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Letters blast study linking ultrasound and autism
By Kate Madden Yee
A study published in February in JAMA Pediatrics that suggested a link between the incidence of autism spectrum disorder and prenatal ultrasound is coming under fire by critics who are calling out the study's conclusion as oversimplified at best and inaccurate at worst.
June 10, 2018
2017 11 07 22 15 5907 Pregnant Ultrasound 400
Cesarean delivery changes the uterine angle
By Kate Madden Yee
Cesarean delivery can change the angle of a woman's uterus from an anteflexed one, in which the fundus faces the abdominal wall, to a retroflexed one, in which it faces the sacrum, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
May 29, 2018
2016 09 02 11 37 18 762 Pregnant Woman 400
Fetal MRI can spot early brain abnormality
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI scans can reliably detect a severe brain condition in fetuses as early as the 18th week of gestation, according to a study published online May 18 in the American Journal of Medical Genetics.
May 21, 2018
Can ultrasound screen for fetal growth restriction?
By Erik L. Ridley
Can second-trimester ultrasound screening for fetal growth restriction reliably predict if a baby will go on to have a low birth weight for his or her gestational age? Not in most cases, according to recent research from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN.
May 14, 2018
2017 11 07 22 15 5907 Pregnant Ultrasound 400
Online patient info about UAE could be better
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The quality of online patient information about uterine artery embolization (UAE) could be better, according to the authors of new study published in the May issue of Academic Radiology.
May 7, 2018
Ill. Rotarians donate scanners to Tanzanian hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Rotary Club of Park Ridge, IL, is donating new diagnostic imaging equipment to Children's Hospital Zinga in Tanzania.
May 2, 2018
MRI helps distinguish fibroids from uterine cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
T2-weighted MR images are effective for distinguishing between uterine fibroids and uterine cancers, researchers reported in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 24, 2018
Delaying diagnostic testing could be costly for patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients who delay receiving diagnostic tests such as a CT scan after receiving a positive screening study have an increased risk of cancer, late-stage cancer, and mortality, according to a large-scale literature review published online March 30 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
April 10, 2018
2017 09 11 21 40 2041 Waiting Room 400
US body fat measure predicts obstetric complications
By Kate Madden Yee
A woman's body fat index measured by ultrasound appears to be a better gauge of the possibility of obstetric complications than body mass index, according to research presented at the recent American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine meeting in New York City.
April 10, 2018
2016 09 02 11 37 18 762 Pregnant Woman 400
Gates Foundation to fund ultrasound projects
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Engineering firm Draper has received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop ultrasound imaging systems for the early detection of high-risk pregnancies in developing countries.
March 21, 2018
AuntMinnie.com Ultrasound Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
February 13, 2018
USPSTF again nixes screening for ovarian cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has reaffirmed its 2012 recommendation against routine screening for ovarian cancer in asymptomatic women, according to a report published February 13 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
February 13, 2018
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