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New 3-D Ultrasound Could Improve Stroke Diagnosis, Care
April 24, 2008 — Using new 3-D ultrasound technology bioengineers can compensate for the thickness and unevenness of the skull to see in real-time the arteries within the brain that most often clog up and cause ... > full story -
MRI Before Surgery Leads To Better-Adapted Treatment For Breast Cancer
April 16, 2008 — The early use of magnetic resonance imaging in women diagnosed with breast cancer can often lead to a better adapted surgical approach to the tumour, a scientist told the 6th European Breast Cancer ... > full story -
Mammography Plus Sonography Can Help Rule Out Breast Cancer In Patients With Palpable Lesions
April 11, 2008 — When mammography and sonography are used together to evaluate palpable breast lesions, they can rule out cancers in most patients, according to a recent study. However, uncommonly, malignancies ... > full story -
Major Surgery No Longer Needed For The Removal Of Uterine Fibroids, Study Suggests
April 11, 2008 — The treatment of uterine fibroids with 3T MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is safe, noninvasive and effective, according to a recent study. According to the study, at 6 month follow-up, there ... > full story -
Nervous System For Airplanes, Bridges And Other Structures Should Improve Safety
April 11, 2008 — Technical structures may soon have their own nervous system. Developers and users expect this to bring greater safety, maintenance activities only when required, and a more efficient use of material ... > full story -
Remarkable Tool 'Sees' Internal Body Details 1,000 Times Smaller Than Ever Before
March 31, 2008 — Medical scientists have developed a new type of imaging system that can illuminate tumors in living subjects-getting pictures with a precision of nearly one-trillionth of a ... > full story -
Benefits Of Ultrasound Contrast Agents Outweigh Potential Risk To Heart Patients, Research Suggests
March 31, 2008 — A cardiologist has just called upon the US Food and Drug Administration to reconsider a strong warning it recently placed on a diagnostic tool, stating that the warning could prevent doctors from ... > full story -
Hispanics With Clogged Arteries At Greatest Risk Of Stroke, Heart Attack, Study Shows
March 19, 2008 — Hispanics who have even a small amount of plaque build-up in the neck artery that supplies blood to the brain are up to four times more likely to suffer or die from a stroke or heart attack than ... > full story -
Finding Cancer At An Early Stage
February 29, 2008 — New ultrasound technology will make it possible for doctors to discover cancer tumors far earlier than before. A method that transmits new and more advanced ultrasound signals is being tested. The ... > full story -
New Techniques For Detecting Harmful Blood Clots, Air Bubbles In Arteries Developed
February 19, 2008 — New techniques for detecting emboli (harmful blood clots/air bubbles in arteries) have played a major role in dramatically reducing stroke rates after carotid endarterectomy. This is an operation ... > full story
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