Minimally invasive musculoskeletal ultrasound provides a fast, accurate diagnosis of rheumatic diseases — plus better measurement of treatment success, reduced procedural pain, and improved patient satisfaction.

“With so many people affected by rheumatic diseases, including arthritis, a diagnostic tool such as MSUS that is minimally invasive and with little risk to patients is an important tool for rheumatologists,” said Tim McAlindon, MD, of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Mass., lead researcher for a study published online in Arthritis Care Research.

Flexibility thanks to dicomPACS MobileView: Mobile freedom anywhere, anytime

A web-based viewer with all the important functions for mobile image viewing – that’s dicomPACS®MobileView. The mobile viewer offers physicians and nursing care staff mobile freedom not only when working in a clinic or practice but anywhere and anytime, operating on platform-independent viewing. It is designed both for mobile terminals like the iPad as well as for network PCs. Mobile use is as intuitive as using an app.

Breast cancer is the most common female cancer in the U.S., and the main cause of death in women ages 40-59, according to UptoDate, an information service for clinical physicians. Over a lifetime, 1 in 8 women in the U.S. is expected to develop breast cancer. Despite great strides in survival, there is trauma associated not only with the disease, but also with its treatment. Many women want to avoid a full mastectomy, but...

By Yoon Ja-young

Since the adoption of x-rays, diagnostic imaging technology has made one of the biggest contributions in the history of medicine. The key concern of diagnostic imaging companies today is lowering radiation doses and substituting for biopsies.

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Published on Wednesday, 24 October 2012 09:17

Written by Huffingtonpost

SEATTLE, Oct. 22 (UPI) — For women ages 30-39 with symptoms of possible breast cancer, ultrasound is a superior diagnostic tool to mammography, U.S. researchers say.

In what’s being touted as the largest analysis of breast cancer screening methods for women under the age of 40, researchers at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCAA) and University of Washington put mammography and ultrasounds to the test.

By Our Moreh Correspondent

MOREH, October 20: The two day district mobile medical unit health camp organized by the BPMU, Primary Health Centre, Moreh concluded today. The two day health camp was sponsored by the District Health Society. The medical camp was attended by the people of around 13 villages.

Israeli medical device firm InSightec Ltd. said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration expanded the indications for its MRI-guided focused ultrasound system so it can now be used to relieve pain in patients whose cancer has metastasized and traveled to the bone.

Stroke Detection Plus, a mobile ultrasound service that specializes in preventative health screenings throughout the Midwest, will be conducting stroke and vascular screenings in Austin on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Hy-Vee, 1001 18th Ave. NW.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound and pre-contrast imaging increased detection of prostate cancer, but the addition of dutasteride to these imaging techniques did not increase detection, according to study results.

The FDA has approved the first ultrasound device for use in combination with standard mammography in women with dense breast tissue who have a negative mammogram and no symptoms of breast cancer. The somo-V Automated Breast Ultrasound System (ABUS), marketed by U-Systems Inc. (Sunnyvale, California), is approved for use in women who have not had previous surgery, biopsy, or other invasive procedures in the breast, as such interventions might alter the appearance of breast tissue on a sonogram.

‘Ultrasound’ rises from ashes ‘Most underrated band of 1990s’

DURHAM, England (Reuters) – Rock and roll is full of cautionary tales – of excess, break-ups and missed opportunities.

Horses are long-day seasonal breeders. The natural reproductive period coincides with the light-filled days between May and September, when the environment is optimal for the survival of offspring. However, the universal birthday for some horse breeds, like Thoroughbreds, is January 1. This creates a demand for early foals in order to produce mature yearlings and 2-year-old racehorses.

I felt that way the first time around and avoided them. However, I was measuring big and in the third trimester my MW ordered one. Based on that, they changed my dates a whole month, moving my due date from June 25 to late May. They were wrong, but the result was that I had to have antenatal testing for 5 weeks (2 US a week to check fluid, all fine) while we waited for me to go into labor and then I got pressured into inducing (with acupuncture, but it was effective)… I had a 36 hour labor with horrendous trauma and tearing, and she was not a minute over due. I didn’t get my birth center...

As more medical-related mobile applications become available to consumers, the Food and Drug Administration is making sure the most high-risk apps are safe to use.

Last year, the FDA proposed a policy to test apps with “very high-risk interventions” that could lead to unintended consequences.

The phase 1 clinical trial has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and is expected to enroll 30 subjects with medication-resistant Parkinson’s disease. The subjects will undergo an investigational procedure using focused sound waves delivered within a magnetic resonance scanner to target a small area deep in the brain. Unlike traditional...

We have all had “that moment” when you first look at a medical bill, but one Amherst business owner says that he has an alternative with his services.