News tagged with radiographic techniques
X-rays help predict permanent bone damage from bisphosphonates
May 07, 2009 |
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Breast cancer patients, individuals at risk for osteoporosis and those undergoing certain types of bone cancer therapies often take drugs containing bisphosphonates. These drugs have been found to place people at risk for ...
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Careful diagnosis helps fracture patients put best foot forward
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Located in areas of the foot that can be hard to visualize with X-rays and other imaging techniques, injuries to the ankle area of the foot are the most frequently misdiagnosed of all foot fractures. Delayed diagnosis can ...
Imaging tests identify role of allergies in chronic sinus disease
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Exposing patients with chronic sinus disease to allergens and then obtaining repeated images by X-ray or ultrasound reveals that nasal allergies may be involved in some cases of chronic sinus disease, according to a report ...
Brain surgery on Monday, home on Tuesday
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Norma Wooley checked into Loyola University Hospital on a recent Monday morning for brain surgery to repair a life-threatening aneurysm.
X-Rays for Early Alzheimer's Disease Detection
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated a new, highly detailed x-ray imaging technique that could be developed into a method for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s ...
Most radiation oncologists utilize advanced medical imaging techniques, study suggests
Nov 25, 2009 |
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A recent study shows that 95 percent of radiation oncologists use advanced imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and 4-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) ...
Study questions true favorability of rare breast cancer type
Dec 12, 2009 |
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In a large review of breast cancer patients with mucinous carcinoma, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have identified an association between this rare type of breast cancer long-associated ...
Access Grid, New Spectrometer, High-Resolution Mammography System Win R&D 100 awards
Aug 08, 2007 |
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory devised three of the world's top 100 scientific and technological innovations during 2006, as judged by R&D magazine.
Patient's weight not linked to success of fibroid surgery
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Obese patients are no more likely to have post-operative complications than those of average weight when undergoing robotic surgery to remove uterine fibroids, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital.
New neuroimaging analysis technique identifies impact of Alzheimer's disease gene in healthy brains
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Brain imaging can offer a window into risk for diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). A study conducted at the University of Kansas School of Medicine demonstrated that genetic risk is expressed in the brains of even ...
Earth's atmosphere came from outer space, find scientists
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The gases which formed the Earth's atmosphere - and probably its oceans - did not come from inside the Earth but from outer space, according to a study by University of Manchester and University ...
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