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• How CT Scans Can Detect Lung Cancer

  
  Peoples-Blog: Mesothelioma & Asbestos Cancer — Authority: 141
  Last year alone 150000 Americans died from lung cancer. CT scans can detect lung cancer at an early stage when it can be treated more easily. www.medical.siemens.com
  15 hours ago

• Patient Factors Mar Accuracy of Multi-Detector CT Scans

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 526
  TUESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) -- A type of computed tomography scan used to detect coronary artery disease can be affected by factors such as a patients ethnicity, height/weight ratio and heart rate, researchers have found. read more
  18 hours ago

• Enzyme necessary for development of healthy immune system

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  Mice without the deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) enzyme have defects in their adaptive immune system, producing very low levels of both T and B lymphocytes, the major players involved in immune response, according to a study by researchers with UCLAs Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
  1 day ago

• What is Dental Tomography?

  
  Yodle Local Articles — Authority: 155
  It can be difficult in some cases to see what is going on deep inside a patient’s mouth, which is why new types of computer imaging can help. Dr. Mark J. Warner, DDS, who owns Mark Warner DDS General Dentistry in Fairfield, California , talks here about dental tomography, and what it can mean for diagnosis of ...
  1 week ago

• Confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope. Spectral-domain OCT. Glaucoma detection.

  
  LASIK Eye Surgery — Authority: 132
  “To evaluate and compare the diagnostic agreement and performance for glaucoma detection between a confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope and a spectral-domain optical coherence tomograph (OCT).” 1 Professor Dennis S C Lam and researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, ...
  1 week ago

• A Mathematical Model of Human Semicircular Canal Geometry: A New Basis for Interpreting Vestibular Physiology

  
  COMD News — Authority: 152
  We report a precise, simple, and accessible method of mathematically measuring and modeling the three-dimensional (3D) geometry of semicircular canals (SCCs) in living humans. Knowledge of this geometry helps understand the development and physiology of SCC stimulation. We developed a framework of robust techniques ...
  2 weeks ago

• Repeat negative CT scan for lung cancer does not encourage ex-smokers to resume the habit

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  PHILADELPHIA -- Assurance of a cancer-free status did not prompt people participating in a long-term computerized tomography (CT) lung-cancer screening program to pick up their cigarettes again, researchers wrote in a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention , a journal of the American ...
  2 weeks ago

• Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease: morphological analysis of the vestibulo-cochlear system

  
  COMD News — Authority: 152
  Conclusion: In agreement with previously published findings, our results demonstrate that Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease (PMD) does not affect the development and morphology of the peripheral vestibulo-cochlear system. Objective: PMD is a consequence of X-linked mutation of the main central nervous system (CNS) myelin ...
  3 weeks ago

• CT imaging taken post avastin may predict survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  HOUSTON - Using routine computed tomography (CT) imaging to analyze form and structural changes to colorectal liver metastasis after bevacizumab and chemotherapy may predict overall survival, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The findings are published in the Dec. 2 ...
  3 weeks ago

• Association of Computed Tomography Morphologic Criteria With Pathologic Response and Survival in Patients Treated With Bevacizumab for Colorectal Liver Metastases [Preliminary Communication]

  
  JAMA — Authority: 488
  Context  The standard criteria used to evaluate tumor response, the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST), were developed to assess tumor shrinkage after cytotoxic chemotherapy and may be limited in assessing response to biologic agents, which have a cytostatic mechanism of action. Objective  To ...
  3 weeks ago

• Cocaine abusers can control cravings

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Cocaine abusers can control their cravings, according to researchers who suggest that new treatments aimed at strengthening inhibitory control could help prevent relapse.The study revealed that when asked to inhibit their response to a “cocaine-cues” video, active cocaine abusers were, on ...
  3 weeks ago

• Severe asymptomatic heart disease may accompany narrowing in leg arteries

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  CHICAGO -- Results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reveal that one in five patients with narrowing or blockage in arteries that supply blood to the legs and other parts of the body also have significant but silent ...
  3 weeks ago

• Brain scan study shows cocaine abusers can control cravings

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  UPTON, NY -- When asked to inhibit their response to a "cocaine-cues" video, active cocaine abusers were, on average, able to suppress activity in brain regions linked to drug craving, according to a new study at the U.S. Department of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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• Scientists gain new understanding of disease-causing bacteria

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  A team of scientists from The Forsyth Institute, the University of Connecticut Health Center, the CDC and the Wadsworth Center, have used state-of-the-art technology to elucidate the molecular architecture of Treponema pallidum, the bacterium which causes syphilis. The previously unknown detailed structure of the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Unindicated CT series result in unnecessary radiation exposure for patients

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  CHICAGO -- A large proportion of patients who undergo abdominal/pelvic computed tomography (CT) receive unindicated and unnecessary additional image acquisition resulting in excess, avoidable radiation exposure, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America ...
  3 weeks ago

• Smart phones allow quick diagnosis of acute appendicitis

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  CHICAGO -- Radiologists can accurately diagnose acute appendicitis from a remote location with the use of a handheld device or mobile phone equipped with special software, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
  3 weeks ago

• Tear film changes. Contact lenses. “The PoLTF did not increase after instillation of artificial tears.”

  
  LASIK Eye Surgery — Authority: 132
  “… dynamic pre- (PLTF) and post-lens (PoLTF) tear film thicknesses using optical coherence tomography (OCT).” 1 Researchers from School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; have presented an article titled: “Ultra-high Resolution Measurement by Optical ...
  3 weeks ago

• Top technology trends for payers

  
  News — Authority: 128
  Health insurers will be keeping close watch on genetic testing and electronic medical records in 2010, according to the first of a planned annual series of reports from research organization ECRI Institute. Rounding out the top seven technology trends that payers should pay attention to in the new year are: Premium CT ...
  4 weeks ago

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