News tagged with clinical radiology
Icy therapy spot treats cancer in the lung
Frozen balls of ice can safely kill cancerous tumors that have spread to the lungs, according to the first prospective multicenter trial of cryoablation. The results are being presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's ...
Cancer
Apr 14, 2013 |
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CT depicts racial differences in coronary artery disease
While obesity is considered a cardiovascular risk factor, a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) showed that African-American patients with coronary artery disease ...
Cardiology
Nov 28, 2012 |
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Scattered X-rays improve early detection of pulmonary disease
Severe lung diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide. To date they have been difficult to diagnose at an early stage. Within an international collaboration scientists from Munich now developed ...
Medical research
Oct 22, 2012 |
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Clinical decline in Alzheimer's requires plaque and proteins
According to a new study, the neuron-killing pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD), which begins before clinical symptoms appear, requires the presence of both amyloid-beta (a-beta) plaque deposits and elevated levels of ...
Neuroscience
Apr 23, 2012 |
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New study looks at growth rates of lung cancers found by CT screening
Growth rates of lung cancers found by annual rounds of computed tomography (CT) screening are important for determining the usefulness and frequency of screening, as well as for determining the treatment. According to the ...
Cancer
Mar 27, 2012 |
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Electrical pulse treatment gives pancreatic cancer patients new hope
Results of a study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 37th Annual Scientific Meeting in San Francisco, Calif., signal a light at the end of the tunnel for individuals with inoperable locally advanced pancreatic ...
Cancer
Mar 26, 2012 |
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New guidelines to prevent infection in minor surgery
New guidelines from the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) aimed at minimising surgical infection in day centres and primary care are now published in the Journal of Hospital Infection.
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Jan 30, 2012 |
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