(Radiology Review) For patients with mammographically occult breast lesions, an additional lesion marker placed at needle localization may enable immediate confirmation of lesion excision, according to radiologists at New York University School of Medicine in New York City.
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Ultrasound can be a useful triage tool for evaluating soft-tissue masses, according to research from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Leeds, U.K.
“Ultrasound is a cost-effective, accurate, and accessible method for the triage of soft-tissue masses, directing patients to the most appropriate management pathway,” said Richard Robinson. He presented the research during a scientific session [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 10 - Transcranial Doppler (TCD) screening of children with sickle cell disease and treatment of those at high risk can markedly reduce the stroke rate in this patient population, according to study findings presented at the American Society of Hematology annual meeting in San Francisco.
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CHICAGO - An ultrasound-guided technique appears to provide long-term, near sequelae-free relief to patients suffering from chronic, debilitating plantar fasciitis, researchers reported at the 2008 RSNA annual meeting in Chicago.
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Although mammography has long been the gold standard for breast cancer screening, it does have limitations for women with dense breast tissue, with some studies reporting its sensitivity to be less than 50%. Clinicians continue to explore other imaging techniques for this subset of women, including nuclear medicine. In fact, single-head cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) [...]
Small, portable ultrasound units can play a valuable role in improving access to imaging technology in developing nations, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
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