Barbara Boughton

Nuclear Medicine
Solid-state scintimammography matches breast MRI
According to Mayo Clinic researchers, a solid-state scintimammography system had comparable sensitivity and specificity to MRI for breast evaluation and is four to six times less expensive. Their study was presented at the U.S. Department of Defense's Era of Hope conference in Baltimore.
July 1, 2008
MRI
DW-MRI shows value in RTP for head and neck cancer
A pilot study presented at the 2008 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting is the first to demonstrate the value of diffusion-weighted MRI for nodal staging in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, according to investigators from Belgium.
June 2, 2008
Nuclear Medicine
Whole-body PET better for palpable breast cancer
Whole-body FDG-PET has high sensitivity for detecting palpable breast cancer, but is less effective in detecting metastatic disease in axillary lymph nodes, according to researchers from Japan. The researchers evaluated whole-body FDG-PET in 80 women who had palpable breast tumors or positive uptake in whole-body PET scans, and presented their study results at the 2008 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in San Diego.
May 1, 2008
Ultrasound
Musculoskeletal US gets high marks for cost-effectiveness
Ultrasound is an effective diagnostic tool for orthopedic surgeons, and it is more cost-effective than either MRI or PET as an adjunct to radiography for imaging orthopedic conditions, according to a study from Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT.
May 1, 2008
MRI
Diffusion-mapping MRI predicts radiation therapy response
In one of the largest prospective clinical trials to date, researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have found that functional diffusion-mapping MRI can provide an earlier assessment of response to radiation therapy treatment for glioma patients than traditional MRI. The researchers presented the study at the 2008 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in San Diego.
April 21, 2008
Radiation Oncology/Therapy
Combining chemo and radiation improves NSCLC outcomes for elderly
SAN DIEGO - French researchers have found that combining chemotherapy with radiation treatment is effective and tolerable for elderly patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In a study presented at this week's American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting, the investigators analyzed the efficacy and side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy regimens in patients older than age 65.
April 15, 2008
Molecular Imaging
FDG-PET is effective for diagnosing spinal tumors
F-18 FDG-PET can effectively distinguish benign spinal lesions from malignant ones, according to researchers from North Carolina. They imaged 53 patients with sarcomas and biopsy-proven spinal or paraspinal tumors using FDG-PET, and found that the modality proved to be precise for identifying malignant lesions.
April 8, 2008
Digital X-Ray
Marker placement affects ortho templating on DR images
Flexible positioning markers may be more accurate than adhesive markers when scaling for digital templating before total hip arthroplasty (THA), according to a study presented at the 2008 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting in San Francisco.
March 30, 2008
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CT
Quality of care dictates follow-up of incidental CT findings on radiotherapy planning scans
incidental findings on CT scans for radiotherapy planning present a bit of a puzzle. Studies have shown that the incidence of these findings is low and that many are clinically insignificant. But radiation oncologists have a clear duty to report incidental findings from a clinical and legal perspective.
March 12, 2008
MRI
AAOS study: MRI overused for knee osteoarthritis
SAN FRANCISCO - MRI scans are being overutilized in diagnosing osteoarthritis of the knee, a practice that inflates healthcare costs and sacrifices patient care standards, according to a study presented Wednesday at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting.
March 5, 2008
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Dark-field x-ray detects bone changes related to osteoporosis
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Lateral conventional attenuation (a, b, e, f) and co-registered dark-field (c, d, g, h) images of two spine specimens. Vertical (a, c, e, g) and horizontal (b, d, f, h) scans of the spine specimen of a 77-year-old female with osteoporosis (bone mineral density = 65.75 mg/dL) (a–d) and a non-osteoporotic spine specimen (e–h) of a 61-year-old female (bone mineral density = 169.38 mg/dL).
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