Radiation Oncology | Articles preview

2022-06-13 17:31:33 Portable DR Systems Integrated with Automated Chest X-Ray AI to Enhance Diagnostic Capabilities
https://www.medimaging.net/radiography/articles/294793364/portable-dr-systems-integrated-with-automated-chest-x-ray-ai-to-enhance-diagnostic-capabilities.html

MinXray, Inc. (Northbrook, IL, USA) has further enhanced the diagnostic capabilities of its digital radiography systems with the addition of... Open / Comment

2022-06-12 05:40:46 Efficacy and safety of radiotherapy plus anti-PD1 versus transcatheter arterial chemoembolization plus sorafenib for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a real-world study
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-022-02075-6

The combination of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) plus sorafenib prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) than sorafenib or TACE monotherapy for patients with hepato... Open / Comment

2022-06-11 19:19:38 Compound chemoembolization combined with 125I seed implantation for the treatment of maxillary carcinoma: A case report
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(22)00991-5/fulltext?rss=yes Open / Comment

2022-06-11 00:18:05 Use of fenestrated stent-graft for treatment of transplant renal artery anastomotic pseudoaneurysm
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(22)00988-5/fulltext?rss=yes Open / Comment

2022-06-10 17:01:24 Robotic Magnetic System for PCI Could Minimize Physicians’ Exposure to X-Ray Radiation
https://www.medimaging.net/radiography/articles/294793358/robotic-magnetic-system-for-pci-could-minimize-physicians-exposure-to-x-ray-radiation.html

Researchers have developed a medical robotic apparatus for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) that uses an external magnetic field to precisely... Open / Comment

2022-06-10 11:41:08 Paclitaxel and cisplatin combined with concurrent involved-field irradiation in definitive chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a phase II clinical trial
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-022-02078-3

This trial aims to explore the efficacy and safety of involved-field irradiation (IFI) combined with paclitaxel plus cisplatin as concurrent chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carc... Open / Comment

2022-06-10 01:44:16 Clarification of Lumbar Puncture risk categorization in Consensus Guidelines for Periprocedural Thrombotic and Bleeding Risk
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(22)00986-1/fulltext?rss=yes Open / Comment

2022-06-09 23:30:45 Letter to the editor in response to Li et al, “Radiation Oncology Residency Training in Latin America: A Call to Attention”
https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(22)00103-8/fulltext?rss=yes

In the cited article there are interesting data concerning Residency Training in the specialty in Latin America. However, some of Peru´s data are missing. In Peru, the residency place is offered by a university, so, health centers (public or private centers) may associate with many universities. As Li et al (1) mentioned, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) has the only private training institution. Except for that difference, UPCH and the Universidad San Martín de Porres (USMP) have the same radiation oncology program and curriculum. Open / Comment

2022-06-09 23:04:57 Interventional Radiology Procedure Can Treat Female Infertility
https://www.medimaging.net/radiography/articles/294793335/interventional-radiology-procedure-can-treat-female-infertility.html

A simple diagnostic procedure, followed by an interventional radiology treatment known as fallopian tube recanalization, could allow a high percentage... Open / Comment

2022-06-09 21:48:47 This is Spinal Tap
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(22)00989-7/fulltext?rss=yes Open / Comment