Pill using ultrasound may replace daily needles
(Medical Xpress) -- For patients who need daily injections to stay on course, being able instead to take their medication orally would help improve patients’ quality of life and perhaps even outcomes. ...
Medications
Jun 26, 2012 |
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Advanced visualization techniques could change the paradigm for diagnosis and treating heart disease
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine are pioneering new ultrasound techniques that provide the first characterization of multidirectional blood flow in the heart. By focusing on fluid dynamics – specifically, ...
Cardiology
May 31, 2012 |
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New study confirms value of cardiac output monitor
(Medical Xpress) -- A new Australian study has confirmed the accuracy of a modern non-invasive cardiac output monitor that can replace a 40-year-old standard in this field.
Cardiology
May 23, 2012 |
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Researchers find no disparities in imaging before breast cancer surgery
If racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer exist, they are not due to differences in the use of imaging to assess the extent of tumors before surgery, according to new findings that will be presented by Fox Chase Cancer ...
Cancer
May 17, 2012 |
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound monitors aortic aneurysm treatment
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is an effective, noninvasive method for monitoring patients who undergo endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.
Other
May 15, 2012 |
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Study examines BI-RADS and MRI in predicting breast cancer
A large, multicenter study found that the Breast Imaging and Reporting Data Systems (BI-RADS) terminology used by radiologists to classify breast imaging results is useful in predicting malignancy in breast lesions detected ...
Cancer
May 15, 2012 |
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Cancer treatment delivery
Humanity is on the constant search for improvements in cancer treatments, and the International Space Station has provided a microgravity platform that has enabled advancements in the cancer treatment process. ...
Cancer
May 04, 2012 |
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Breast cancer patients with positive ultrasound guided axillary node biopsy need dissection
Contrary to a trend in treatment, breast cancer patients with suspicious lymph nodes should have an ultrasound-guided axillary node biopsy, and if that biopsy is positive these patients should undergo an axillary dissection, ...
Cancer
May 03, 2012 |
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Automated breast ultrasound dramatically reduces physician interpretation time
Automated breast ultrasound takes an average three minutes of physician time, allowing for quick and more complete breast cancer screening of asymptomatic women with dense breast tissue, a new study shows.
Cancer
May 03, 2012 |
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Study examines benefit of follow-up CT when abdominal ultrasound inconclusive
About one-third of CT examinations performed following an inconclusive abdominal ultrasound examination have positive findings, according to a study of 449 patients at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Cancer
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Slow-growing babies more likely in normal-weight women; Less common in obese pregnancies
Obesity during pregnancy puts women at higher risk of a multitude of challenges. But, according to a new study presented earlier this month at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine annual convention, fetal growth ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Mental stress may be harder on women's hearts
Coronary artery disease continues to be a major cause of death in the U.S., killing hundreds of thousands of people per year. However, this disease burden isn't evenly divided between the sexes; significantly more men than ...
Cardiology
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Single scan could safely rule out pregnancy-related deep vein thrombosis
A single ultrasound scan (known as compression ultrasonography) may safely rule out a diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in women during pregnancy or in the first few weeks after giving birth (post-partum period), finds ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Emergency room CT exams have increased in children with abdominal pain
Computed tomography (CT) utilization in pediatric patients with non-traumatic abdominal pain increased in emergency departments each year between 1999 and 2007, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. The st ...
Other
Apr 24, 2012 |
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Impaired fasting glucose affects male sexual health
(HealthDay) -- Nearly 20 percent of men with sexual dysfunction have impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and are more likely than men with normal glucose levels to have severe erectile dysfunction (ED), reduced ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 20, 2012 |
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