Radiology News

• Is Postmastectomy Radiation Necessary for All Breast Cancer Patients? New data suggest that the indications for postmastectomy radiation in early-stage breast cancer need to be re-examined.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• DASH Diet Plus Exercise Improves Cognitive Function in Sedentary Obese Patients The beneficial effects of this diet combined with aerobic exercise were more pronounced among sedentary, obese patients with higher carotid artery intima-media thickness.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• Pelvic/Para-Aortic Lymphadenectomy May Improve Survival Time From Endometrial Cancer In medium- to high-risk patients with endometrial cancer, systematic removal of pelvic as well as para-aortic lymph nodes may improve survival time vs pelvic lymphadenectomy alone.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• Vaginal Dilation Does Not Prevent Damage From Radiotherapy While vaginal dilation might help treat late effects of pelvic irradiation, evidence does not support routine dilation during or immediately after radiotherapy.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2010
• Abdominal CT Rarely Identifies Hepatic Metastases From Uveal Melanoma Abdominal CT scan seldom detects hepatic metastases from uveal melanoma and may not be indicated for screening, according to a report in the March Archives of Ophthalmology.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2010
• New Test Identifies Hodgkin's Lymphoma Poor Prognosis, Could Change "Landscape of Treatment" A new test that identifies patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma who respond poorly to treatment could revolutionize this field, says expert.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• Senate Delays Medicare Pay Cut Until October 1 If the House concurs and President Obama signs the measure into law, it will be the third time in 4 months that lawmakers have postponed the reduction.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• Physicians Say Onerous "Meaningful Use" Requirements Could Make EHR Incentives Meaningless In one survey, practice administrators said complying with meaningful-use standards would slow physicians down - read, "lower their income."
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• Aspiration of Breast Lumps Reviewed A review describes an "in office" approach for immediate evaluation of women who present to their family physician with a breast lump.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• Vaginal Brachytherapy Instead of EBRT for Endometrial Cancer For women with endometrial cancer of high-intermediate risk, adjuvant therapy should be vaginal brachytherapy instead of external beam radiation therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• Primary Care Physicians Make Inappropriate Referrals for CT and MRI Studies New research shows that primary care physicians are referring their patients for computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging examinations for inappropriate reasons.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• Use of Electronic Prescribing Nearly Tripled in 2009 Thanks in part to federal incentives, roughly 1 in 4 office-based prescribers now transmits scripts from their computer to the pharmacy's computer.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• Major Bleeding Uncommon After Imaging-Guided Percutaneous Core Needle Biopsy A study shows an overall low incidence of major bleeding after imaging-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy, with little effect of recent aspirin therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• Women With Stroke Derive Greater Absolute Benefit From Thrombolysis Than Men Women With Stroke Derive Greater Absolute Benefit from Thrombolysis Than Men
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• For Now, Use Hormone Therapy in Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer There is a survival benefit from 4 months of hormone therapy along with radiation in men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer. But a big question remains.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• Obama Urges Simple-Majority Vote on Healthcare Reform in Coming Weeks The president's remarks signal a Democratic plan to bypass a Republican filibuster in the Senate if needed with a budget reconciliation vote.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• Hyperglycemia in Extremely Preterm Infants Linked to Poor Outcomes In a population-based cohort of extremely preterm infants, hyperglycemia on the first day of life was associated with increased mortality rates and evidence of brain damage.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• President Obama Signs Bill Delaying Medicare Pay Cut to April 1 Congress will now turn to a longer-term extension of the pay cut effective date.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• Pretreatment PET Measure Predicts Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer The maximal standardized uptake value can help guide treatment decisions in head and neck cancer.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010
• Whistleblowing Nurses Case Highlights Need for More Open Quality-of-Care Culture Two nurses were criminally prosecuted for reporting a physician to the Texas Medical Board over safety concerns.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2010