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Study examines methods, procedures for improved diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

For women with abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding during early pregnancy, patient history and clinical examination alone are insufficient to indicate or eliminate the possibility of ectopic pregnancy, while transvaginal sonography ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PET/CT shows clear advantages over conventional staging for breast cancer patients

New research published in the January issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that 18F-fludeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging offers significant prognostic strati ...

Cancer created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Automated breast volume sonography improves screening and diagnosis of breast cancer for Asian women

A new study from researchers at the Bangkok Breast Center shows significant improvement in the detection of breast cancer in Asian women using automated breast volume sonography (ABVS) as compared to hand-held ultrasound ...

Cancer created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sonography complements physical exam in identifying juvenile inflammatory arthritis in children

Juvenile Inflammatory Arthritis (JIA) is a potentially debilitating childhood disease. Early detection and treatment of active arthritis may avert long term joint damage and disability. Research has shown that sonography ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0