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PET/CT Shows Clear Advantages Over Conventional Staging for Breast Cancer Patients
January 2, 2013 New research shows that 18F-fludeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging offers significant prognostic stratification information at initial staging ... > full story -
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Ultrasound Diagnoses Appendicitis Without X-Rays
December 24, 2012 Children suspected of having appendicitis are more likely to receive CT scans, which involve radiation, if they are evaluated at a general hospital, a new study has ... > full story -
Super-Fine Sound Beam Could One Day Be an Invisible Scalpel
December 19, 2012 A carbon-nanotube-coated lens that converts light to sound can focus high-pressure sound waves to finer points than ever before. The engineering researchers who developed the new therapeutic ... > full story -
Dolphin Hearing System Component Found in Insects
December 13, 2012 A hearing system component thought to be unique in toothed whales like dolphins has been discovered in insects, following research involving the University of ... > full story -
Targeted Micro-Bubbles Detect Artery Inflammation: Procedure Done in Pigs Could Potentially Detect Heart Disease Early in Humans
December 12, 2012 Researchers have found that targeted micro-bubbles can help detect heart disease before it progresses too far as well as identify patients who are at risk for ... > full story -
Prostate Cancer Now Detectable by Imaging-Guided Biopsy
December 10, 2012 Ground-breaking research by physicians and engineers demonstrates that prostate cancer can be diagnosed using image-guided targeted ... > full story -
Ultrasound Can Now Monitor the Health of Your Car Engine
December 10, 2012 A system that uses ultrasound technology to look inside car engines could lead to more efficient engines -- and huge fuel savings for ... > full story -
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Prenatal Tests More Informative Using Microarray Technology Than Microscope Analysis
December 6, 2012 A new method for detecting abnormalities in unborn children is providing physicians with more information to analyze the results than conventional, microscopic ... > full story -
Fingers on the Pulse: Neuroscientists Show Ultrasound Can Be Tweaked to Stimulate Different Sensations
December 6, 2012 Scientists have shown with fMRI and EEG that ultrasound applied to the periphery, such as fingertips, can stimulate sensory pathways to the brain. The discovery has bearing on diagnosing and treating ... > full story -
'Very Low' Complication Rates With Regional Anesthesia in Children
December 5, 2012 A review of more than 15,000 nerve block procedures performed in children at U.S. hospitals finds little or no risk of permanent complications or death, reports a new ... > full story
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