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Breakthrough Promised In Detecting Atherosclerosis
August 20, 2007 — Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that molecular imaging with contrast-enhanced ultrasound and targeted microbubbles is effective in detecting at a very early stage inflammatory ... > full story -
Is Ultrasound As Useful As We Think?
August 16, 2007 — The usefulness of fetal 'nuchal thickness' as a technique for attempting to diagnose Down's syndrome in obstetric ultrasound is overstated and reliance on this surrogate marker may result in the ... > full story -
High-Intensity Ultrasound May Launch Attack On Cancer, Wherever It Lurks
August 7, 2007 — An intense form of ultrasound that shakes a tumor until its cells start to leak can trigger an "alarm" that enlists immune defenses against the cancerous invasion, according to a new study. The new ... > full story -
Engineers Develop Way Of Detecting Problems With Artificial Hip Joints
August 2, 2007 — A more efficient way of detecting loosened artificial hip implants, which affect thousands of people every year, has been developed. Engineers have developed a diagnostic test which measures the ... > full story -
Screening MRI Allows Detection Of More Breast Cancers In High-Risk Women
July 31, 2007 — Magnetic resonance imaging enables radiologists to accurately identify tumors missed by mammography and ultrasound, according to a multicenter study comparing the three screening methods in women at ... > full story -
Focused Ultrasound Treatment Of Uterine Fibroids Provides Long Term Symptom Relief
July 31, 2007 — A noninvasive, outpatient treatment for noncancerous uterine tumors provides sustained relief from symptoms, according to a new collaborative study. The study of this innovative treatment approach -- ... > full story -
New Tool Makes Ultrasound Images Clearer
July 22, 2007 — Scientists have developed a new tool -- an advanced imaging algorithm -- that is, quite literally, transforming the way we see things. The team has created an innovative method of signal processing ... > full story -
Real-Time 3-D Ultrasound Speeds Patient Recovery
July 13, 2007 — Mayo Clinic physicians have adapted real-time 3-D ultrasound imaging devices -- including one designed to look at an infant's heart -- so that they can watch as they use a needle filled with ... > full story -
Nanobubbles Deliver Targeted Cancer Drugs Using Ultrasound
July 11, 2007 — A new targeted drug delivery method uses ultrasound to image tumors, while also releasing the drug from "nanobubbles" into the tumor, according to a study published online July 10 in the Journal of ... > full story -
Toward A Contrast Agent To Expand Medical Use Of LOIS Imaging
July 2, 2007 — Scientists are reporting an advance toward expanding the medical use of LOIS, an innovative new imaging technology called the laser optoacoustic imaging system that could eventually join CT, MRI and ... > full story
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