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2022-05-23 20:50:48 Next-Gen Technology Enables Precision Radiotherapy with “On-The-Fly” X-Ray Confirmation
https://www.medimaging.net/radiography/articles/294793032/next-gen-technology-enables-precision-radiotherapy-with-on-the-fly-x-ray-confirmation.html

A new Deep Inspiration Breath Hold (DIBH) technology streamlines image guided and surface guided radiation therapy (IGRT and SGRT) and... Open / Comment

2022-05-23 02:18:19 Uterine artery embolization for pedunculated subserosal fibroids: a systematic review and meta-analysis
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(22)00937-X/fulltext?rss=yes

To provide a comprehensive overview of the literature assessing the safety and efficacy of uterine artery embolization (UAE) for patients with pedunculated subserosal fibroids. Open / Comment

2022-05-21 18:13:29 Quantifying the reduction of respiratory motion by mechanical ventilation with MRI for radiotherapy
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-022-02068-5

Due to respiratory motion, accurate radiotherapy delivery to thoracic and abdominal tumors is challenging. We aimed to quantify the ability of mechanical ventilation to reduce respiratory motion, by measuring ... Open / Comment

2022-05-21 15:57:25 T Stage and Pretreatment SUV Predict for Tumor Recurrence with 5 Fraction SAbR in Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(22)00102-6/fulltext?rss=yes

Five-fraction stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SAbR) regimens are frequently used to treat centrally located early-stage NSCLC or disease in proximity of the chest wall as a means of optimizing tumor control and reducing treatment toxicity. However, increasing these SAbR regimens to 5 fractions may reduce tumor control outcomes. We sought to identify the clinical parameters predictive of treatment failures with these five-fraction courses. Open / Comment

2022-05-21 15:40:22 Percutaneous Left Colostomy for Fecal Incontinence
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(22)00939-3/fulltext?rss=yes Open / Comment

2022-05-20 12:35:33 Direct clinical effects of cardiac radioablation in the treatment of a patient with therapy refractory ventricular tachycardia storm
https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(22)00099-9/fulltext?rss=yes

Cardiac radioablation or stereotactic arrhythmia radiotherapy is a new and promising noninvasive treatment modality for patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) considered therapy-refractory or untreatable. It is unknown whether cardiac radioablation is a suitable therapy in the setting of VT-storm and incessant VT although cases have been reported. In this report, we present a 60-year-old male patient with an ischemic cardiomyopathy admitted for VT-storm. The patient was unresponsive to multiple combinations of anti-arrhythmic drugs and a left cardiac sympathetic block. Open / Comment

2022-05-20 12:30:36 Pathological analysis of vascularization of the arterialized veins in failed arteriovenous fistulas among uremic patients
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(22)00903-4/fulltext?rss=yes

To assess venous wall vascularization and its correlation with neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) in failed arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs). Open / Comment

2022-05-19 18:15:32 High dose chemoradiotherapy increases chance of organ preservation with satisfactory functional outcome for rectal cancer
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-022-02066-7

High dose chemoradiotherapy offers a curative chance for patients with rectal cancer that are unfit or unwilling to undergo surgical resection, yet its long-term survival and functional outcomes have been rare... Open / Comment

2022-05-19 12:39:28 Pre-Intervention Computed Tomography Improves Performance of Endovascular Intervention in Patients with Abdominopelvic Trauma.
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(22)00905-8/fulltext?rss=yes

To evaluate the role of CT and CTA in guiding endovascular arteriography (EA) and embolization in hemodynamically (HD) stable and unstable patients with abdominal and/or pelvic (AP) trauma. Open / Comment

2022-05-18 13:31:56 Ocular complications with the use of radium-223: a case series
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-022-02060-z

Radium-223 is used for the treatment of osseous metastases in castrate-resistant prostate cancer, and has been shown to increase time to the first skeletal-related event, reduce the rate of hospitalization, an... Open / Comment