Digital Radiography News
Adjusting MRI to Track Creatine Could Detect Heart Problems Earlier…
Based on a new study conducted by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, a new MRI technique to map and track creatine at higher resolutions in the heart may enable clinicians and scientists to discover abnormalities and disorders earlier than standard diagnostic methods.
The preclinical findings reveal an advantage over less sensitive tests and point to a safer and more cost-effective approach than those with radioactive
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Advanced RT for Neck and Head Cancer May be Better …
Patients with head and neck cancer who are treated with an advanced form of radiation therapy may experience fewer side effects and be less likely to die from their disease as opposed to patients who receive standard radiation therapy.
This
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Steady Treatments of Radiation Help Ease Pain of Bone …
According to a new study, patients with painful bone metastases are likely to benefit from a second round of analgesic radiation, irrespective of treatment schedule and/or plan.
Around half of patients treated with either 8 Gy in a single
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Research May Allow Enzyme’s to Fulfill Their Role in …
Based on a recent study, a UT Arlington chemist doing National Science Foundation-funded research on enzymes that standardize human biology has discovered certain traits and qualities that could be used to distinguish predisposition to conditions
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Elastography Method Helps Determine Liver Fibrosis…
A noninvasive method visualizes and quantitatively measures tissue rigidity across the different stages of fibrosis leading up to cirrhosis.
The Aixplorer Ultrasound System with ShearWave Elastography (SWE) can help determine quantitative liver
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Lung Cancer Screening Tool Proven to Save Lives…
Based on the results of a recent study, health care professionals are doing everything in their power to let Butte County smokers, who are at risk for contracting lung cancer know that there is a screening tool that could potentially save their
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USPSTF Solidifies its Recommendations for Lung Cancer …
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has officially announced that annual low-dose CT screening for lung cancer is recommended for high-risk individuals.
The final grade B recommendation for adults ages 55 through 79 with a 30 pack-year
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New MRI Method Illustrates Wrist in Motion…
UC Davis radiologists, medical physicists, and orthopaedic surgeons have discovered a way to create "movies" of the wrist in motion using a series of brief magnetic resonance imaging scans called "Active MRI," the method could be
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Ultrasound Helps Guide Arthritis Treatment…
Scottish researchers have discovered that integrating musculoskeletal ultrasound into disease activity evaluations significantly helped guide and inform treatment decision-making in early rheumatoid arthritis.
According to James Dale, MBChB, and
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Advanced Visualization Software for CT and MRI Now …
Medical software company Object Research Systems, Inc. (ORS) located in Montreal, QC, recently announced the availability of ORS Visual LITE (Free), advanced visualization software for CT and MRI imaging data.
The free software is available for
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MRI Could Help in MS Diagnosis
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Based on a recent study, researchers have managed to find a way of attuning magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning so that they may effectively assist in diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS) earlier in order to track its progression.
The research,
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Blood Vessels in Tumors Targeted by Injectable Gene …
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO have recently developed an injectable viral vector that targets blood vessels of tumors, paving the way for new possibilities for gene therapy and its fight against cancer
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First Cancer Operation Room with Navigator Created…
A group of researchers from Gregorio Marañón Hospital, the company GMV and the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have launched the very first cancer operation room equipped with a navigator, thus enabling an increased intraoperative
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