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Forty-Five Percent Rise in Diagnostic Imaging Tests by GPs in Australia
July 22, 2014 — A 45 percent rise in diagnostic imaging tests ordered by Australian GPs is being driven by increasing GP visits, a rising number of problems managed at consultations and a higher likelihood that GPs ... full story -
Low Strength Brain Stimulation May Be Effective for Depression
July 22, 2014 — Brain stimulation treatments, like electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), are often effective for the treatment of depression. Like antidepressant medications, ... full story -
Transplanting Gene Into Injured Hearts Creates Biological Pacemakers
July 17, 2014 — Cardiologists have developed a minimally invasive gene transplant procedure that changes unspecialized heart cells into "biological pacemaker" cells that keep the heart steadily ... full story -
Even Mild Traumatic Brain Injury May Cause Brain Damage
July 16, 2014 — Even mild traumatic brain injury may cause brain damage and thinking and memory problems, according to a study. Compared to people with no brain injury, those with injuries had brain damage in brain ... full story -
Transplanting Gene Into Injured Hearts Creates Biological Pacemakers
July 16, 2014 — Cardiologists have developed a minimally invasive gene transplant procedure that changes unspecialized heart cells into “biological pacemaker” cells that keep the heart steadily beating. The ... full story -
Breast Cancer: Disease Management Program Is Largely Consistent With Guidelines
July 16, 2014 — There are only few discrepancies between the disease management program for breast cancer and current guidelines. However, some of the guidelines are more detailed. A need for revision may arise if ... full story -
Researchers Assess Emergency Radiology Response After Boston Marathon Bombings
July 15, 2014 — An after-action review of one hospital's emergency radiology response to the Boston Marathon bombings highlights the crucial role medical imaging plays in emergency situations and ways in which ... full story -
Smell and Eye Tests Show Potential to Detect Alzheimer's Early
July 13, 2014 — A decreased ability to identify odors might indicate the development of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease, while examinations of the eye could indicate the build-up of beta-amyloid, a ... full story -
Study of Noninvasive Retinal Imaging Device Presented at Alzheimer's Conference
July 13, 2014 — A noninvasive optical imaging device can provide early detection of changes that later occur in the brain and are a classic sign of Alzheimer's disease, according to preliminary results from ... full story -
Standardization of Safe Imaging Protocols for Children Needed, Experts Say
July 10, 2014 — The benefits of medical imaging far outweigh the risks when children receive The Right Exam, ordered The Right Way, with The Right Radiation Dose. However, overuse and misuse of imaging change the ... full story -
'Nanojuice' Could Improve How Doctors Examine the Gut
July 6, 2014 — A new imaging technique involving nanoparticles suspended in liquid to form 'nanojuice' that patients would drink holds promise for the examination of the gut. Upon reaching the small ... full story -
Noninvasive Advanced Image Analysis Could Lead to Better Patient Care
July 2, 2014 — Lung cancer patients could receive more precise treatment, and their progress could be better tracked, using a new high-tech method of non-invasive medical imaging analysis, according to a study. ... full story -
Overcoming Light Scattering: New Optical System Sees Deeper Inside Tissue
July 2, 2014 — Optical imaging could become even more valuable if researchers could find a way for light to penetrate all the way through the body's tissues. Currently, passing through a fraction of an inch of ... full story -
Seeing Your True Colors: Standards for Hyperspectral Imaging
July 1, 2014 — After a successful non-human trial, researchers have started gathering data on how human skin looks under various wavelengths of light in order to develop badly needed standards for a diagnostic ... full story -
Medicare-Backed Breast Cancer Screenings Skyrocket, but Do Patients Benefit?
