Imaging technique predicts success of bypass surgery or angioplasty
...t of damage across the heart wall may have reduced diagnostic accuracy....SU scientist receives patent that could revolutionize medical magnetic resonance imaging
...esonance imaging (MRI). MRI is a non-invasive diagnostic tool that creates computerized images of internal ...lution of MRI images, and by doing so, open up new diagnostic applications for MRI. Honig, who is excited about the potential application of his experiment, n...Georgetown researchers to present evidence of biological cause of dyslexia
...hey could one day lead to the creation of an early diagnostic test for dyslexia that might allow us to identify ...r dyslexia is not that far along yet, and that any diagnostic test that might be developed would not be available until further, larger-scale studies had been com...Hospital researchers identify gene important in certain cancers
... that deletion in the FOR gene will be useful as a diagnostic tool for some cancers. The research teams ultimate hope is that their research will provide insights into human cancer which will result in new treatments. The Womens and Childrens Hospital has recently filed a patent on the FOR gene....New definition may make number of heart attack cases soar
... that officially includes the use of troponin as a diagnostic marker," Mehta says. In the U-M study, all pati...ts showed that, at UMHS, including troponin in the diagnostic criteria will result in a 26 percent increase in the number of myocardial infarctions diagnosed each...High-tech scan for blocked arteries matches conventional tests in finding root of symptoms
...erage of the scans by insurers. They note that new diagnostic technologies have to clear a higher hurdle to be accepted, now that established tests are often based on solid evidence of their accuracy. But they hope their study will give others the data they need to evaluate EBCT's use for symptomatic patients a...NIAID events highlight global health research
...earchers on advances in vaccine and drug research, diagnostic testing, and the basic science of tropical infectious diseases, all made possible through ICTDR collaborations. The meeting agenda can be found online at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ictdr/10th/agenda.htm. For more information, contact Sam Perdue in th...Ultrasonic microprobe may rapidly detect, identify cancer
...ame manner as the transducers used in conventional diagnostic ultrasound imaging. Operating at a frequency of 300 MHz, however, the ultrasound image resolution would be comparable to what a pathologist sees when examining tissue under a microscope.When evaluating a potentially cancerous tumor, a pathologist wi...Baylor team discovers reason for heart transplant failure
...scovered. "This finding should lead to a change in diagnostic testing and treatment," said Dr. Jeffrey A. Towbin, a professor of pediatric cardiology at Baylor. "It could also improve long-term survival." The discovery, reported in the May 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, shows why many childre...No basis found for conlusion that chiropractic is linked to strokes
...ive validation of the type of stroke would require diagnostic imaging and invasive testing well beyond the scope of the current study," they conceded elsewhere in the paper. In addition, the study noted that cervical manipulation are performed by medical practitioners, osteopaths, and physiotherapists, as we...... researchers will use the newest and most accurate diagnostic testing method, called florescent in-situ hybridization (FISH). This method was initially tested and validated at the Jonsson Cancer Center and now is coming into widespread use. Using FISH will ensure that only women who actually have this specific ...Optical technique studies brain activity without surgery on skull
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A non-invasive diagnostic tool that can study changes occurring at the surface of the brain because of brain activity has been developed by scientists at the University of Illinois. The technique is based upon near-infrared spectroscopy and is simpler to use and less expensi...U-M, World Health Organization host telemedicine symposium
...octors on individual patient's care, diagnostic procedures and continuing education. Dramatic examples include the care of patients in Antarctica and outer space; however, hundreds of thousands of people in the United States, Europe and emerging nations ar...West meets East - WHO tuberculosis treatment
...ourse chemotherapy in the two largest tuberculosis diagnostic and treatment centres of Tomsk Oblast, western Siberia. Standard WHO tuberculosis outcomes and rates of sputum conversion were used as primary outcomes. 646 patients took part in the trial; 356 patients were given Russian tuberculosis treatment (155...Risk of lung damage from ultrasound greater than once thought
...HAMPAIGN, Ill. Pumping more energy into a beam of diagnostic ultrasound could produce a better image and there...re raised recently when scientists discovered that diagnostic treatment levels could produce acute lung hemorrhages in laboratory animals. The big question is whe...SNM reaction to OMB position on nuclear byproduct materials
...ary and excessively expensive regulatory scheme on diagnostic nuclear medicine." Dillehay also noted that ACNP a...re system, we will continue to work to assure that diagnostic nuclear medicine is subject to an appropriate regulatory scheme," he added. In its letter to NRC OMB...Artwork can sharpen medical diagnostic skills, Yale researchers report
...g a tutorial designed to improve medical students' diagnostic and observationalskills with artwork, Yale researchers have proven their theory in a new study published in the September 5 issue of the Journal ofthe American Medical Association (JAMA). "Doctors have to be taught to pick up on details that are oft...European survey exposes poor patient awareness of new breast cancer treatments
... only 6% in the UK.1 Similarly, awareness of HER2 diagnostic testing (which identifies those patients suitable for Herceptin) was only 17% overall. Susan Knox, Executive Director of Europa Donna, The European Breast Cancer Coalition, commented, Unlike other illnesses, breast cancer is a disease in which a woma......easingly used in clinical medicine, and is a vital diagnostic and treatment planning tool for many cancers, neurological and cardiac conditions. On the positive side, SNM and ACNP are pleased at CMSs responsiveness to the concerns expressed when proposed reduced reimbursement amounts were first posted in August......e "appointment of the day." While this strengthens diagnostic skills, it does not provide training for coordinating care for long-term conditions. Insurance companies should also compensate doctors and other caregivers for the time they spend coordinating care for patients, instead of only paying the single off...