Parts of Duodenoscopes Can Break Off Inside Patients
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Duodenoscopes are getting attention from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after pieces have fallen off and remained in patients’ bodies.Previously, the FDA had expressed concern about duodenoscopes becau…
Learn MoreParts of Intestinal Scope Devices Can Break Off Inside Patients
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A medical device used to diagnose and treat pancreatic and bile duct disease is getting attention from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after pieces have fallen off and remained in patients’ bodies.Previ…
Learn MoreUna nueva tecnología de escáner del seno quizá supere a la mamografía estándar
MARTES, 14 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una tecnología más reciente de escaneo podría detectar más cánceres de mama y reducir la tasa de los temidos falsos positivos, muestra un nuevo estudio de gran tamaño.La tomosíntesis, que ya está disponi…
Learn MoreNew Breast Scanning Technology Might Beat Standard Mammography
TUESDAY, March 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Newer scanning technology may spot more breast cancers and lower the rate of dreaded false positives, a large, new study shows.Now available in a growing number of health care facilities, tomosynthesis uses …
Learn MoreAI Has High Sensitivity for Abnormal Chest Radiographs
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An artificial intelligence (AI) tool has very high sensitivity for abnormal chest radiographs, according to a study published online March 7 in Radiology.Louis L. Plesner, M.D., from Herlev and Gentofte Hos…
Learn MoreAI Improves Detection of Actionable Lung Nodules on Chest Radiographs
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI)-based computer-aided detection (CAD) software improves the detection of actionable lung nodules on chest radiographs, without increased false-referral rates, according to a study p…
Learn MoreHigh-Intensity MRI Can ID Local Recurrence for Musculoskeletal STS
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used at high intensity can detect clinically occult local recurrences (LRs) for musculoskeletal soft-tissue sarcoma (STS), according to a systematic review published online J…
Learn MoreHigh-Intensity MRI Can ID Local Recurrence for Musculoskeletal STS
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used at high intensity can detect clinically occult local recurrences (LRs) for musculoskeletal soft-tissue sarcoma (STS), according to a systematic review published online J…
Learn MoreMRI Might Boost Cancer Detection for Women With Dense Breasts
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of women have dense breast tissue, which can be a double whammy on their odds for breast cancer.Not only are dense breasts a risk factor for cancer, but this glandular and fibrous connective tissue …
Learn MoreNSCLC Survival Improved With FDG PET/CT Imaging Before Radiation Therapy
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Almost half of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are not being imaged in accordance with national guidelines prior to subsequent radiation therapy, according to a study recently published in the …
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