Archive for the ‘MRI / PET / Ultrasound’ Category
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
2008 sees the 50th anniversary of a world first - the publication of the first paper on the use of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynaecology. Ultrasound has caused a revolution in medical care and in celebration the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is hosting a daylong commemorative event ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
A new radiotherapy system that combines high-tech imaging with precision tumor-targeting capability is helping cancer specialists at Stony Brook University Medical Center treat patients. Those with medically inoperable tumors, at high-risk for surgery, or who do not want surgical treatment may benefit most from the ExacTrac® X-ray 6D System for ...
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Friday, November 30th, 2007
A cutting edge technique that boosts the sensitivity of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) more than 10,000 fold could allow cancer patients to find out within days of starting treatment how their tumours are likely to respond - a Cancer Research UK study published in Nature Medicine has revealed.
Establishing early ...
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
One has been given the gift of enhanced, crystal-clear sight. The other gets a three-connector docking cart, stress echo and an ergonomic work over. GE Healthcare, the global ultrasound leader, launched two breakthroughs for its popular Vivid e and Vivid 7 Dimension cardiovascular ultrasound systems at this year's meeting of ...
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Sunday, October 28th, 2007
Using a new imaging technique, a fast and accurate profile of autoantibodies present in the blood serum of rheumatic patients can be made. This profile can give valuable information about the progress of the disease. A unique feature of this so-called Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) technique is that it directly ...
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Wednesday, September 26th, 2007
Implementation of the Physical Agents (Electromagnetic Fields) Directive 2004/40/EC in all Member States could effectively halt the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), an important tool in cancer diagnosis, treatment, and research, a scientist told a press conference at the European Cancer Conference (ECCO 14). The Directive is due to ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Radiologists need to look beyond the renal arteries when doing renal MR angiography (MRA), a study conducted at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN suggests. The study found that 98% of patients who underwent renal MRA had one or more additional vascular or nonvascular findings
The study included 380 patients who ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
Well trained residents, regardless of their year of training can interpret imaging studies while on overnight call safely and with minimal discrepancy rates, according to a recent study conducted by radiologists at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ.
The study consisted of the review of approximately 12,000 emergency diagnostic imaging ...
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
A new chemical compound which could remove the need for patients to undergo certain invasive diagnostic tests in the future has been created by scientists at Durham University.
Research published in the academic journal, Chemical Communications, reveals that this new compound could be used in a 'chemically-sensitive MRI scan' to help ...
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