Ob/Gyn: Page 10

DTI-MRI looks good for prenatal white-matter evaluation
By Wayne Forrest
Thursday, December 5 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSQ09-09 | Room E351Attendees of this RSNA session will learn why diffusion-tensor MR imaging (DTI-MRI) may be considered for investigating the major white-matter tracts of fetuses in the third trimester of pregnancy.
November 5, 2019
How can MRI help assess underdeveloped fetuses?
By Wayne Forrest
Thursday, December 5 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSQ09-07 | Room E351When fetuses do not grow and develop adequately in the womb, clinicians and obstetricians can turn to MRI for a noninvasive view of the problem, according to this Thursday morning presentation.
November 5, 2019
How effective is MR-HIFU for uterine fibroids?
By Kate Madden Yee
MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) is a safe therapy for treating uterine fibroids, especially when it is used with a treatment protocol that aims for complete ablation, according to an October 15 study in the European Journal of Radiology.
October 22, 2019
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Target Laboratories touts phase II study results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging contrast agent developer Target Laboratories said that its OTL38 intraoperative cancer imaging agent was found to be safe and efficacious for detecting ovarian cancer tumors in a phase II multicenter study.
October 15, 2019
2019 10 15 23 17 6184 Ovarian Cancer 400
Pulmonary CT explains death from genital plastic surgery
By Kate Madden Yee
Pulmonary CT angiography helped clinicians better understand the cause of death in the case of a 33-year-old woman in China who died after receiving vaginal injections of hyaluronic acid and collagen, according to a review published October 14 in Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
October 15, 2019
2019 06 11 22 35 5932 Heart Pulmonary Trunk 400
Third-trimester ultrasound finds undetected fetal abnormalities
By Kate Madden Yee
Almost a quarter of fetal abnormalities are identified for the first time during routine ultrasound at 35 to 37 weeks gestation, according to a study published on October 8 in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
October 14, 2019
2019 04 15 22 11 5091 Fetal Ultrasound 400
New technique unravels 3D MRI scans of placenta
By Abraham Kim
When applied to 3D MRI, a new mapping algorithm can generate virtual placenta models that open up and flatten -- enhancing the visibility of the placenta during pregnancy, according to an upcoming presentation at the International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention in China.
October 2, 2019
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ASTRO: Cervical cancer deaths rise as women's centers close
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Women in states where family planning clinics have closed received fewer cervical cancer screenings and were 36% more likely to die from the disease than women in states with fewer clinic closures, according to research presented September 16 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.
September 15, 2019
2019 09 16 03 57 7061 Astro 2019 400
MRI helps predict outcomes of endometriosis surgery
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI can predict the severity of endometriosis in women referred for surgery when it is used as a complement to transvaginal ultrasound, according to a study published online September 10 in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
September 11, 2019
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Cancer survival improves, but at varying rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer survival rates for esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, pancreas, lung, and ovary cancers have improved at varying degrees over the last 20 years in seven high-income countries with universal healthcare, according to research published online September 11 in the Lancet Oncology journal.
September 11, 2019
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USPSTF calls for more BRCA1/2 genetic screening, testing
By Emily Hayes
Broader recommendations on screening for BRCA1/2 genetic mutations published by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on August 20 represent a vote of confidence for more testing, which has been widely viewed as underused.
August 20, 2019
2019 05 10 17 42 3167 Lab Doctors Dna 400
Gadolinium MRI scans most common early in pregnancy
By Wayne Forrest
Pregnant women are four times more likely to undergo an MRI scan with a gadolinium-based contrast agent in their first trimester than in their final six months of pregnancy, a finding that indicates many are scanned before they know they are pregnant, according to a study published online August 20 in Radiology.
August 19, 2019
2016 09 02 11 37 18 762 Pregnant Woman 400
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