Ob/Gyn: Page 29

Report ties keepsake ultrasound to fetal gender tests in Canada
By Rosemary Frei
An investigative report has caused a stir in Canada after it revealed that keepsake ultrasound clinics are willing to provide the gender of fetuses before 20 weeks of gestation. This is early enough for women to request an abortion and feeds into the phenomenon of female feticide in some immigrant communities in Canada.
June 14, 2012
Mindray unwraps DC-8 ultrasound system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical equipment manufacturer Mindray Medical International will unveil its new DC-8 ultrasound system at the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists annual meeting to be held May 5-9 in San Diego.
May 3, 2012
Toronto Star: Hospitals won't reveal baby's gender on US
By Erik L. Ridley
Whether it's by coincidence or not, six major hospitals in the Toronto metropolitan area that are in or near areas with high concentrations of South Asian immigrants have adopted policies that prohibit sonographers from divulging a baby's gender to expectant mothers, according to a report from the Toronto Star.
April 17, 2012
AIUM: Keepsake US tied to low birth-gender ratios in Calif.
By Erik L. Ridley
Although a definitive cause-and-effect relationship can't be proved, access to keepsake ultrasound centers continues to be linked with lower numbers of female births among some Asian groups in California, according to a talk at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.
April 2, 2012
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The Practice of Ultrasound: Part 4 -- Female pelvic ultrasound
By Dr. Jason Birnholz
AuntMinnie.com presents the fourth in a series of columns on the practice of ultrasound from Dr. Jason Birnholz, one of the pioneers of this modality. In this installment, Dr. Birnholz discusses the history and strengths and weaknesses of ob/gyn ultrasound, which is often inappropriately utilized.
March 15, 2012
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Rigorous investigation using MRI can prove crucial for endometriosis
By Frances Rylands-Monk
VIENNA - Endometriosis substantially affects women's quality of life and can sometimes cause infertility. Radiologists involved in diagnostic workup for suspected endometriosis are strongly urged to make a checklist of areas needing investigation when presented with such cases.
March 4, 2012
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Digisonics wins 3 contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image management firm Digisonics said it has won contracts with three ob/gyn facilities.
February 15, 2012
Mouse study links prenatal radiation to testicular cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Could medical radiation exposure in the womb be responsible for the increase in testicular cancer cases in men? A new study from MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas found that male mice exposed to radiation while in the womb have an increased chance of developing the disease later in life.
February 15, 2012
CDC: U.S. screening rates miss targets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer screening for three common cancers covered by U.S. screening programs still lags behind target levels, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported this week.
January 26, 2012
Obese patients require special attention during rad therapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
It's quite a challenge to treat severely obese women diagnosed with cervical cancer. Radiation oncologists at an Alabama cancer center described the techniques they have developed to treat such patients, which they believe can be easily replicated at other hospitals, in an article in Practical Radiation Oncology.
January 17, 2012
Despite guidelines, older adults continue cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
After age 75, routine screening is no longer recommended for cervical, prostate, breast, and colorectal cancers. But that inconvenient truth hasn't stopped older Americans from continuing to get the tests, according to a study appearing today in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
December 11, 2011
PenRad adds to product offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography information systems developer PenRad Technologies has integrated the Hughes riskApps application for expanded cancer risk assessment into its technology.
December 5, 2011
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