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New imaging method helps detect ovarian tumors

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new tumor-specific fluorescent imaging agent can help surgeons find and remove additional malignant tissue in ovarian cancer patients during surgery, according to a study published online in Clinical Cancer Research.

June 14, 2016

Canadian keepsake ultrasound firm won't face charges

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A Canadian keepsake ultrasound company won't face criminal action for providing expecting mothers with replica 3D images rather than the actual 3D ultrasound scans of their babies, according to a report by CBC News.

June 6, 2016

Canadian keepsake ultrasound firm cops to replica scans

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A keepsake ultrasound service in Ontario has admitted to providing expecting mothers with replica 3D images rather than the actual 3D ultrasound scans of their babies -- but blamed the mix-up on a computer virus, according to a report on CTVNews.ca.

May 17, 2016

MR shows more body fat in babies with diabetic mothers

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI scans show that babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes have more body fat at 2 months of age than those born to healthy women, according to a new study from the U.K. published May 12 in Diabetes Care.

May 12, 2016

Health Affairs: Ultrasound prices vary widely in U.S.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The price of an ultrasound exam for pregnancy can vary widely in the U.S., according to a new study in the May edition of Health Affairs that examined price differences for medical procedures across the country.

April 28, 2016

Fused SPECT, MRI combats cervical cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Using SPECT/MRI to image sentinel lymph nodes to assess whether metastases are present could greatly benefit cervical cancer patients without enlarged lymph nodes, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

April 14, 2016

Society offers tips on US for Zika-related microcephaly

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine is offering guidance on how to perform ultrasound screening for fetal microcephaly in pregnant women who have been exposed to the Zika virus.

April 14, 2016

Infertility therapy may boost breast density

By Kate Madden Yee

Infertility treatments, particularly what is called controlled ovarian stimulation, may increase a woman's breast density -- and therefore her breast cancer risk, according to a new study published in Breast Cancer Research.

April 12, 2016

GE joins Santa Clara Univ. on African initiative

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has joined forces with Santa Clara University in a partnership aimed at sparking innovation in maternal and child healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa.

March 29, 2016

Women with endometriosis have higher heart disease risk

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women with endometriosis may be at higher risk for heart disease, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

March 29, 2016

Study uses US to investigate pregnancy complications

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers from Virginia and Texas have received a grant for $2.7 million from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate potential complications of pregnancy by using ultrasound to study microvascularization of the placenta.

March 24, 2016

AIUM: Ultrasound offers promise for preventing maternal death

By Erik L. Ridley

NEW YORK CITY - Is giving birth safely largely a privilege of the rich? It could be, given the shockingly high maternal death rates that still plague the developing world. But ultrasound can help, according to a March 18 talk at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.

March 17, 2016

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