News tagged with breast imaging
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Bismuth nanoparticles provide high fidelity images of breast tumors
By combining a nanoparticle that is readily visible in X-ray computed tomography (CT) scans with a molecule that targets tumor lymph vessels and other tumor tissues, a research team from the University of California, San ...
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Jan 20, 2012 |
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A better imaging agent for heart disease and breast cancer
Scientists are reporting development of a process for producing large quantities of a much-needed new imaging agent for computed tomography (CT) scans in heart disease, breast cancer and other diseases, and the first evidence ...
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Apr 27, 2011 |
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U-M develops a potential 'game changer' for pathologists
Ulysses Balis, M.D., clicks a mouse to identify a helicopter in a satellite photo of Baghdad, Iraq. With another click, an algorithm that he and his team designed picks out three more choppers without highlighting any of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Microbubble ultrasound and breast biopsies
Using "microbubbles" and ultrasound can mean more targeted breast biopsies for patients with early breast cancer, helping to determine treatment and possibly saving those patients from undergoing a second breast cancer surgery, ...
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Repeat MRI screening for breast cancer results in fewer false positives
MRI screening for breast cancer delivers consistent rates of cancer detection and fewer false-positive results over time, according to a new study published online and in the April print edition of Radiology.
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Tracking therapeutic nanoparticles that target breast tumors
Researchers at Rice University, collaborating with investigators at the Baylor College of Medicine, have used two different types of imaging technologies to track the delivery of a therapeutic nanoparticle to breast tumors. ...
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Dec 17, 2010 |
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Breast CT imaging system marches forward as pain-free tool to aid mammograms
While questions persist about the best ways to detect breast cancer early, a CT imaging system developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center and first unveiled five years ago is in a better position today to enter ...
Dec 03, 2010 |
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Expert panel addresses safety in medical imaging
An expert panel convened today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) to discuss medical imaging appropriateness, ionizing radiation from imaging procedures and efforts under way to curb ...
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Breast cancer detection improved with image processing
Siemens researchers in Portugal hope to detect breast cancer more reliably in the future using a new statistical detection method. The digital image processing technique reveals tiny calcium deposits in the ...
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Maj. of comm. facilities performing breast MRI exams meet ACRIN and EUSOBI technical requirements
An overwhelming majority of Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) facilities performing breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the U.S. are up-to-par with American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) and ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Image-guided breast cancer therapy enabled by nanodrug
By combining an iron oxide nanoparticle, a tumor-targeting peptide, and a therapeutic nucleic acid into one construct, a team of investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have created ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Prostate cancer detected with help from optical imaging system
Hanli Liu, a University of Texas at Arlington bioengineering professor, has landed a three-year, $958,660 grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate a minimally invasive way to screen for and diagnose prostate ...
Oct 06, 2010 |
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70 percent of women likely to experience sexual problems after breast cancer
A new study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine looked at whether women were more likely to experience sexual problems after breast cancer. The results showed that 70% of women were facing sexual function problems approx ...
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Better marker for breast cancer may reduce need for second surgeries
A new material could help surgeons more accurately locate breast cancers, reduce the need for second surgeries and minimize pre-surgical discomfort for patients. Microscopic gas-filled spheres of silica, a ...
Sep 19, 2010 |
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New nuclear breast imaging technologies associated with higher cancer risks
Some nuclear-based breast imaging exams may increase a woman's risk of developing radiation-induced cancer, according to a special report appearing online and in the October issue of Radiology. However, the radiation dose a ...
Aug 24, 2010 |
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