Statin drugs may delay progressive artery damage in children
... To assess the drugs effectiveness, the team used ultrasound to measure intima media thickness (IMT) in the carotid artery in the neck. IMT is the combined thickness of the intima and media, two layers of the artery wall. Carotid IMT is widely accepted as a standardized and validated surrogate marker for athe...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
... Meeting highlights include: a new discovery that ultrasound might provide a warning signal for breast cancer; ...have discovered a correlation between the speed of ultrasound transmitted through breast tissue and the density of that tissue. This is potentially important bec...Brightening prospects of using fluorescent nanotubes in medical applications
...ely mix it with special soap and give it a dose of ultrasound to break apart clumps of nanotubes and force them to dissolve. The result is a dark liquid that is routinely put into an ultracentrifuge that subjects them to forces a few thousand times that of gravity. Centrifuging separates out a number of gross i...New biodegradable magnesium stents for coronary arteries
...41mm. Whilst the stent struts disappear over time, ultrasound confirms they remain present but have been absorbed into the vessel walls, with the space left behind "filled in." The magnesium is eventually replaced by calcium and phosphorous through the body's natural processes. However the trial also showed ...AIUM hosts Third Annual Ultrasound Practice Forum
.../scientists to promote and improve the practice of ultrasound quality assurance testing; quality assurance testi...ead to a standard practice of quality assurance in ultrasound departments; our ultimate goal is to improve patient care, and assuring that adequate and appropriat...Focused ultrasound relieves fibroid symptoms in women
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- A noninvasive ultrasound procedure effectively shrinks uterine fibroids and...rnal Radiology. Magnetic resonance-guided, focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) allows radiologists to precisely target fibroids without harming healthy surroundin...Dynamic sonography accurate in diagnosing muscle tears
... need to be drained, we perform the drainage under ultrasound image guidance which is more accurate and scientific," he said. The full results of the study were presented on Monday, May 7, 2007 during the American Roentgen Ray Societys annual meeting in Orlando, FL....Breast MRI may help determine surgical management of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer
...n with breast cancer newly diagnosed by mammogram, ultrasound and needle biopsy (testing of a small amount of ti...earance of the cancer to the original mammogram or ultrasound and also to the MRI. The change in surgical management was considered beneficial if pathological fin...New research supports early testing for prostate cancer
...le biopsies at 12-24 month intervals, trans-rectal ultrasound (TRUS) every 6-12 months and PSA measurements every three months to track progression. Researchers defined progression as a change in PSA of greater than 0.75 ng/ml per year, increase in lesion size (as determined by TRUS) or change in Gleason sum. O......of retinal diseases. This technique is similar to ultrasound imaging, but enables non-invasive high-resolution three dimensional visualisation of the internal microstructure as well as function of the eye, especially the retina, using special laser light instead of ultrasound. Professor Drexler said: "This p...Screening men over 65 for abdominal aortic aneurysms could save lives
...gh risk of bursting. To see whether a program of ultrasound screening could detect these aneurysms before they burst, and save lives as a result, Cochrane Researchers performed a systematic review of screening trials. They identified four controlled trials that were conducted in the UK, Denmark and Australia,...Study offers clues to 'Broken Heart Syndrome'
...ing information on patients who have intravascular ultrasound during cardiac catheterization. This imaging test, in which a tiny ultrasound probe is threaded into the coronary arteries on the tip of a catheter, may show whether the patient ...Secondhand smoke increases risk of dementia
...lities of their carotid arteries, based on carotid ultrasound imaging, compared to those without these underlying abnormalities. These abnormalities included narrower carotid arteries and thicker carotid arterial walls, and serve as indicators of preclinical cardiovascular disease and are risk factors for strok...A revolution in the monitoring of unborn babies
...we have on our horizon. Currently hospital based ultrasound is used to record babies heart rates during pregnancy. While this technique has proven benefits, it needs to be administered by trained professionals and it is not suitable for routine, continuous, long-term monitoring. Dr Barrie Hayes-Gill and Dr Jo...Johns Hopkins develops pancreas cancer risk model
...ening, based on risk assessment, which includes an ultrasound procedure conducted through an endoscope inserted through the mouth, esophagus and stomach to detect precancerous changes. The test provides sound-wave pictures of the pancreas, which sits next to the stomach. Klein says that the new model also n...AIUM announced Endowment for Education and Research grant recipients
...e auspices of the AIUM, plans to continue awarding ultrasound research grants to its members and is proud to sponsor cutting-edge research in the field of ultrasound. The winners of the 2007 AIUM EER grants are posted on the AIUM website at www.aium.org . ...Crestor effective at halting early atherosclerosis
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. An international study using ultrasound technology has found that the most potent choleste... small changes in the arteries." The study used ultrasound to assess whether Crestor was effective at halting progressive thickening of the carotid arteries. V...New data supports a non-invasive approach to routine prenatal genetic testing
...ing a less invasive screening option that includes ultrasound in conjunction with the measurement of certain blood hormones. Invasive techniques involve sampling amniotic fluid that surrounds the baby in the uterus or tissue sampling of the placenta. Sequenom's proprietary Fetal Nucleic Acid Technology, curre...3-D ultrasound identifies women at risk for impending preterm birth
...vely identify women at risk for preterm birth, 3-D ultrasound was used to measure the size of fetal adrenal glan...n families and society. The authors found that the ultrasound measurements could identify a preterm risk of delivery within five days of the measurement. "Our r...Researchers warn milk eliminates cardiovascular health benefits of tea
...ery in the forearm was measured by high resolution ultrasound before and two hours after drinking, with measurements being taken every 15 seconds for up to two minutes a time. Said first author Dr Mario Lorenz, a molecular biologist: "We found that, whereas drinking tea significantly increased the ability of t...