Clinical News: Page 1538

Targeted US contrast agent may differentiate lesions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Binding a tumor endothelial marker with an ultrasound contrast agent offers the promise of greatly improved resolution and tumor detection capabilities.
February 2, 2014
W. Australia investigates claims of fake US photos
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The government of Western Australia's consumer protection unit is investigating claims that a fetal ultrasound provider has been giving fake ultrasound photos to women, according to a report from ABC.
February 2, 2014
Medical imaging plays role in diagnosis and follow-up of MERS
By Rabia Mughal
Patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) have a unique presentation that clinicians are learning to recognize -- and medical imaging plays a role in both diagnosing and following up cases, according to researchers from Saudi Arabia in a new paper in Annals of Internal Medicine.
February 2, 2014
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Research sheds light on why MRI CAD misses cancers
By Erik L. Ridley
Despite its ability to improve the detection of breast cancer, breast MRI computer-aided detection (CAD) software still misses some. Several factors can affect the detection capabilities of the software, Korean researchers have found.
February 2, 2014
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NY Times op-ed links medical radiation to cancer, death
By Brian Casey
A new op-ed article published on Friday in the New York Times is revisiting the debate over medical radiation and cancer, linking the overuse of CT to rising cancer rates and even death in patients who are scanned.
January 30, 2014
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EHR viewing can affect doctor-patient interaction
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Doctors who use electronic health records (EHRs) spend a considerable amount of time looking at a computer screen when meeting with patients, which could negatively affect physician-patient communication.
January 30, 2014
Some cardiac MRI findings predict future heart events
By Wayne Forrest
Certain MRI findings can independently predict future cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease or those who recently had a heart attack, but you have to be careful which ones you choose, according to a study published online January 29 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
January 30, 2014
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WBUS: Better than DBT as adjunct to mammography?
By Kate Madden Yee
Whole-breast ultrasound (WBUS) is still a valuable adjunct to conventional mammography, even if digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is available, according to Yale University researchers, who discovered that WBUS found some cancers that DBT missed.
January 30, 2014
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Barco to provide displays to Saudi hospital group
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image display firm Barco has been selected to provide medical displays to the National Guard Health Affairs, a hospital group in Saudi Arabia.
January 29, 2014
Carestream debuts Easy Vue software at Arab Health
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DUBAI - Carestream Health launched its Easy Vue PACS software at this week's Arab Health meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
January 29, 2014
Toshiba inks contract for 14 Aplio 500 scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has won a contract to supply more than a dozen ultrasound scanners to a New York hospital.
January 29, 2014
New data contradict guidance for breast biopsies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Long-term follow-up of patients with two types of breast tissue abnormalities suggests that both types of abnormalities have the same potential to progress to breast cancer.
January 29, 2014
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