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New breast imaging algorithm brings breast cancer diagnosis and treatment to underserved area of Uganda

Radiologists are a step closer to implementing a program in an underserved region of Uganda for diagnosing and treating women with palpable breast masses.

Cancer created Apr 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hormone acting drugs + uterine artery embolization offers nonsurgical treatment for uterine fibroids

Women with uterine fibroids larger than 10 cm have a new nonsurgical treatment choice –hormone acting drugs followed by uterine artery embolization, a new study shows. The new treatment option can replace hysterectomy, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lung nodule matching software dramatically increases radiologists' efficiency

An automated lung nodule matching program can improve radiologists' efficiency almost two-fold, a first of its kind study shows.

Cancer created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tomosynthesis increases breast cancer detection rate

2D plus 3D breast imaging increases cancer detection rates by 11%, and could be particularly useful in detecting cancer in women with dense breasts, a new study suggests.

Cancer created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two venous punctures not always needed for intravascular ultrasound-guided

One venous puncture, rather than two, is a safe and effective approach to intravascular ultrasound-guided inferior vena cava filter placement in critically-ill patients, a new study shows. Inferior vena cava filter placement ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two views are better than one in 3-D breast screening

One view 3D breast screening (tomosynthesis) means less radiation dose and about five seconds less compression, but a study from Yale University, New Haven, CT, found that obtaining both views is necessary to help ensure ...

Cancer created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chemical shift MRI helps differentiate renal cell tumors more likely to metastasize

Adding "chemical shift" techniques to MRI can help differentiate clear cell renal cell carcinoma from other types of renal cell cancer, a new study shows. That differentiation can help physicians better determine treatment ...

Cancer created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New ablation technique holds promise for liver cancer patients

A new minimally invasive tumor ablation technique is providing hope for liver cancer patients who can't undergo surgery or thermal ablation, a study shows.

Cancer created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Screening breast ultrasound detects cancers missed on mammography in women with dense breasts

Screening breast ultrasound performed after mammography on women with greater than 50% breast density detects an additional 3.4 cancers or high risk lesions per one thousand woman screened, a detection rate just under that ...

Cancer created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Laser optics plus ultrasound imaging holds promise as a noninvasive test for prostate cancer

Multispectral photoacoustic imaging, which combines laser optics and ultrasound imaging technologies, can reliably distinguish between benign and malignant prostate tissue, a new study indicates.

Cancer created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CT and serum LDH shows promise as survival predictor for some metastatic melanoma patients

Combining CT imaging findings with baseline serum lactate dehydrogenase levels is showing promise as a way to predict survival in patients with metastatic melanoma being treated with anti-angiogenic therapy.

Cancer created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radiation dose level affects size of lesions seen on chest CT images

The estimated size of chest lymph nodes and lung nodules seen on CT images varies significantly when the same nodes or nodules are examined using lower versus higher doses of radiation, a new study shows. The size of lymph ...

Cancer created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Iterative reconstruction plus longitudinal dose modulation reduces radiation dose for abdominal CT and save lives

Radiation dose reduction has moved to the forefront of importance in medical imaging with new techniques being developed in an effort to bring doses down as low as possible. What difference can these techniques make? Researchers ...

Cancer created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Picture this: A dramatic drop in wrong patient errors

Adding a photo of a face to x-ray images can reduce "wrong-patient" errors five-fold, a new study finds.

Cancer created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Standard CT protocol for trauma patients leads to overutilization of imaging

It is unnecessary to scan trauma patients based on a non-focused standard trauma CT protocol, if the patient is transferred for care after already undergoing a focused CT examination based on the patient's history and physical ...

Cancer created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0