MRI-guided breast biopsy system is safe and efficient
...hey had had a negative mammogram and/or a negative ultrasound examination, but their physician was still suspicious of the negative diagnosis, said Dr. Lehman. "We are seeing an increase in the use of breast MRI, and we needed the means to accurately and successfully sample tissues seen only on MRI. This new m...Transvaginal ultrasound superior to transrectal ultrasound for staging rectal cancer in women
Transvaginal ultrasound surpasses the capabilities of transrectal ultrasound in evaluating women with rectal tumors, as shown by a new study performed at the Toronto General Hos...MRI superior to ultrasound in predicting cerebral palsy in preterm infants
In a comparison study between MRI and ultrasound for predicting cerebral palsy in very low birth we...er in Palo Alto, CA, found that MRI is superior to ultrasound in both sensitivity and positive predictive value for cerebral palsy, whereas both ultrasound and MR...Peter H. Arger, MD, receives the 2004 AIUM William J. Fry Memorial Lecture Award
...tion dedicated to advancing the art and science of ultrasound in medicine and research through its educational, ...been able to promote the safe and effective use of ultrasound in clinical medicine for more than 50 years....Insights from intravascular ultrasound explore treatment benefits
Late breaking trial data examining intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and treatment benefits in cardiac allograft...al Thickness (MIT) of > 0.5mm by intravascular ultrasound was shown to be predictive of 5-year clinical events. This data was presented by Jon Kobashigawa, M...Mycophenolate mofetil superior to azathioprine: Slows vascular disease progression after transplant
...eart transplantation. The study used intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to measure intimal thickening in heart transplant patients immediately after surgery and one year later. "These findings support published registry data that show significantly increased survival rates in CellCept-treated patients at three y...Sounds of New York, evidence for a preferred ear, ultrasound for the eye
...). ZAPPING DEEP TUMORS WITH SOUND While medical ultrasound has shown success in treating tumors in such regio... "interstitial" devices with specially placed flat ultrasound generators designed to destroy deep-seated tumors. "Clinical trials are now being performed for the...Heart transplant survival: Results may be key to rejection prevention, detection, treatment
...ts to be revealed include: Use of intravascular ultrasound as a predictor for long-term heart transplant outcomes Data from a five-year multi-center validation study (Abstract #27) Immunosuppressant drug everolimus used to prevent acute cardiac disease and rejection 24-month study results (Abstract #28) ...Work on promising inorganic blood substitute to move forward with $1.5 million grant from NIH
...nd used originally as a contrast medium for taking ultrasound images that University at Buffalo researchers are developing as a blood substitute. Claes Lundgren, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is principal researcher o...Small uterine fibroids may be linked with increased risk of miscarriage, early study results show
... presence of fibroids was uniformly assessed using ultrasound imaging. This is the first large-scale prospective...form clinical care is meager," she said. Previous ultrasound studies of uterine fibroids were flawed because they used ultrasound databases including fibroids th...Ultrasound treatment for hurt muscles may feel good, but doesn't promote healing, study suggests
...cording to a new study conducted in rats. Although ultrasound is one of the most frequently prescribed treatment...io State University. Devor and his colleagues used ultrasound to treat contusion injuries inflicted on rats' gastrocnemius muscles the main muscle in the calf. U...Time-reversal acoustics research promises medical breakthroughs
...us tissues, fat and bone vary in density so most ultrasound signals become distorted. The beauty of time-rever...ation of a TRA/nonlinear technique would be to use ultrasound to measure the blood pressure inside a certain point or chamber within the heart. To make this work,...'Exercise Hypertension' occurs when cells can't 'relax,' Hopkins researchers find
...e endothelial function, the researchers first used ultrasound to measure the size of a large artery in the arm. ...ess -- a marker of early heart disease -- by using ultrasound to measure how fast blood traveled from arteries in the subjects' necks to their legs with each hear...Exercise is key to reversing obesity-related heart risk in children
...art disease and stroke. The researchers also used ultrasound to measure the thickness of inner layers in the wall of the carotid arteries, which are in the neck and supply blood to the brain. This measure is a well-established, noninvasive way to assess plaque build-up in the arteries and monitor its progress...Minimally invasive breast cancer treatment shows promise
...In all 21 cases, the target tumor that was seen on ultrasound was completely ablated with no adverse effects. In one of two patients who had received preoperative chemotherapy to shrink the tumor, residual microscopic cancer that did not show up on imaging was found around the ablated target. Although the resu...New technique uses household humidifier to create nanocomposite materials
... and efficient. "Normally, the chemical effects of ultrasound (called sonochemistry) are due to intense heating ...linois. "But in this case we are looking at using ultrasound to make very small liquid droplets and heating them while they are separated from one another in a h...AIUM to host 2004 annual convention June 19-22, in Phoenix, Arizona
...ave the opportunity to view the newest and best in ultrasound technology, network with colleagues from around the world, and enhance their professional skills through categorical courses and scientific, Meet-the-Professor, Just Images, and film panel sessions. The 2004 convention will also feature scientific an...Doctor attacks South African government for failing women while spending billions on arms deals
...urther at the Italian Hospital, where mammography, ultrasound and biopsies could be performed. About eight breast cancers per 1,000 women were found after the screening programme in the first year, and when half the women were contacted again in the second year, two cancers per thousand women were detected. ...Atherosclerosis more common, progresses quicker in HIV patients
...or people infected with HIV. The researchers used ultrasound to measure intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid arteries, which are in the neck and supply blood to the brain. IMT indicates the thickness of muscle layers in the middle of the artery wall. Carotid IMT measurement is a well-accepted, noninva...More older women are retaining 'young' breasts causing potential screening problems
...d there had been some research hinting that adding ultrasound to mammography could improve cancer detection in women with dense breasts, but there was not enough information to warrant its introduction on a large scale for screening purposes. There was a general consensus that in the under 50s there should be a...