News tagged with scan
Study shows PET can measure effectiveness of novel breast cancer treatment
Jul 02, 2009 |
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A new study published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography (PET) scans in mice can be used to determine whether a novel type of breast cancer treatment is working as int ...
Study challenges routine use of MRI scans to evaluate breast cancer
Jun 26, 2009 |
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Reviewing the records of 577 breast cancer patients, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers found that women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who receive a breast MRI are more likely to receive a mastectomy after their diagnosis ...
Firm providing US airport 'fast lanes' shuts down
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Clear, a company which pre-screened travellers and issued high-tech cards allowing them to whisk through security lines at US airports, is going out of business.
Cold case techniques bring mummy's face to life
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Thanks to the skills of artists who work on cold case investigations, people have a chance to see what the Oriental Institute’s mummy Meresamun may have looked like in real life.
Popular cancer drug linked to often fatal brain virus
May 18, 2009 |
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The 57-year-old lawyer in New York had handily completed the New York Times' Saturday crossword puzzle - the hardest of the week - for years. But one Saturday morning, suddenly he couldn't retrieve the words to fill in the ...
Rare prehistoric pregnant turtle found in Utah
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Paleontologists say a 75-million-year-old turtle fossil uncovered in southern Utah has a clutch of eggs inside, making it the first prehistoric pregnant turtle found in the United States.
From cars to cancer: Researcher employs auto industry tools for tumor therapy
May 06, 2009 |
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An effort is under way at the University of Houston to use technologies with origins in the automobile industry to develop new tools that will help doctors and technicians better plan radiation therapy for ...
CT scans increase cancer risk estimates in multiply-imaged emergency department patients
May 05, 2009 |
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Physicians should review a patient's CT imaging history and cumulative radiation dose when considering whether to perform another CT exam, according to researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, and Washington ...
Type of lung cancer screening used to detect disease may impact 5-year survival rates
May 04, 2009 |
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Dr. Hisao Asamura and his team of researchers at The National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo, Japan examined the records of 2,281 patients who underwent lung cancer resection surgery between 2000 and 2006. The study was ...
CT scans: Too much of a good thing can be risky
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Patients who undergo numerous CT scans over their lifetime may be at increased risk for cancer, according to a study published in the April issue of Radiology.
When it comes to intelligence, size matters
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 25, 2009 |
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A collaborative study led by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University has demonstrated a positive link between cognitive ability and cortical thickness in the brains of healthy ...
Study gives more proof that intelligence is largely inherited
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 17, 2009 |
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They say a picture tells a thousand stories, but can it also tell how smart you are? Actually, say UCLA researchers, it can.
Hospitals offer new take on medical mistakes
Mar 08, 2009 |
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All Donald Platt wanted was an apology. The tumor on his kidney was the size of a baseball by the time his cancer was detected in a CT scan - five years after his doctor misdiagnosed his symptoms and failed to order the right ...
Neural modeling helps expose epilepsy's triggers
Feb 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A brain scan of a person experiencing an epileptic seizure looks like the Great Plains during an early evening in midsummer. Fierce electrical storms pop up seemingly at random, proliferate ...
Cancer diagnosis: Now in 3-D (Video)
Feb 09, 2009 |
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University of Washington researchers have helped develop a new kind of microscope to visualize cells in three dimensions, an advance that could bring great progress in the field of early cancer detection. The technique could ...
