Newer imaging techniques may lead to over-treatment
... more of the arteries throughout the lungs, and to detect small clots in those arteries, said J. David Prolo...luated for pulmonary emboli with scanners that can detect very small clots. This is likely to result in the discovery of many more patients with small clots w...Bone SPECT superior to FDG PET for detecting bone metastases in breast cancer
...s, whereas PET cannot. In addition, bone SPECT can detect where bone is being regenerated after destruction by tumor cells. For the study, the researchers analyzed the findings in a total of 900 bones in 15 patients with breast cancer who underwent both SPECT and PET. They found that SPECT had a sensitivity......s almost identical to that used by a cell phone to detect signals sent to its number -- and its number only -- from the flood of electronic signals on the air at any given time. When the transducer captures the signal, it is processed with advanced signal processing algorithms, specially developed by Marm...New recommendation encourages more activist approach to lung cancer screening
...mputer-aided detection) provide the opportunity to detect smaller lung cancers than before. Although false p...es. The best current methods can help radiologists detect smaller lung cancers," says Matthew Freedman, MD, MBA, a radiologist and associate professor of onco...Nanotechnology's miniature answers to developing world's biggest problems
...ots). These inexpensive, hand-held diagnostic kits detect the presence of several pathogens at once and coul... packaging, or food; and nanotech-based sensors to detect and identify contamination; 7. Air pollution remediation: including nanotech-based innovations that ...'Nanoshells' simultaneously detect and destroy cancerous cells
...cancer, based on nanoscale particles that can both detect and destroy cancerous cells. The report appears i...society. Current molecular imaging approaches only detect the cancer but don't offer a method of treatment, according to the study's lead authors, Rebekah Dre...Will cancer vaccine get to all women?
...t have plummeted thanks to widespread screening to detect cancers early. But such screening is not widely available in developing countries. In many, populations are ageing: in India the number of women over 60 is projected to rise from 40 million now to 168 million in 2050. The International Agency for Res...Stanford gut check shows diversity of intestinal ecosystem
...estinal ecosystem. Using molecular techniques that detect all known types of microbes and borrowing statisti...in the 16S rRNA gene sequences allow scientists to detect distinct bacteria. For each of the three research subjects, the researchers analyzed samples from si...Can hospital data detect poor performing doctors?
Can routine hospital data be used to detect poor quality service delivery among surgeons? For over 20 years, routine data sources such as the hospital episode statistics have been widely perceived as being of little value because of problems with completeness and accuracy, and the Department o...Dermatologists use knowledge of patterns to recognize melanoma
...ound information in the article. Helping people to detect their own melanoma in the past has relied on analytic formulas like the ABCD rule, which teaches looking for A, asymmetry; B, irregular borders; C, uneven color; and D, diameter. The authors suggest that assessing how dermatologists spot melanoma may...'Virtual colonoscopy' effective in finding most polyps but may miss small ones
... 92 percent for colonoscopy. "CT colonography can detect most large colorectal polyps and masses, but is less sensitive for detecting smaller polyps," the review concludes. Other findings: There is no direct evidence as to the effect of any method of screening on the prevention of colon cancer incidence ...Nanoparticles offer new hope for detection and treatment
...tages of the particles is that we designed them to detect tumors using the same MRI equipment that is in standard use for heart or brain scans," says senior author Gregory Lanza, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine. "We believe the technology is very close to being useful in a hospital setting." La...New portable device developed by Georgia Tech and Emory checks for concussions on the sidelines
...ne Research Center, have developed a new device to detect brain injuries right on the sidelines of a football game, on a battlefield or in the emergency room. Called DETECT (Display Enhanced Testing for Concussions and mTBI system), the device is a fast, easy to administer and sensitive system for assessin...Revised Bethesda guidelines effective at identifying patients at risk of colorectal cancer
... determine the most effective and efficient way to detect MSH2 or MLH1 gene carriers in patients with newly diagnosed colorectal cancers. The study included 1,222 patients from 20 hospitals in Spain with newly diagnosed colorectal cancer between November 1, 2000 and October 31, 2001. Patients underwent mi...Access to mammography may worsen
...ing mammograms (performed on asymptomatic women to detect early signs of cancer) within a week. Nearly half (47 percent) reported a wait of two or more weeks for screening mammography. In high-volume facilities, the scheduling delays for both diagnostic and screening mammography were two to three times high...Color doppler sonography speeds detection of serious illness in premature infants
...nal x-rays. CDS uses high-frequency sound waves to detect and quantify blood flow. When x-rays are used to d...zing radiation. Unlike x-ray, CDS was also able to detect various stages of NEC based on the type of blood flow to the intestine. This is important because th...'Surprising' findings reported about iron overload
...gnosed early, but the simple blood test that could detect these conditions is not performed as part of routine medical exams," said Acton. Delaying treatment the weekly removal of a pint of blood by phlebotomy can permit the progressive accumulation of iron deposits in target organs that may result in com...Tumor detection, data encryption to benefit from UH research
...ly by shining light on the body, one may optically detect and pinpoint precise locations of tumors." Though Sharma is well aware of the possible products of his research, he maintains his work is largely fundamental and provides the basis for these potential uses rather than the actual technology itself....Officials simulate bioterrorist attack to test APL-developed disease surveillance
...n to launch electronic tracking systems to quickly detect outbreaks. By compiling data from emergency rooms, poison control centers and other sources, disease surveillance can serve as an early warning alarm. The NCR network uses the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-bas...Tools for diagnosing heart attack could be inaccurate in some populations
...sity Baptist Medical Center. "This design does not detect subtle differences that may exist among the groups." It has been demonstrated that race and ethnicity influence both the perception of chest pain and the time it takes people to seek treatment. Miller said these differences may make the risk assessme...