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Ultrasound can help low-risk patients avoid invasive thyroid biopsy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The prevalence of benign thyroid nodules is high and there are certain ultrasound features, suggesting malignancy, that can help radiologists determine whether or not a biopsy is needed, according to a study performed at ...





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PET outperforms CT in characterization of lung nodules

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created Feb 06, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers involved in a large, multi-institutional study comparing the accuracy of positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) in the characterization of lung nodules found that PET was far more reliable ...


Microcoils help locate small lung nodules

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new technique combining computed tomography (CT) with fiber-coated surgical microcoils allows physicians to successfully locate and remove small lung nodules without the need for a more invasive procedure, according to ...


Newly revised guidelines for managing thyroid cancer published in Thyroid journal

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The American Thyroid Association has released new, revised Management Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer. The new guidelines are published in Thyroid, a peer-reviewed journa ...


Reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable breast lesions with benign imaging features identified

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Short-term follow-up is a reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable (capable of being touched or felt) breast lesions with benign imaging features, particularly in younger women with probable fibroadenoma (non-cancerous ...


Cognitive testing, gender and brain lesions may predict MS disease progression risk

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cognitive testing may help people with inactive or benign multiple sclerosis (MS) better predict their future with the disease, according to a study published in the July 29, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journa ...


Imaging features of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas

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created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) can evolve through all biological stages, from slight dysplasia to carcinoma. As one of the few surgically curable pancreatic tumors, accurate preoperative prediction of ...


New MR technique may help save women from unnecessary breast biopsies

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A new MR procedure that uses diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to determine whether or not a breast lesion is malignant or benign may help reduce unnecessary breast biopsies, according to a study performed at the National ...


Kinetic variable most useful for identifying malignant MRI-detected breast lesions identified

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created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast MRI allows physicians to evaluate suspicious lesions using a variety of variables. Researchers have found though that computer-aided kinetic information can help significantly in distinguishing benign from malignant ...


Special ultrasound accurately identifies skin cancer

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High-frequency ultrasound with elastography can help differentiate between cancerous and benign skin conditions, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).


What should a teenage girl do if she finds a lump in her breast?

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created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

If a lump is found in the breast of an adolescent girl, she often will undergo an excisional biopsy.



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