Clinical News: Page 1549

ASE to host free webinar on Choosing Wisely

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) and American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation are hosting a free webinar on the Choosing Wisely campaign.

February 3, 2014

Study renews call for less frequent breast cancer screening

By Kate Madden Yee

The U.S. could save billions of dollars each year by offering breast cancer screening to women every two years rather than on an annual basis, according to a study in the February 4 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. But mammography proponents are already stepping up to dispute the study's findings.

February 3, 2014

German study gives photon-counting mammography high marks

By Brian Casey

German researchers found that mammography screening with a photon-counting digital mammography system turned in higher cancer detection rates at lower radiation doses than conventional digital mammography units in a real-world screening environment, according to a new study in Radiology.

February 3, 2014

GlobalMed launches new image sharing app

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GlobalMed has developed a new application to reduce duplicate scans by making initial CT scans available to all healthcare providers.

February 2, 2014

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

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

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

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

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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