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Ultrasound is a procedure in which high-energy sound waves are bounced off internal tissues or organs and make echoes. The echo patterns are shown on the screen of an ultrasound machine, forming a picture of body tissues called a sonogram. Also called ultrasonography.

NEI-funded study explores methods to improve diagnosis, treatment of common eye diseases

If you've ever been sleep-deprived, you've probably had a firsthand glimpse of the blood vessels in your eyes. But what you haven't seen—and what many eye care professionals cannot see as well as they would like—are the vessels closest to the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.

29 Oct 2013

UCR, CRF initiate PROSPECT II trial to identify plaques that may lead to coronary events

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) of New York, NY and the Uppsala Clinical Research Center (UCR) of Uppsala, Sweden announced today the initiation of the PROSPECT (Providing Regional Observations to Study Predictors of Events in the Coronary Tree) II trial and the PROSPECT ABSORB sub study.

29 Oct 2013

Cancer imaging centers receive £35M grant to develop cutting edge imaging technologies

Cancer imaging is set to get a major boost from a -35 million nationwide initiative to develop cutting edge imaging technologies for basic and clinical cancer research.

25 Oct 2013

Endocrine Society issues Clinical Practice Guideline for polycystic ovary syndrome

The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome, the most common hormone disorder in women of reproductive age and a leading cause of infertility.

25 Oct 2013

ProMedica Toledo Hospital now has new tool to help evaluate breast tissue density on mammogram

Radiologists at ProMedica Toledo Hospital Breast Care Center have a new tool to help evaluate breast tissue density on a mammogram. It's called VolparaDensity™, a breast imaging software tool that uses complex physics and software to measure the amount of tissue within a patient's breast.

25 Oct 2013

Hands-free ultrasound device with clot-busting drug safe for ischemic stroke patients

A study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) showed that a hands-free ultrasound device combined with a clot-busting drug was safe for ischemic stroke patients.

25 Oct 2013

Findings shed light on the impact, treatment concerns related to uterine fibroids

Uterine fibroids cause significant fear and morbidity and can compromise workplace performance, according to a recently published survey of nearly 1,000 women in the U.S. The results were published this month in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Journal of Women's Health.

24 Oct 2013

New imaging tool could someday be used for routine breast cancer screenings

Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer and cancer deaths among women worldwide. Routine screening can increase breast cancer survival by detecting the disease early and allowing doctors to address it at this critical stage.

23 Oct 2013

A simple blood test may reveal the earliest signs of pancreatic cancer

Reporting on a small preliminary study, Johns Hopkins researchers say a simple blood test based on detection of tiny epigenetic alterations may reveal the earliest signs of pancreatic cancer, a disease that is nearly always fatal because it isn't usually discovered until it has spread to other parts of the body.

23 Oct 2013

BRCA1/2 mutations may alter endometrial, ovarian function

Scientists have detected significant differences in endometrial thickness and hormone levels in women with and without BRCA1/2 mutations that may play a role in cancer susceptibility or development.

22 Oct 2013

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage improves outcomes in patients with pseudocysts

Researchers report that in patients with pseudocysts with viscous debris-laden fluid, endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage by using a combination of a nasocystic drain and transmural stents improves clinical outcomes and lowers the stent occlusion rate compared with those who underwent drainage via stents alone.

22 Oct 2013

Two drug combinations may provide new treatment option for patients with pancreatic cancers

Two drug combinations that simultaneously block two major signaling pathways downstream of the protein KRAS, which is aberrantly active in most pancreatic cancers, may provide a new treatment option for patients with this disease, according to preclinical results presented here at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics, held Oct. 19-23.

22 Oct 2013

Kona Medical closes Series D equity financing of $10 million

Kona Medical, Inc. today announced it has closed a Series D equity financing of $10 million. Morningside Group, a broad-based investment firm with significant presence in China, led the investment and is the sole investor.

21 Oct 2013

GVI uses Toshiba’s Spot Fluoroscopy to reduce radiation exposure to patients and physicians

Gates Vascular Institute is now able to conduct safer exams using Spot Fluoroscopy, a cardiovascular X-ray dose management technology from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. GVI utilizes Spot Fluoroscopy with its Infinix-i bi-plane to reduce radiation exposure to both patients and physicians.

21 Oct 2013

Health assessments made by untrained interviewers predict mortality of individuals better than physicians

Features like the wrinkles on your forehead and the way you move may reflect your overall health and risk of dying, according to recent health research. But do physicians consider such details when assessing patients' overall health and functioning?

18 Oct 2013

Ultrasound prior to thyroidectomy important for planning surgery

Ultrasound imaging is commonly used to diagnose and evaluate patients with differentiated thyroid cancer, and to determine whether the disease has spread to lymph nodes in the neck that should be removed at the time of thyroidectomy.

17 Oct 2013

Researchers discover why women with BRCA gene develop breast and ovarian cancer

Researchers announced today in the journal Lancet Oncology that they are well on the way to discovering why women with the faulty genes BRCA 1 and BRCA 2, one of which was inherited by the actress Angelina Jolie, develop breast and ovarian cancer rather than other cancers.

17 Oct 2013

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NEI-funded study explores methods to improve diagnosis, treatment of common eye diseases

UCR, CRF initiate PROSPECT II trial to identify plaques that may lead to coronary events

Cancer imaging centers receive £35M grant to develop cutting edge imaging technologies

Endocrine Society issues Clinical Practice Guideline for polycystic ovary syndrome

ProMedica Toledo Hospital now has new tool to help evaluate breast tissue density on mammogram

Hands-free ultrasound device with clot-busting drug safe for ischemic stroke patients

Findings shed light on the impact, treatment concerns related to uterine fibroids

New imaging tool could someday be used for routine breast cancer screenings

A simple blood test may reveal the earliest signs of pancreatic cancer

BRCA1/2 mutations may alter endometrial, ovarian function

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage improves outcomes in patients with pseudocysts

Two drug combinations may provide new treatment option for patients with pancreatic cancers

Kona Medical closes Series D equity financing of $10 million

GVI uses Toshiba’s Spot Fluoroscopy to reduce radiation exposure to patients and physicians

Health assessments made by untrained interviewers predict mortality of individuals better than physicians

Ultrasound prior to thyroidectomy important for planning surgery

Researchers discover why women with BRCA gene develop breast and ovarian cancer

Bladder involvement can lead to prostate cancer misdiagnosis

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