N. Shivapriya[email protected]Clinical NewsNow in India: RF ablation for bone tumourIndia is not far behind the developed world when it comes to adopting new technology for patient care and treatment. This was proved yet again when Dr Jayaraj Govindaraj from Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai, successfully completed the second radiofrequency (RF) ablation procedure for osteoid osteoma on Tuesday.October 27, 2004Clinical NewsLikelihood ratios gain favour in researchOctober 21, 2004Clinical NewsMinor ultrasound markers help in righting riskMinor sonographic markers can play a major role in determining whether invasive testing should be recommended in pregnant women, according to Dr S. Suresh and Dr Madhukar Pai in a presentation at the Clinical UltraSonography in Practice (CUSP) conference.October 18, 2004Clinical NewsMoving beyond sensitivity and specificityWith increasing frequency, likelihood ratios are replacing sensitivity and specificity for measuring the accuracy of diagnostic tests. The ratios can help clinicians interpret published data, and provide better and improved diagnoses in their own practice, according to Dr. Madhukar Pai, who spoke at the Clinical UltraSonography in Practice (CUSP) conference in Chennai.October 12, 2004UltrasoundCUSP conference focuses on fetal screening and medicineOctober 7, 2004Clinical NewsDos and don'ts of fetal medicineDr Kypros H. Nicolaides doesn't mince any words when it comes to what's right and wrong in fetal medicine. As director of Harrisburg Birthright Centre for Fetal Medicine and founder of the Fetal Medicine Foundation in London, Kypros has extensive experience in fetal medicine. He recently shared his knowledge with delegates at the Ninth South Asian Clinical UltraSonography in Practice (CUSP 2004) conference.October 5, 2004Clinical NewsBiochem enters ultrasound domain in fetal screeningNo pregnancy is complete without an ultrasound exam. But as average maternal age increases and with it the risk of fetal abnormalities, the combined use of ultrasound and biochemical markers in screening is providing some answers to anxious mothers.September 30, 2004Clinical NewsImaging Update - 2004 highlights India's commitment to radiologySeptember 23, 2004UltrasoundRadiologists lead campaign to change ultrasound practiceUltrasound is an ugly word in India because of the immediate connection it provokes with female foeticide. And sadly so, because there’s a lot more to ultrasound than pre-natal sex determination. The Indian Radiological and Imaging Association is taking up the issue of ultrasound practice once again with the Central Supervisory Board to remove the stigma and restrict ultrasound practice only to doctors who have specialised in the modality.September 21, 2004Clinical NewsImaging advances provide better treatment optionsAdvances in multidetector CT technology may prove a boon to India's growing population, which has shown a ninefold increase in coronary artery disease (CAD) from the 1960s to the 1990s. Coronary CT angiography is one of the newer imaging techniques that has made an impact on everyday clinical practice, according to Dr Shrinivas B. Desai, who gave the keynote address at Imaging Update - 2004.September 19, 2004Previous PagePage 6 of 8Next PageTop StoriesDigital X-Ray3D DEXA reveals lower bone density in diabetes patients3D DEXA revealed differences that conventional bone mineral density measurements did not detect.MRIGadolinium in ... beer?UltrasoundMWA safe, effective in treating hyperthyroidism with nodulesAIAI model shows promise for diagnosing prostate cancerCT'Habitat' AI model helps stratify lung nodule disease risk on LDCT
