Ultrasound elastography may be useful as an adjunct for the challenging task of evaluating thyroid nodules, according to a pair of recent studies.
In the first study, a multicenter trial concluded that combining elastography with grayscale ultrasound and color Doppler offers the potential of improving the characterization of thyroid nodules. Meanwhile, a separate Korean study also [...]

Digital mammography has proved equivalent to film-screen in screening programs for most women, along with being even more accurate than film-screen for women with dense breasts. But the technique can take longer to interpret, which can slow a practice’s workflow and therefore affect its bottom line.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 30 - Tests show that certain MRI machines may demagnetize magnets used in cochlear implants to couple external and implanted components, according to a report in the December issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.
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Researchers in Switzerland have found that patients who undergo MR arthrography temporarily experience the most pain in the affected joints four hours after injection.
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Interactively employing computer-aided detection (CAD) technology while reading mammograms may lead to increased detection of breast masses, according to research from Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in Nijmegen, Netherlands.
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Cardiologists across the U.S. have been so enthralled with CT that they’ve tripled the modality’s installed base of units within cardiology practices in the past two years, according to a new report scheduled for release this month by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division.
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