Whole body PET proves accurate in detecting breast cancer spread
...y-two patients (28 with cancer; two with high risk lesions and two with suspected disease) had both a CT examination and a whole body 18FDG-PET examination, says Simin Dadparvar, MD, associate professor of radiology at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. The study was done at Hahnemann U...Colonoscopy far more cost-effective against colon cancer than promising Cox II drugs, study predicts
...ows doctors to see and remove polyps and cancerous lesions in the colon with great accuracy, and can cut canc...gs have on the development of polyps and cancerous lesions in people with other colon cancer risk factors or average risk. The studies will also help establish...Renal amyloidosis worsens the Familial Mediterranean Fever prognosis
...protein deposits including the amyloid plaques and lesions of Alzheimer's disease. Abnormal amyloid deposits linked to AA amyloidosis mainly accumulate in the liver, spleen, kidney and GI tract, leading to organ dysfunction and death in 42% of patients within 4 years of diagnosis. There is currently no spec...UC Davis physicians use high-tech virtual system
...listic clinical environment allows users to "feel" lesions in blood vessels and to hear patient comments during the procedure. These and other visual and tactile elements contribute to holding the physician's attention, challenging his or her expertise, and enhancing the opportunity for learning. "Simulation...Fetal exposure to two chemicals cause of male reproductive disorders later in life
...antiandrogen DBP, with the exception of testicular lesions and alterations in fetal testosterone levels. Conclusions Presently, studies of antiandrogen and the male reproductive system are confined to experimental animals, since human studies exposing pregnant women to large quantities of these chemical...Innovations in hearing loss detection & treatment
... tearing of the shoulder and stretching similar to lesions observed in vivo. Shoulder instability is a potentially treatable, predisposing factor to degenerative joint disease of the shoulder and rotator cuff tear. Study presents a human cadaveric model that simulates in vivo conditions and permits quantitat...UCI resarchers create first living model to exhibit
...hers for the first time to study the two signature lesions of Alzheimer's disease in a single organism -- a m...er "living laboratory" for understanding how these lesions grow, aiding efforts to find an effective treatment for both the sporadic and inherited forms of the...Immune response to Alzheimer diseaserelated protein changes as we age
... peptides has been shown to decrease Abeta-related lesions in the brain in mouse models of AD. Unfortunately, the first clinical trials for Abeta vaccination in humans were halted due to side-effects experienced by a small subset of subjects. However, these immunization strategies remain a viable concept in ...JCI table of contents, 1 August 2003
... peptides has been shown to decrease Abeta-related lesions in the brain in mouse models of AD. Unfortunately, the first clinical trials for Abeta vaccination in humans were halted due to side-effects experienced by a small subset of subjects. However, these immunization strategies remain a viable concept in ...HRT fails to stall atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women with pre-existing coronary artery lesions
...ogestin, failed to keep arteries with pre-existing lesions from narrowing further, according to results of a ... it can slow progression. But when initiated after lesions have developed beyond a certain stage, estrogen seems to have no effect." For the WELL-HART study, p...Early detection of lung cancer possible with CAT and PET scans
... individuals; however the high detection of benign lesions has hampered the introduction of large-scale scre...diagnosed (11 at baseline, 11 at year 2). 440 lung lesions were identified in 298 (29%) participants, and 95 were recalled for high-resolution contrast CT. PET...New digital technique improves mammography results
...ile conventional mammography indicated that benign lesions in the 12 other patients were suspicious, thus requiring biopsy, contrast digital mammography enhanced only five, which would indicate a potential for a significant reduction in false positive findings and unnecessary biopsies. The diagnostic capabil...Other highlights in the September 3 issue of JNCI
... Identify Prognosis of Cervical Lesions Precursor lesions of the cervix persist longer, progress more rapidl...ession would be useful for identifying women whose lesions are likely to progress quickly to more advanced stages. Schlecht and colleagues used data from a lon...Advances in MRI imaging may lead to new standards for faster diagnosis of multiple sclerosis
...MS-like attack, the presence of characteristic MRI lesions within the central nervous system strongly predicts future conversion to clinically definite MS," said Dr. Elliot Frohman, lead author of the paper and head of UT Southwestern's multiple sclerosis program. Evidence of white matter abnormalities detec...AAN Guideline: MRIs help diagnose multiple sclerosis faster
...he guidelines outline the number and type of these lesions that, if present, are a strong predictor of the fu...nite MS. For example, a patient with three or more lesions in the white matter area of the brain has a greater than 80-percent likelihood of developing MS with...Alcohol may compound its damaging effects through frontocerebellar circuitry
...icits in executive functioning have been linked to lesions of the prefrontal cortex. Deficits in balance have been linked to lesions of the cerebellum. New research indicates that frontocerebellar circuitry may allow a synergy of les...Fetal surgery for spina bifida shows early benefits in leg function, fewer shunts
...ently performed on newborns with open spina bifida lesions requires closing tissue over the defect to protect the spinal tissue. However, previous studies have suggested that neurological injury may occur before or during birth. To prevent that injury, physicians at Children's Hospital have performed surgery...Damage to the frontal lobes can affect a person's ability to 'stay on the job'
...here has been no direct experiment to determine if lesions in 'any' focal region of the frontal lobes are cri...nted to investigate whether different frontal lobe lesions were particularly important in impairing sustained attention and task performance. The importance of...Gene expression profiling may lead to customized treatments for pediatric leukemia patients
...ion profile vary markedly depending on the genetic lesions that underlie the initiation of the leukemic process. "DNA expression profiling allows us to make extremely accurate diagnoses. If microarray technology can be implemented in a cost-effective manner, we may see a day when all leukemia patients unde...Cancer risk calculated with Pap test every 3 years; found comparable to male breast cancer
...and only 15 women were diagnosed with precancerous lesions within the following three years. The researchers then used a validated simulation model to predict the chance that an individual woman would develop cancer over a three-year period if she were screened annually for three years compared to once thre...