treatment may predict the aggressivess of a cancer. Pretreatment PET imaging helped predict survival in patients with head and neck squamous ...

16. US Oncology Ranks Second for RTOG
(Modalities/Radiology )

... in top-notch cancer research while running a successful community practice. For 40 years, RTOG has been a recognized leader in increasing survival and improving the quality of life for cancer patients. ...

17. Radiotherapy Delay Causes Breast Cancer Recurrence
(Modalities/Radiology )

... be substantial and would need to be weighed against the small absolute benefit in local recurrence, they add. But, given the known negative impact of local recurrence on overall survival, and the large ...

18. IMRT Gets High Rates for Oropharyngeal Cancer
(Modalities/Radiology )

... disease control in more than 400 patients exceeded 90% and freedom from distant metastasis was 85%. Overall survival approached 80%, according to Nicola Caria, MD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center ...

19. Radiation Therapy: Low-risk of Voice Disability
(Modalities/Radiology )

... by radiation and evaluated the quality of the voice, the nutritional function and the quality of life. After 61 months of follow up, the laryngo-esophageal dysfunction free-survival was 28 percent when ...

20. Accelerated Radiation Therapy Reduces Toxicity
(Modalities/Radiology )

... radiation and 361 receiving standard radiation with two and three cycles of cisplatin, respectively. After a median follow up of 4.8 years, the overall survival of accelerated radiation patients versus ...