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Better 3-D Imaging Of Tumors In The Breast With Less Radiation
The Science In breast cancer screening, an imaging technique based on nuclear medicine is currently being used as a successful secondary screening tool alongside mammography ...Full Article
Microbleeds May Worsen Outcome After Head Injury
Using advanced imaging, researchers have uncovered new information regarding traumatic microbleeds, which appear as small, dark lesions on MRI scans after head injury but are ...Full Article
Bongo Rx Reduces Carbon Footprint In The Treatment Of Sleep Apnea
Bongo® Rx, an FDA cleared medical device for the treatment of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea, utilizes no electricity or batteries. This cutting edge medical technol...Full Article
Blood Vessel Damage, Not Nerve Damage May Be Cause For Side Effects Of Traumatic Brain Injury
The effects of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are pretty clear – problems with memory, headaches, and emotions – but what’s unclear is the underlying pathological causes for t...Full Article
New Study Evaluates Hand-Held Device For Non-Surgical Therapy Of Kidney Stones
UC San Diego Health has enrolled its first patient to evaluate an investigational hand-held technology to non-invasively fragment painful kidney stones. The clinical trial wil...Full Article
New Brain Research Could Change How Concussions Are Treated
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI), including concussions, can be caused by anything from sports injuries to battlefield trauma. And they can have fatal or lasting effects. The ...Full Article
American Journal Of Roentgenology Reviews Vaping-Associated Lung Injury Findings
An ahead-of-print "Clinical Perspective" article in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) summarizing the literature to date details common imaging ma...Full Article
Finding Upends Theory About The Cerebellum’s Role In Reading And Dyslexia
New brain imaging research debunks a controversial theory about dyslexia that can impact how it is sometimes treated, Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientists say....Full Article
PET Offers More Precise Screening Method To Select Candidates For Radionuclide Therapy
A new study published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine evaluated the role of 68Ga-DOTATATE positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in selecting neuroendocr...Full Article
3D Mammograms: Are They Worth It?
If it's October, it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when pink ribbons sprout up on everything from suit lapels to yogurt containers, reminding women to turn their attention t...Full Article
Ceevra 3D VR Models Shown To Improve Patient Outcomes In Kidney Cancer Operations
Ceevra, Inc. today announced the publication of a study assessing the impact of using Ceevra’s 3D virtual reality models to plan for operations to remove kidney tumors. The st...Full Article
Gut Bacteria 'Fingerprint' Predicts Radiotherapy Side Effects
Taking a 'fingerprint' of the mix of bacteria in the gut can indicate how susceptible individual cancer patients are to gut damage as a result of radiotherapy for prostate and...Full Article
Ultrasound Can Reveal Gene Expression In The Body
Researchers are developing a technique for imaging mammalian gene expression with ultrasound by combining human bacteria and virus DNA. Some of the most important tools in th...Full Article
The Blue In The Pink: Busting Myths About Male Breast Cancer
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off this October, a UNLV public health professor is reminding people that men are also at risk. Statistics show that about 1 in 8 U.S. ...Full Article
Study Finds Simple Cardiac Risk Score Can Predict Early Problems With Blood Flow In The Brain
A simple cardiac risk score can indicate who may have carotid artery plaque and silent strokes which often come before a serious clinical stroke. The findings come from one o...Full Article
The Medical Minute: Breast Density — Separating Myth From Fact
Mammograms remain the gold standard for detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages, potentially saving lives. So, why do some women receive a letter after a negative mammo...Full Article
AI System Accurately Detects Key Findings In Chest X-Rays Of Pneumonia Patients Within 10 Seconds: Study Finds Promise Of Faster Treatment
From 20 minutes or more to 10 seconds. Researchers from Intermountain Healthcare and Stanford University say 10 seconds is about how quickly a new system they studied that ut...Full Article
Epilepsy: Seizures Not Forecastable As Expected
Epileptic seizures can probably not be predicted by changes in brain wave patterns that were previously assumed to be characteristic precursors. This is the conclusion reached...Full Article
New Algorithm Expands Neurologists’ Ability To Assess For Clot-Removing Procedure
An algorithm developed by faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) can help physicians outside of major stroke treatment centers assess w...Full Article
Cheaper Drug Just As Effective Protecting Heart In Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
A new clinical trial conducted at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found a cost-effective generic medication works just as well as a more expensive drug in pre...Full Article
Focus On Osteoporosis For Falls Prevention Awareness Day
With more than a quarter of seniors in the U.S. falling each year, many risk breaking a brittle bone, according to the National Council on Aging, which today is marking Falls ...Full Article
Diagnostic Radiologists With Lifetime ABR Certificates Less Likely To Participate In MOC
According to an ahead-of-print article published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), lifetime-certified diagnostic radiologists whose Mainten...Full Article
A Bathroom Scale Could Monitor Millions With Heart Failure
"Good morning. Bill. Please. Step onto the scale. Touch the metal pads." The device records an electrocardiogram from Bill's fingers and - more importantly - circulation pulsi...Full Article
September Is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month
Vanessa and Brian are typical first-time parents. They adore their 3-year-old daughter, Adeline (Addie for short), and take much pride and pleasure in watching her learn to sp...Full Article
Brain Imaging Shows How Minimally Verbal And Nonverbal Children With Autism Have Slower Response To Sounds
Even though nonverbal or minimally verbal people who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) make up between 25 and 30% of the total autistic population, almost no studies have be...Full Article