Medications
FDA OKs new varicose vein treatment
(HealthDay)—A new system to permanently treat varicose veins in the legs by sealing the affected veins with adhesive was approved Friday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Feb 20, 2015
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News tagged with ultrasound images
Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer screening
It can be difficult to sort through the many messages regarding breast cancer screening. Fancy billboards seen along the highways, recommendations made by your neighbor or the local newscaster, or mixed messages throughout ...
Sep 29, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
GPS-like technology helps diagnose prostate tumors
The lead investigator of a way to obtain images of prostate tumors and accurately diagnose them said Thursday that the new technology is the medical equivalent of a global positioning system for the prostate gland.
May 3, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Annual mammography with screening ultrasound may benefit women at increased risk of breast cancer
The addition of a screening ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to annual mammography in women with an increased risk of breast cancer and dense breast tissue resulted in a higher rate of detection of incident ...
Apr 3, 2012
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Surgery
MRI-guided ultrasound surgery beneficial for essential tremor
(HealthDay)—Patients with severe, medication-refractory essential tremor benefit from the use of transcranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy, according to a study published in the ...
Aug 15, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AI now sees and hears COVID in your lungs
For Dr. Mary-Anne Hartley, a medical doctor and researcher in EPFL's intelligent Global Health group (iGH), 2020 has been relentless. "It's not a relaxing time to study infectious diseases," she explained.
Dec 3, 2020
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Diabetes
Pancreas: New procedure detects tumours more efficiently
Swiss researchers have developed a method that is able to reliably localise certain tumours in the pancreas known as insulinomas. The new method was presented online in the renowned medical journal Lancet on 25 July. The ...
Aug 20, 2013
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Biomedical technology
Video: The brain during a heart attack
State-of-the-art photoacoustic microscopy (imaging using the heat given off by lasers) shows the blood flow in a mouse brain before, during, and after cardiac arrest, showing the drastic change in the brain's blood flow when ...
Nov 13, 2020
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Radiology & Imaging
High-power hybrid laser emitter penetrates deeper into skin to enhance disease diagnosis
An advancement in ultrasound imaging is photoacoustic imaging (PAI), in which the skin or tissue absorbs pulses of laser light. The thermoelastic expansion of the skin or tissue emits sound, which is processed by the machinery ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Neuroscience
Artificial intelligence lowers the barrier to ultrasound brain disease treatment
Focused ultrasound technology is a non-invasive treatment method that focuses ultrasound energy on a few millimeters of the brain, including deep regions, to treat neurological disorders without opening the skull. It has ...
Dec 27, 2023
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