News tagged with diagnostic screening

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.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cancer screening simplified

Current cervical cancer screening is time consuming and expensive, but now new breakthrough technology developed by European researchers should allow large-range screening by non-medical personnel with almost ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Computer-aided detection is increasingly being used in screening and diagnostic mammography

The use of computer-aided detection (CAD) is increasing, in both screening and diagnostic mammography, according to a study in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. CAD software systems highli ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How to make negative services less unpleasant for consumers

Service quality beliefs are usually positively related to customer satisfaction - the higher the perceived service quality, the higher the customer's satisfaction. However, an article published in the August issue of the ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cystic fibrosis testing -- next steps

Three reports describing advances in cystic fibrosis genetic testing appear in the May 2009 issue of The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gene fusion discovery may lead to improved prostate cancer test

A newly discovered gene fusion is highly expressed in a subset of prostate cancers, according to a study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College. The findings, reported in the April 1 issue of Cancer Research, may le ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0