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Searching for tumors or handguns can be like looking for food

If past experience makes you think there's going to be one more cashew at the bottom of the bowl, you're likely to search through those mixed nuts a little longer.

Neuroscience created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Freezing nerves knocks pain out cold

Using a tiny ball of ice, a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment called cryoneurolysis safely short circuits chronic pain caused by nerve damage, according to data being presented at the Society of Interventional ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 14, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

iPads show the way forward for medical imaging

Tablet computers such as the iPad are becoming more and more popular, but new research from the University of Sydney means they could soon be used in hospitals as a tool for doctors to view medical imaging.

Other created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are pricey computer-aided mammograms worth it?

(HealthDay)—Adding computer-aided detection to mammograms finds more early, noninvasive cancers and helps detect invasive cancers at earlier stages, according to a large new study. But the jury's still ...

Cancer created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers identify possible treatment window for memory problems

Researchers have identified a possible treatment window of several years for plaques in the brain that are thought to cause memory loss in diseases such as Alzheimer's. The Mayo Clinic study is published in the Feb. 27 online ...

Neuroscience created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Paired CT scans catch chemo-killing of liver tumors in real time

Using two successive pairs of specialized CT scans, a team of Johns Hopkins and Dutch radiologists has produced real-time images of liver tumors dying from direct injection of anticancer drugs into the tumors and their surrounding ...

Cancer created Jan 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breast CA diagnostic errors major cause of malpractice suits

(HealthDay)—The most common reason for medical malpractice suits against radiologists in the United States is diagnostic errors, particularly breast cancer and non-vertebral and spinal fractures, according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Marathon running could trigger pulmonary oedema development in the lungs

A new study has found evidence that marathon running could trigger pulmonary oedema, where fluid builds up in the lungs.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New modeling approach transforms imaging technologies

Researchers are improving the performance of technologies ranging from medical CT scanners to digital cameras using a system of models to extract specific information from huge collections of data and then ...

Medical research created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mammogram interpretation agreement varies by finding

(HealthDay)—Agreement between community-based radiologists and an expert radiology panel for interpreting mammograms is high for cancer cases and obvious findings, but is low for subtle and asymmetric lesions, ...

Cancer created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smartphone technology acceptable for telemedicine

A new Mayo Clinic study confirms the use of smartphones medical images to evaluate stroke patients in remote locations through telemedicine. The study, the first to test the effectiveness of smartphone teleradiology applications ...

Cardiology created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Disparity in breast cancer between black and white women can be eliminated by regular screening

Regular mammography screening can help narrow the breast cancer gap between black and white women, according to a retrospective study published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment in August.

Cancer created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Interactive decision support system ups breast CA detection

(HealthDay)—Compared with currently used computer-aided detection (CAD) prompts, use of an interactive CAD system, in which CAD marks and their associated suspiciousness scores remain hidden unless queried ...

Cancer created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Outsourced radiologists perform better reading for fewer hospitals

(Medical Xpress)—Experience working for a particular hospital matters when it comes to the performance of radiologists who work for outsourcing teleradiology companies, according to a team of researchers, whose finding ...

Health created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0