Diagnostics 

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  • Cancer scan uses radar technology

    The new system uses radio waves, unlike conventional mammograms The first breast screening system to use safe radio waves rather than radiation-producing X-rays is being successfully trialled.

    BBC News (Diagnostics) - Thu, 13 November 2008
    http://news.bbc.co.uk

  • Novel tool for diagnosis of parasitic diseases

    Swedish and Finnish scientists have created a novel tool to observe and identify parasites with virtual microscopy on the Internet: a web-based system to diagnose parasite caused diseases, such as amebiasis and malaria.

    Karolinska Institutet (Diagnostics) - Thu, 30 October 2008
    http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=130&l=en

  • Single Reading with Computer-Aided Detection for Screening Mammography

    This large trial of methods used for the evaluation of screening mammograms compared the rate of detection of breast cancer achieved by the use of two readers for each mammogram with that of a single reader using computer-aided detection.

    New England Journal of Medicine (Diagnostics) - Thu, 16 October 2008
    http://www.nejm.org

  • Study Adds Weight to Virtual Colonoscopy for Average-Risk Patients

    Virtual colonoscopy, or computed tomographic (CT) colonography, is about as effective as traditional colonoscopy in finding colorectal cancer and large polyps.

    American Cancer Society (Diagnostics) - Wed, 1 October 2008
    http://www.cancer.org/

  • Ultrasonography Plus Mammography for Screening

    Mammography decreases mortality for breast cancer of 15-20%, but ultrasonography is capable to reveal tumours that can escape to X-ray (above all in very dense breasts, which are already themselves at a greater cancer risk).

    MedNews (Diagnostics) - Wed, 17 September 2008
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Screening for carotid arteries stenosis

    The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) periodically releases some updates on screening guidelines.

    MedNews (Diagnostics) - Mon, 7 July 2008
    http://mn.medsurfnews.com/

  • Higher-risk people are shunning colon cancer screens

    It is difficult to make colon cancer screening effective: many of the people who would probably have benefited most from the survey opted not to take part.

    Karolinska Institutet (Diagnostics) - Thu, 29 May 2008
    http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=130&l=en

  • Study into health impact of MRI

    Experts are to investigate whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners can damage health.

    BBC News (Diagnostics) - Thu, 22 May 2008
    http://news.bbc.co.uk

  • Multislice CT scans can detect pulmonary embolisms without ultrasonography of the leg

    Using a combination of D-dimer detection with a multislice CT scan (MSCT) to detect pulmonary embolism (PE) is as effective as using both these techniques in combination with leg ultrasonography.

    The Lancet (Diagnostics) - Wed, 23 April 2008
    http://www.thelancet.com

  • NICE issues guidance on the use of structural neuroimaging in first episode psychosis

    In guidance, NICE is not recommending the use of structural neuroimaging techniques (either magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] or computed axial tomography [CT] scanning) as a routine part of the initial investigations for the management of first-episode psychosis.

    National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Diagnostics) - Wed, 5 March 2008
    http://www.nice.org.uk
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