Surgery
Build me a face in 3D: British man's life 'transformed'
A British man who suffered horrific facial injuries in a motorbike accident has had pioneering surgery to rebuild his face using 3D printed parts.
Mar 12, 2014
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News tagged with ct scan
Medical research
3D-printed splint saves infant's life
Half a millennium after Johannes Gutenberg printed the bible, researchers printed a 3D splint that saved the life of an infant born with severe tracheobronchomalacia, a birth defect that causes the airway to collapse.
Jul 10, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Breathe in, breathe out: New way of imaging lungs could improve COPD diagnosis, treatment
A new approach to lung scanning could improve the diagnosis and treatment of a lung disease that affects approximately 24 million Americans and is the country's third-highest cause of death.
Oct 7, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Common test could help predict early death in diabetes, study shows
New findings out of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center reveal that a common test may be useful in predicting early death in individuals with diabetes.
May 23, 2011
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Radiology & Imaging
Study: ChatGPT extracts data for ischemic stroke almost perfectly, is useful for thrombectomy data transfer
In an ischemic stroke, an artery in the brain is blocked by blood clots and the brain cells can no longer be supplied with blood as a result. Doctors must therefore act quickly and unblock the artery with the help of catheters. ...
Apr 19, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study validates prediction rules for pediatric intra-abdominal and traumatic brain injuries
Delivering high-quality emergency care for kids may mean fewer CT scans, according to a new study from UC Davis Health's Department of Emergency Medicine.
Apr 11, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tapeworm larvae found in man's brain—how did they get there?
We have all found ourselves in a place we would rather not be, a school reunion, the never-ending work meeting or a distant relative's wedding reception. In such situations, it is often a good option to make the best of it. ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Radioguided surgery can detect, remove metastatic lymph nodes in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients: Study
Radioguided surgery can detect and remove metastatic pelvic lymph nodes in patients newly diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to research published in the The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Targeting the prostate-specific ...
Mar 6, 2024
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Health
Is it broken? A strain or sprain? How to spot a serious injury now school and sport are back
Kids are back at school, playgrounds, sport and general mucking around. This can lead to two things: happy children and injuries.
Feb 16, 2024
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Neuroscience
When symptoms suggest a stroke, but it's something else
What looks and feels like a stroke sometimes isn't. Instead, sudden weakness, difficulty speaking, vision changes, dizziness and other symptoms of a stroke might be caused by something else—a stroke mimic.
Feb 5, 2024
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