News tagged with invasive techniques


Grammar errors? The brain detects them even when you are unaware

Your brain often works on autopilot when it comes to grammar. That theory has been around for years, but University of Oregon neuroscientists have captured elusive hard evidence that people indeed detect ...

Neuroscience created May 13, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers rewrite obsolete blood-ordering rules

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed new guidelines—the first in more than 35 years—to govern the amount of blood ordered for surgical patients. The recommendations, based on a lengthy study of blood use at The Johns ...

Surgery created May 22, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MRI autopsies could offer alternative to conventional techniques

Minimally invasive autopsies, using a combination of MRI scans and other techniques, such as blood tests, can accurately determine the cause of death in fetuses and babies nearly as well as conventional autopsies, according ...

Other created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Minimally-invasive failed biological aortic valve replacement successful in high risk patients

When a biologic aortic valve prosthesis fails, the patient often faces a high risk valve replacement through repeat open heart surgery. A new technique, known as Valve-in-Valve, uses minimally invasive techniques to introduce ...

Cardiology created May 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel screening tests for liver cancer

New data from two clinical trials presented today at the International Liver Congress 2013 demonstrate substantial improvements in the detection of both hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CC) using diagnostic ...

Cancer created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0