Ob/Gyn: Page 24

How interventional radiologists can make childbirth safer
By Dr. Nicholas Dodds, Jamal Al Deen Alkoteesh
Traumatic vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, and invasive placenta conditions can result in excessive bleeding and hysterectomy, and may be life-threatening for women, but innovative interventional radiology treatments are making childbirth safer.
February 11, 2015
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Agfa readies new Musica for Neonatal launch at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare will be unveiling its Musica for Neonatal image processing software for digital radiography (DR) exams at next month's ECR 2015 in Vienna.
February 10, 2015
FDA warns against keepsake fetal US, heartbeat monitors
By Erik L. Ridley
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a consumer update to strongly discourage pregnant women from obtaining fetal keepsake ultrasound images and videos, as well as using over-the-counter Doppler fetal ultrasound heartbeat monitors.
December 15, 2014
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Photoacoustic imaging shows promise for cervical cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Central South University in China have found that photoacoustic imaging could be a fast and cheap noninvasive method for detecting, diagnosing, and staging cervical cancer with high accuracy.
December 14, 2014
DWI adds little to PET/MRI for female pelvic malignancies
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - Adding diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to FDG-PET/MRI to stage women with primary or recurrent pelvic malignancies contributes minimal value and is not worth the additional scan time, according to a study from Germany presented on Sunday at RSNA 2014.
November 29, 2014
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Korean firm eyes mobile device-powered ultrasound
By Erik L. Ridley
It seems like you can do anything with your smartphone these days. How about using it as a portable ultrasound scanner? South Korean start-up Healcerion wants to make that a reality with Sonon, a portable ultrasound system that runs on Android or iOS mobile devices.
November 19, 2014
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Mobile ultrasound brings care to rural areas in Morocco
By Erik L. Ridley
It was a heartbreaking story, but it could have been even more tragic were it not for the Mobile Ultrasound Patrol in Morocco. After being given an ultrasound in her rural village, a young woman in pain -- unaware that she was pregnant -- was found to be carrying two dead fetuses.
November 18, 2014
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Ultrasound-guided transvaginal core biopsy safe for patients
By Kate Madden Yee
Thursday, December 4 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSQ10-07 | Room E450BUltrasound-guided transvaginal core biopsy is a reliable and safe procedure for diagnosing patients with pelvic masses, according to South Korean researchers.
November 11, 2014
How well does PET/MR confirm cervical cancer treatment response?
By Kate Madden Yee
Sunday, November 30 | 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | GUS102 | Lakeside Learning CenterHow well does PET/MR correlate with response to treatment in women with advanced cervical cancer? Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will address this question on Sunday.
November 11, 2014
CT use during pregnancy has declined
By Kate Madden Yee
Sunday, November 30 | 11:35 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | SSA10-06 | Room E353BCT use in pregnant women has declined 50% over the past four years, as awareness of the need to watch radiation dose has increased among patients and doctors, according to this presentation to be given on Sunday morning.
November 11, 2014
Gynecologic MRI 2nd opinions can change patient management
By Wayne Forrest
Wednesday, December 3 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | SSK09-08 | Room N228Never be afraid to ask for a second opinion on gynecologic MRI results, especially when it might significantly change patient management. Researchers from New York City will explain why in this Wednesday session.
November 10, 2014
Whole-body DWI-MRI provides valuable info on recurrent ovarian cancer
By Wayne Forrest
Wednesday, December 3 | 10:40 a.m.-10:50 a.m. | SSK09-02 | Room N228Whole-body diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) can outperform CT for detecting and determining the extent of disease in women with recurrent ovarian cancer, according to a study from University Hospital Gasthuisberg in Leuven, Belgium.
November 10, 2014
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