Oncology & Cancer
FDA: Kids' medical tests need child-size radiation
The government is taking steps to help ensure that children who need CT scans and other X-ray-based tests don't get an adult-sized dose of radiation.
May 9, 2012
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Radiology & Imaging
Visionary bone damage study
A novel way to pinpoint and illuminate bone damage promises to make X-rays more efficient at diagnosing bone and other injuries, Flinders University researchers say.
Apr 7, 2021
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Radiology & Imaging
Towards an AI diagnosis like the doctor's
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an important innovation in diagnostics, because it can quickly learn to recognize abnormalities that a doctor would also label as a disease. But the way that these systems work is often opaque, ...
Jun 24, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Japan hospital tests powerful breast cancer therapy
A Japanese cancer specialist said Wednesday she has started the world's first clinical trial of a powerful, non-surgical, short-term radiation therapy for breast cancer.
May 22, 2013
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Cardiology
Q and A: How a heart condition affects the kidneys and causes swelling
I recently began experiencing swelling in my legs, feet and hands, as well as fatigue. Testing led to a diagnosis of pericardial constriction. Can you explain what this is and how it's treated? Is there anything I can do ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
London uses van with X-ray machine to find TB
London is famed for its historic sites, its double-decker buses and its West End shows, but the city now has a more dubious distinction: Britain's public health agency says it has become the tuberculosis capital of Western ...
Oct 23, 2013
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Radiology & Imaging
Study identifies method for improving AI diagnoses of chest X-rays
New research from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has identified methods for improving artificial intelligence (AI) diagnosis of heart and lung conditions using X-ray.
Nov 20, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Low-dose CT scanning improves assessment of ankylosing spondylitis patients
The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 showed that low dose computed tomography (LD-CT) is more sensitive than conventional radiographs (X-rays) in the monitoring ...
Jun 15, 2017
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Health
Outsourced radiologists perform better reading for fewer hospitals
(Medical Xpress)—Experience working for a particular hospital matters when it comes to the performance of radiologists who work for outsourcing teleradiology companies, according to a team of researchers, whose finding ...
Jan 4, 2013
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Cardiology
Instructed in CPR by 911 dispatcher, Nebraska couple saves 13-day-old son
During a nightly TV newscast in January, anchor Bill Schammert's voice broke as he described why he'd been off the air for a few days.
Apr 12, 2021
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