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Gamma Imaging Provides Superior Tumor Detection for Dense Breasts
June 6, 2011 — A new study compares the breast-tumor detection capabilities of two very different imaging technologies -- breast-specific gamma imaging, which provides functional images of breast physiology, and ... > full story -
Combined Imaging Agents Advance PET Imaging of Cancer
June 6, 2011 — Researchers taking targeted molecular imaging to a new level by combining two commonly used imaging agents into one molecular imaging ... > full story -
Ovarian Cancer Screening Does Not Appear to Reduce Risk of Ovarian Cancer Death, Study Finds
June 4, 2011 — In a clinical trial that included nearly 80,000 women, those who received ovarian cancer screening did not have a reduced risk of death from ovarian cancer compared to women who received usual care, ... > full story -
Noninvasive Diagnostics May Offer Alternative to Liver Biopsy for Assessing Liver Fibrosis
June 2, 2011 — Patients who are evaluated for liver diseases such as hepatitis C (HCV) are typically recommended for liver biopsy to determine the extent of disease progression. For patients who question whether ... > full story -
Imaging Utilization Affected by Patient Age and Facility Imaging Capacity, Study Suggests
June 1, 2011 — Imaging utilization on stroke patients is affected by age and imaging capacity -- the number of magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography machines at any given facility, according to a new ... > full story -
Improved Prognosis for Esophageal Cancer
May 25, 2011 — In recent years, the number of cases of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus (or gullet) has been on the rise. At the same time, however, new ways of treatment are improving the outlook for patients. In a ... > full story -
New Technology Fuses MRI, Ultrasound to Achieve Targeted Biopsy of Prostate Cancer
May 11, 2011 — A new prostate-imaging technology that fuses MRI with real-time, three-dimensional ultrasound may offer a more exacting method to obtain biopsy specimens from suspicious areas within the ... > full story -
Lessening the Dangers of Radiation: Ultrasound as Effective as CT Scans for Most Diagnoses, Research Finds
May 11, 2011 — A new study exploring the efficacy of expensive and invasive CT scans has found that, in many cases, they don't offer a clinical advantage over a simple, inexpensive ultrasound ... > full story -
Microbubble-Delivered Combination Therapy Eradicates Prostate Cancer in Vivo
May 10, 2011 — Cancer researchers are a step closer to finding a cure for advanced prostate cancer after effectively combining an anti-cancer drug with a viral gene therapy in vivo using novel ultrasound-targeted ... > full story -
New Method to Diagnose Heart Arrhythmias: First Non-Invasive Technique to Directly Map Electrical Activation of the Heart
May 9, 2011 — Abnormalities in cardiac conduction are a major cause of death and disability around the world. Researchers have been developing a new method, Electromechanical Wave Imaging (EWI), that is the first ... > full story
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