Cancer drugs can be modified to specifically target tumor sites to help personalize cancer treatment. And while it is relatively easy to determine if the drugs have been delivered to the correct location, it is more difficult ...
Jul 30, 2014
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(HealthDay)—An abbreviated protocol (AP) can accurately establish the absence of breast cancer and has diagnostic accuracy similar to that of a full diagnostic protocol (FDP) in breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) screening, ...
Jun 28, 2014
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Medical-imaging software under development at Rochester Institute of Technology could someday give radiologists a tool for measuring the growth of nodules in patients at risk of lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths ...
Jun 12, 2014
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Researchers at Maastricht University Medical Center+ (Maastricht UMC+) and the MAASTRO Clinic have developed a new medical imaging analysis method to predict the risk of dying of cancer in patients. For the first time, they ...
Jun 3, 2014
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A recent study by investigators from LIJ Medical Center demonstrated that using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in men with an elevated prostate specific antigen (PSA) resulted in a prostate cancer detection rate that was ...
May 21, 2014
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Just because you can't see something doesn't mean it's not there. Brain tumors are an extremely serious example of this and are not only difficult to treat—both adult and pediatric patients have a five-year survival rate ...
May 14, 2014
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The quest for new cancer treatments could be revolutionised by advances in technology that can visualise living cells and tissues, scientists claim.
Apr 28, 2014
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Taking part in a recent study, scientists at the MedUni Vienna have demonstrated for the first time worldwide that 7-Tesla ultra-high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used for clinical applications in patients ...
Mar 7, 2014
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While ultrasound provides a less expensive and radiation-free alternative to detecting and monitoring cancer compared to technologies such as X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs, ultrasound has seen limited use in cancer treatment ...
Jan 29, 2014
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The new type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan could improve care for a type of cancer called myeloma and reduce reliance on bone marrow biopsies, which can be painful for patients and often fail to show doctors how ...
Jan 28, 2014
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