July 1, 2014 — Breast cancer screening costs for Medicare patients in the United States skyrocketed between 2001 and 2009, but the increase did not lead to earlier detection of new breast cancer cases, according to ... full story -
Chronic Brain Damage Not as Prevalent in NFL Players, Say Researchers
June 25, 2014 — A different take on previous information regarding the prevalence of chronic brain damage in retired NFL players is being proposed by researchers. Researchers performed in-depth neurological ... full story -
Study of Over 450,000 Women Finds 3-D Mammography Detects More Invasive Cancers and Reduces Call-Back Rates
June 24, 2014 — Researchers have found that 3D mammography —- known as digital breast tomosynthesis —- found significantly more invasive, or potentially lethal, cancers than a traditional mammogram alone and ... full story -
Cancer Risks Increase With Complex Heart Tests
June 24, 2014 — Complex heart imaging can increase cancer risks for children throughout their lifetime, according to a new study that is the first to quantify cumulative radiation doses in pediatric heart patients ... full story -
Nanoparticles Could Provide Easier Route for Cell Therapy
June 24, 2014 — Physics researchers may have developed a way to use laser technology to deliver drug and gene therapy at the cellular level without damaging surrounding tissue. The method eventually could help ... full story -
Combo Tumor Imaging Can Distinguish Malignant, Benign Breast Tumors, Help Avoid Biopsies
June 24, 2014 — Imaging breast tumors using four approaches together can better distinguish malignant breast tumors from those that are benign, compared with imaging using fewer approaches, and this may help avoid ... full story
- Forty-five percent rise in diagnostic imaging tests by GPs in Australia
- Low strength brain stimulation may be effective for depression
- Even mild traumatic brain injury may cause brain damage
- Transplanting gene into injured hearts creates biological pacemakers
- Breast cancer: Disease management program is largely consistent with guidelines
- Smell and eye tests show potential to detect Alzheimer's early
- Study of noninvasive retinal imaging device presented at Alzheimer's conference
- Noninvasive advanced image analysis could lead to better patient care
- Overcoming light scattering: New optical system sees deeper inside tissue
- Seeing your true colors: Standards for hyperspectral imaging
- Medicare-backed breast cancer screenings skyrocket, but do patients benefit?
- Study of over 450,000 women finds 3-D mammography detects more invasive cancers and reduces call-back rates
- Cancer risks increase with complex heart tests
- Nanoparticles could provide easier route for cell therapy
- Combo tumor imaging can distinguish malignant, benign breast tumors, help avoid biopsies
- New 'flight simulator' technology gives neurosurgeons peek inside brain before surgery
- High blood sugar causes brain changes that raise depression risk
- 3-D breast imaging could revolutionize cancer screening
- MRI technique may help prevent ADHD misdiagnosis
- Brain power: New insight into how brain regulates its blood flow
- A picture's worth a thousand words: Using imaging to track beta cells, diabetes progression
- Lifetime cancer risk from heart imaging low for most children, but rises with more complex tests
- Presurgical SPECT/CT shows more cancer than current standard
- Molecular breast imaging protocol unmasks more cancer
- PSMA-based imaging traces even treatment-resistant prostate cancer
- Molecular imaging finds novel way to knock down breast cancer
- REM sleep disturbance signals future neurodegenerative disease
- Depression in the elderly linked to Alzheimer's risk
- Molecular imaging gets to the root of rheumatoid arthritis
- Enzyme-inhibition could revolutionize molecular imaging
- Radioluminescence tells story of single cells
- Opti-SPECT/PET/CT: Five different imaging systems now combined
- Best treatment for low back pain revealed
- PET/MR is superior for verifying coronary arterial disease
- Brain protein may explain depression in pre-menopausal women
- New diagnostic imaging techniques deemed safe in simulations
- Blood, urine testing to diagnose rare adrenal tumors recommended
- Lasers, night-vision technology help improve imaging of hidden lymphatic system
- New system 'interrogates' and shows how the brain relearns
- Precision-guided epidurals, better blood monitors for better care
- New MRI tool for tracking multiple sclerosis developed by imaging scientists
- Image fusion-guided biopsy significantly improves accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis
- Faster track to finding the tools that track disease
- New MRI analysis predicts which stroke patients will be helped — or seriously harmed — by clot-busting treatment
- Optical brain scanner goes where other brain scanners can't
- 'Low-risk' prostate cancer often not low-risk when targeted biopsy is used
- Technology may help with imaging brain tumors, research shows
- Recommendations to guide minimally invasive valve therapy programs for patients
- Diabetes duration, severity associated with brain atrophy
- 'Tell-tail' MRI image diagnosis for Parkinson's: Healthy state of brain cells may be an accurate test
- New guidelines aim to improve care for babies with heart problems in the womb
- New ultrasound device may add in detecting risk for heart attack, stroke
- Rapid whole-brain imaging with single cell resolution
- Key milestone for brown fat research with ground-breaking MRI scan
- Functional brain imaging reliably predicts which vegetative patients have potential to recover consciousness
- MRI pinpoints region of brain injury in some concussion patients
- Potential marker to better identify, resect glioblastoma multiforme tumors
- Role of magnetic nanoparticles in breast cancer treatment
- MRI, optical scanning during surgery accurately locate small breast cancer tumors
- New guidance system could improve minimally invasive surgery
- Cell-saving drugs could reduce brain damage after stroke
- Preoperative PET cuts unnecessary lung surgeries in half
- Use of breast MRI increasingly aligned with most effective care
- 3-D MRI scans may offer better way to predict survival after targeted chemo for liver tumors
- Last drinks: Brain's mechanism knows when to stop
- Using PET scanning to evaluate therapies of Menkes disease
- Substantial decrease in use of cardiac imaging procedure found by study
- MRI reveals genetic activity: Deciphering genes' roles in learning and memory
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