News tagged with needle
Scientists works to develop Christmas tree that doesn't shed needles
Dec 17, 2009 |
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After chasing the perfect Christmas tree for three decades, Gary Chastagner could be getting close.
Elastography reduces unnecessary breast biopsies
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Elastography is an effective, convenient technique that, when added to breast ultrasound, helps distinguish cancerous breast lesions from benign results, according to an ongoing study presented today at the annual meeting ...
Medical students regularly stuck by needles, often fail to report injuries
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Medical students are commonly stuck by needles -- putting them at risk of contracting potentially dangerous blood-borne diseases -- and many of them fail to report the injuries to hospital authorities, according to a Johns ...
Study questions need for routine intervention in patients with renovascular disease
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Some invasive procedures that are becoming increasingly common as a first line of treatment for patients diagnosed with narrowed arteries in and around the kidneys may not be necessary, according to a new study by researchers ...
Surgeons' unanimous consensus: Needle biopsy is gold standard for breast cancer diagnosis
Oct 07, 2009 |
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A special report published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicates that an alarming 35% of initial diagnostic breast biopsies in the United States are still being done using unnece ...
High-sensitivity bone marrow aspiration technology enhances leukemia cell detection
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Scientists have created a viable technology to improve the detection of leukemia cells in bone marrow.
Autonomous robot detects shrapnel
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Bioengineers at Duke University have developed a laboratory robot that can successfully locate tiny pieces of metal within flesh and guide a needle to its exact location -- all without the need for human assistance.
University of Cincinnati study finds needle biopsies safe in 'eloquent' areas of brain
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2009 |
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After a review of 284 cases, specialists at the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Neuroscience Institute have concluded that performing a stereotactic needle biopsy in an area of the brain associated ...
Predicting higher risk for prostate cancer diagnosis
May 27, 2009 |
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High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) carries a high predictive value for future diagnosis of prostate cancer. Research published in the open access journal BMC Urology has shown that 41.8% of patients whose ...
PET scan can non invasively measure early assessment of treatment for common type of breast cancer
May 26, 2009 |
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Non-invasive imaging can measure how well patients with the most common form of breast cancer - estrogen receptor positive type - respond to standard aromatase inhibitor therapy after only two weeks and shows similar findings ...
Ultrasound can help low-risk patients avoid invasive thyroid biopsy
Apr 23, 2009 |
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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 ...
Novel needle could cut medical complications
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Each year, hundreds of thousands of people suffer medical complications from hypodermic needles that penetrate too far under their skin. A new device developed by MIT engineers and colleagues aims to prevent this from happening ...
Spinal taps carry higher risks for infants and elderly, study shows
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 18, 2009 |
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An X-ray-guided spinal tap procedure fails more than half of the time in young infants and should be used sparingly, if at all, for those patients, according to a new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School ...
Tiny samples could yield big predictive markers for pancreatic cancer
Mar 10, 2009 |
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A handful of proteins, detected in incredibly tiny amounts, may one day help doctors distinguish between a harmless lesion in the pancreas and a potentially deadly one, say researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
11-gauge needle better than 14-gauge in breast biopsy
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast needle biopsy, a common minimally invasive biopsy method used in the US, is more effective with an 11-gauge needle than the 14-gauge needle decreasing a physician's chances of false-negative ...
