News tagged with diagnostic imaging

Obstetrics & gynaecology

You no longer need surgery to be diagnosed with endometriosis

By age 44, endometriosis affects around one in nine women and people assigned female at birth in Australia.

Jun 6, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Review finds almost 20% of COVID-19 patients only show gastrointestinal symptoms

Almost one in five patients with COVID-19 may only show gastrointestinal symptoms, according to a review of academic studies published in the journal Abdominal Radiology. The findings of the review suggest abdominal radiologists ...

Nov 3, 2020

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Neuroscience

Breakthrough study reveals biological basis for sensory processing disorders in kids

(Medical Xpress)—Sensory processing disorders (SPD) are more prevalent in children than autism and as common as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, yet it receives far less attention partly because it's never been ...

Jul 9, 2013

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Cardiology

New imaging tool for diagnosing heart disease

An international team led by scientists from Lawson Health Research Institute and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are the first to show that Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be used to measure how the heart uses oxygen for ...

May 30, 2019

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Radiology & Imaging

X-rays combined with AI offer fast diagnostic tool in detecting COVID-19

X-rays, first used clinically in the late 1890s, could be a leading-edge diagnostic tool for COVID-19 patients with the help of artificial intelligence, according to a team of researchers in Brazil. They used machine learning ...

Mar 26, 2021

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

What is a nasal polyp and how is it treated?

If you feel like spring allergy season never ends or your colds always turn into sinus infections, you may have the potential to develop nasal polyps.

Aug 12, 2021

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Oncology & Cancer

Cell-CT: A new dimension in breast cancer research

Despite advances in both the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, the disease remains a leading worldwide health concern.

Jan 5, 2012

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Health

Randomized trial finds therapies for spine pain improved quality of life but did not decrease health care spending

Pain in the back or the neck is extremely common and accounts for more health care spending than any other health condition. A study led by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General ...

Dec 22, 2022

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Oncology & Cancer

Lung cancer diagnosed before it is detected by imaging

A team of researchers from Inserm led by Paul Hofman (Inserm Unit 1081/University of Nice) has just made a significant advance in the area of early diagnosis of invasive cancers. In a study which has just been published in ...

Nov 3, 2014

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