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Minimally-Invasive Treatment Reduces Shoulder Pain From Tendonitis
November 28, 2007 Radiologists are using a new minimally-invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the shoulder. Ultrasound-guided non-surgical therapy significantly reduces pain from calcific tendonitis of the ... > full story -
Freezing Bone Cancer Tumors Reduces Pain, Study Shows
November 27, 2007 Cryoablation, a procedure most commonly associated with destroying kidney and prostate tumors by freezing them, has been shown to offer durable pain relief of cancer that has spread to ... > full story -
PET Imaging May Improve Lung Cancer Diagnosis
November 27, 2007 Tumor imaging with positron emission tomography may improve the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of lung cancer patients, according to a new article. Tumor imaging is frequently used in the ... > full story -
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Radiation Exposure Of Pregnant Women More Than Doubles In Ten Years
November 27, 2007 The past decade has seen an unprecedented increase in the use of radiologic exams on pregnant women, according to a new study. The investigators found that from 1997 to 2006, the number of imaging ... > full story -
Another Complication For Gastric Bypass Patients
November 27, 2007 Obese patients who suffer complications after gastric bypass surgery may face further health risks because their weight exceeds the limits of diagnostic imaging ... > full story -
Ultrasound May Better Classify Ovarian Tumors
November 13, 2007 Experts examining patterns in ultrasound images can more accurately classify ovarian tumors as benign or malignant than can pre-surgical blood tests, according to a new ... > full story -
Laser Can Spot Illness Before Symptoms Appear
November 12, 2007 It may not rank among the top 10 causes of death, but decompression sickness can be fatal. Instead of waiting for symptoms to appear, scientists are developing a laser-based system that can diagnose ... > full story -
Screening For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms In Women May Save Lives
November 9, 2007 In nine out of 10 cases, a burst abdominal aortic artery is quickly fatal for its most common victim: elderly males. A new study -- the largest yet performed -- now confirms that women over 65 with a ... > full story -
Could Muscadine Grape Seeds Offer Cardiovascular Benefits?
October 24, 2007 Could some of the natural chemicals found in plants be powerful enough to improve cardiovascular health? Researchers are conducting a clinical study to evaluate the potential cardiovascular health ... > full story -
MRI Predicts Liver Fibrosis, Study Says
October 23, 2007 Moderate to severe chronic liver disease can be predicted with the use of diffusion-weighted MRI. A recent study showed that hepatic ADC was a significant predictor of stage 2 or greater and stage 3 ... > full story
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