News tagged with fine needle aspiration
Ultrasound can help low-risk patients avoid invasive thyroid biopsy
The prevalence of benign thyroid nodules is high and there are certain ultrasound features, suggesting malignancy, that can help radiologists determine whether or not a biopsy is needed, according to a study performed at ...
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Smartphone app for cancer diagnosis may be on the way
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the US have developed a device that works with a smartphone to diagnose a suspicious lump in a patient and determine within an hour if it is benign or cancerous.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Nanotechnology brings personalized therapy one step closer to reality
A novel technology can make nanoscale protein measurements, which scientists can use in clinical trials to learn how drugs work.
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Risk of infection after ultrasound-guided procedures is low, study suggests
The incidence of serious infection after common ultrasound-guided procedures, such as biopsy, fine-needle aspiration (a form of biopsy) and thoracentesis (procedure involving needle drainage of the chest cavity) is low, according ...
Sep 21, 2010 |
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Endoscopic ultrasound evaluation is associated with improved outcomes in pancreatic cancer patients
A new study has found that endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is associated with improved outcomes in patients with localized pancreatic cancer, possibly due to the detection of earlier cancers and improved stage-appropriate management, ...
Jul 08, 2010 |
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Most patients survive common thyroid cancer regardless of treatment
Individuals with papillary thyroid cancer that has not spread beyond the thyroid gland appear to have favorable outcomes regardless of whether they receive treatment within the first year after diagnosis, according to a report ...
May 17, 2010 |
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Mayo Clinic researcher details next-era advances in use of scopes for cancer detection
Just as cameras and televisions have been reinvented in the last decade with improved optics, sharpness and brightness, so have the tiny imaging scopes that physicians use to peer into the body's nooks and crannies -- its ...
May 04, 2010 |
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Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas in China
Solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is a rare neoplasm with a low malignant potential, usually affecting young women in the second or third decade of life. With widespread availability of high-quality imaging ...
Apr 01, 2010 |
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Office-based ultrasound-guided FNA superior in diagnosing head and neck lesions
Office-based, surgeon-performed, ultrasound-guided, fine needle aspiration (FNA) of head and neck lesions yields a statistically significant higher diagnostic rate compared to the standard palpation technique, indicates new ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Cancer patients want genetic testing to predict metastasis risk
If you had cancer and a genetic test could predict the risk of the tumor spreading aggressively, would you want to know - even if no treatments existed to help you?
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Optical techniques show continued promise in detecting pancreatic cancer
Optical technology developed by a Northwestern University professor of biomedical engineering has been shown to be effective in detecting the presence of pancreatic cancer through analysis of neighboring tissue in the duodenum, ...
Mar 02, 2009 |
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