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Radiology is the medical specialty directing medical imaging technologies to diagnose and sometimes treat diseases. Originally it was the aspect of medical science dealing with the medical use of electromagnetic energy emitted by X-ray machines or other such radiation devices for the purpose of obtaining visual information as part of medical imaging.

Mass. Eye and Ear's OGSH launches new collaboration to care for people ENT diseases

Rates of death and disability stemming from ear, nose and throat conditions continue to rise in developing countries like Uganda, but despite the need, fewer than 15 operating ear, nose and throat surgeons serve Uganda's 33.4 million and growing population. Only two ENT residency programs exist in this country, but many trainees do not remain in the country after graduation. Mass. Eye and Ear's Office of Global Surgery and Health is launching a new collaboration with Mbarara University Science and Technology School of Medicine and Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital to help address the need for more trained physicians to care for the ENT diseases and conditions of this population and to help encourage those who are ENT trained to stay in the country to care for those who need them.

16 Nov 2013

Collaborative initiative set up to create precision medicine treatment pathways for advanced cancers

The Joint Center for Cancer Precision Medicine, a collaborative initiative among Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, has been established to create "precision medicine treatment pathways" for patients with advanced cancers and to speed the development of personalized therapies.

16 Nov 2013

ESBC joins with Athena Breast Health Network to advance personalized breast cancer risk assessment

Edith Sanford Breast Cancer (ESBC), part of the Sanford Health system based in Sioux Falls, SD, today announced it is partnering with the Athena Breast Health Network, a University of California program, to advance the use of a personalized breast cancer risk assessment.

16 Nov 2013

Researchers analyze benefits of platelet-rich plasma therapy for tennis elbow

A procedure intended to help heal musculoskeletal injuries called platelet-rich plasma therapy, or P.R.P., has created a big buzz in sports medicine and the media in recent years. Tiger Woods reportedly received the procedure for a sore knee and Pittsburgh Steelers' Hines Ward used it for a sprained knee ligament just before playing a key role in the team's 2009 Super Bowl victory.

14 Nov 2013

Case Western researchers develop robotic catheter to improve treatment of arterial fibrillation

In a matter of years, a doctor may see real-time images of a patient's beating heart and steer a robotic catheter through its chambers using the push and pull of magnetic fields while the patient lies inside a magnetic resonance imager.

11 Nov 2013

Research roundup: Pricing and the SHOP exchange; health use in rural vs. urban areas; the health law and AIDS care

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

11 Nov 2013

Alliance HealthCare Services third quarter 2013 revenue decreases $2.6 million

Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc., a leading national provider of outpatient diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy services, announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013.

6 Nov 2013

Researchers use voxel-based morphometry method to study brain structure in PTSD

Wars, earthquakes, major traffic accidents, and terrorist attacks may bring about profound spiritual pains, and even cause extreme fear and helplessness for people that have experienced or witnessed these unusual threats or disasters.

6 Nov 2013

GSI Group generates revenue of $85.5 million during third quarter 2013

GSI Group Inc., a global leader and supplier of precision photonics and motion control components and subsystems to the medical, industrial, electronics and scientific markets, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2013.

6 Nov 2013

Zotec Partners to support ACR Foundation's Leading Radiology into the Future campaign

The American College of Radiology Foundation announced today that Zotec Partners will support the Leading Radiology into the Future campaign. The partnership will further develop and strengthen the Radiology Leadership Institute — radiology's first professional development and leadership academy.

5 Nov 2013

Computer-aided image analysis provides "second opinion" to identify breast tumor

Researchers at the University of Chicago are developing computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) and quantitative image analysis (QIA) methods for mammograms, ultrasounds and magnetic resonance images (MRIs) to identify specific tumor characteristics, including size, shape and sharpness, said lead researcher Maryellen Giger, A.N. Pritzker Professor of Radiology/Medical Physics and director of the Imaging Research Institute at the University of Chicago.

5 Nov 2013

Voxel-based morphometry can accurately assess loss of gray matter in patients with Parkinson's disease

Non-motor symptoms, including abnormalities in cognition, mental behaviors, autonomic nerves and sensory perception, have the greatest effect on the quality of in Parkinson's disease patient life.

5 Nov 2013

Stroke prevention study: Medication plus lifestyle changes safe, effective than surgical interventions

The final results of a stroke prevention study in patients with narrowed brain arteries confirm earlier findings: Medication plus lifestyle changes are safer and more effective at preventing stroke than a surgical technique called stenting.

28 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

Researchers discover potential method to identify TBI using positron PET scans

Accurately diagnosing traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and concussions is difficult, as standard CT or MRI scans can't see most changes to the brain caused by these injuries.

24 Oct 2013

Case Western oral pain expert encourages people with persistent mouth pain to check for BMS

Oral pain that feels like a scalded mouth and can last for months has baffled dental researchers since the 1970s, when burning oral sensations were linked to mucosal, periodontal, and restorative disorders and mental or emotional causes.

24 Oct 2013

Fatty acid entry into cells happens by diffusion

The current global epidemic of obesity-linked diabetes and its associated consequences -cardiovascular, neurological and renal diseases - is a growing public health problem for which therapeutic options are limited.

23 Oct 2013

Guerbet receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Lipiodol Injection

Guerbet LLC, USA -- Guerbet, a pioneer in the field of contrast agents with more than 80 years of experience, announced that it has been granted Orphan Drug Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) for Lipiodol (Ethiodized Oil) Injection for management of patients with known hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

22 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

Surefire Medical announces launch of new infusion system

Surefire Medical, Inc., today announced the launch of a new, enhanced infusion system – the Surefire Infusion System mT – designed to treat vessels as small as 2mm to 3.5mm in interventional direct-to-target embolization procedures.

18 Oct 2013

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Mass. Eye and Ear's OGSH launches new collaboration to care for people ENT diseases

Collaborative initiative set up to create precision medicine treatment pathways for advanced cancers

ESBC joins with Athena Breast Health Network to advance personalized breast cancer risk assessment

Researchers analyze benefits of platelet-rich plasma therapy for tennis elbow

Case Western researchers develop robotic catheter to improve treatment of arterial fibrillation

Research roundup: Pricing and the SHOP exchange; health use in rural vs. urban areas; the health law and AIDS care

Alliance HealthCare Services third quarter 2013 revenue decreases $2.6 million

Researchers use voxel-based morphometry method to study brain structure in PTSD

GSI Group generates revenue of $85.5 million during third quarter 2013

Zotec Partners to support ACR Foundation's Leading Radiology into the Future campaign

Computer-aided image analysis provides "second opinion" to identify breast tumor

Voxel-based morphometry can accurately assess loss of gray matter in patients with Parkinson's disease

Stroke prevention study: Medication plus lifestyle changes safe, effective than surgical interventions

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

Researchers discover potential method to identify TBI using positron PET scans

Case Western oral pain expert encourages people with persistent mouth pain to check for BMS

Fatty acid entry into cells happens by diffusion

Guerbet receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Lipiodol Injection

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

Surefire Medical announces launch of new infusion system

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