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Video Game Technology May Help Surgeons Operate On Beating Hearts
June 10, 2008 — To do complex cardiac repairs while the heart is still beating, surgeons need images that show depth -- especially when navigating inside the hearts of children and newborns. Now cardiac surgeons ... > full story -
Kylie's Breast Cancer Triggered A Surge Of Over 30 Percent In Breast Imaging Of Low-Risk Women
June 4, 2008 — Use of mammography and breast ultrasound procedures soared by over 30 percent among women aged 25-44 in the six months following Kylie Minogue's breast cancer diagnosis, says a new study from the ... > full story -
Monitoring Blood Flow Helps Improve Prostate Biopsies, Researchers Report
May 23, 2008 — Using a special ultrasound technique to spot areas of blood flow in the prostate gland may substantially reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies, according to a new study by urologists and ... > full story -
Majority Of Kidney Cancers Diagnosed At Earliest Stage
May 19, 2008 — Patients in the United States today are now much more likely to be diagnosed with smaller tumors, in the earliest, most treatable stage of kidney cancer than a decade ago, leading to a slightly ... > full story -
Disorder Enables Extreme Sensitivity In Piezoelectric Materials
May 16, 2008 — A research team has found an explanation for the extreme sensitivity to mechanical pressure or voltage of a special class of solid materials called relaxors. The ability to control and tailor this ... > full story -
Adding Ultrasound Screening To Mammography Brings Benefits, Risks
May 13, 2008 — Results from a major clinical trial show that adding a screening ultrasound examination to routine mammography reveals more breast cancers than mammography alone -- but also increases the rates of ... > full story -
Ultrasound First, Not CT, For Diagnosing Suspected Acute Appendicitis
May 7, 2008 — Color Doppler ultrasound, not CT, should be the first imaging examination for adult patients with suspected acute appendicitis, a new study ... > full story -
Ultrasound Can Drain The Color From Toxic Dyes
May 6, 2008 — Brightly colored dyes such as the shimmering Congo Red commonly used in silk clothing manufacture are notoriously difficult to dispose of in an environmentally benign ... > full story -
First Steps Toward Autonomous Robot Surgeries
May 6, 2008 — The day may be getting a little closer when robots will perform surgery on patients in dangerous situations or in remote locations, such as on the battlefield or in space, with minimal human ... > full story -
Engineers Harness Cell Phone Technology For Use In Medical Imaging
April 29, 2008 — With an innovative concept developed by UC Berkeley engineers, the ubiquitous cell phone could one day be used to make medical imaging accessible to billions of people around the world. Using ... > full story
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