Tag: Diagnosis and treatment

May 9, 2018

Adding photoacoustic imaging to some robotic surgery procedures may reduce the number of injuries that inadvertently occur, according to a recent study in the Journal of Medical Imaging. The research specifically looked at hysterectomies and potential damage to the ureter […]

May 7, 2018

Imaging studies that identify suspicious lesions in women’s breasts often lead to biopsies, even in cases that are only minimally suspicious. These tests to rule out false positives can cause needless anxiety and risks to their health. But combining the […]

March 23, 2018

By combining clinical data from electronic health records with genetic sequencing, Geisinger is making anticipatory medicine—the prevention of early-onset cancer and cardiovascular events—a reality for its patients who are at high risk for these inherited diseases. Geisinger executives contend that […]

March 22, 2018

The Mayo Clinic is using imaging on a regular basis, creating point-of-care 3D anatomical models to aid physicians so frequently that 3D printing has become a regular component of patient treatment. Point-of-care manufacturing is a technology that enables the process […]

March 20, 2018

Interventional radiologists at Stanford University Medical Center are using visualization software from EchoPixel that turns 2D CT scans into 3D images so they can virtually view patents’ unique arterial anatomy to help them prepare for endovascular repair of splenic artery […]

March 16, 2018

A new electronic health record data mining technique developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has found that undiagnosed genetic diseases may be more prevalent in the general population than previously assumed. Researchers mapped the clinical features of more […]

March 15, 2018

Researchers at Emory and Northwestern universities have developed artificial intelligence software that can predict the survival of patients diagnosed with glioma, a deadly form of brain tumor, by analyzing digital images of tissue biopsies. Being able to predict the course […]

March 12, 2018

Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic are developing a computerized tissue imaging capability that uses predictive analytics to potentially help identify which lung cancer patients are likely to experience an earlier recurrence of the disease. The National Cancer […]

February 9, 2018

The Department of Veterans Affairs is using electronic health record data to assess the quality of care for patients who have experienced a transient ischemic attack, or mini-stroke, effectively replacing labor-intensive and expensive manual chart reviews, the current gold standard […]

January 25, 2018

A trial conducted at 38 U.S. medical centers shows that a brain scanning method—called perfusion imaging—is able to help identify more patients who are eligible for emergency stroke treatment later than was previously considered possible. Thrombectomy, the physical removal of […]

January 24, 2018

A new smartphone app enables patients to send images of their surgical wounds from home to allow clinicians to monitor them for infections, which are a leading cause of hospital readmission after an operation. The iOS app, called WoundCare, is […]

January 23, 2018

While the problem of diagnostic errors is widespread in medicine, with an estimated 12 million Americans affected annually, a new approach to quantifying and monitoring these errors has the potential to prevent serious patient injuries, including disability or death. “The […]

January 16, 2018

The Food and Drug Administration last week issued new guidance urging healthcare providers to “child size” the radiation dose when conducting medical imaging exams on children. “The level of ionizing radiation from X-ray imaging is generally very low, but can […]

December 22, 2017

Using a smartphone and Fitbit device, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy were able to be remotely monitored in real time by their physicians in order to better detect severe or worsening symptoms from the treatment and to intervene earlier between clinic […]

December 8, 2017

Some leading healthcare organizations are beginning to apply deep learning to research efforts intended to help radiological initiatives to better diagnose diseases. Deep learning is a subset of artificial intelligence and is used by researchers to help solve many big […]

November 14, 2017

Getting blood drawn can be a harrowing experience for kids. To distract them during the procedure, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is using virtual reality technology to better manage their perception of acute pain, anxiety and general distress. Researchers at Children’s […]

November 3, 2017

Ovarian cancer is difficult to diagnose, particularly in its early stages, when survival rates are much higher. Because there is no consistently reliable screening test to detect ovarian cancer, most women are diagnosed with the disease when it’s in an […]

October 31, 2017

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a machine learning algorithm that accurately predicts the efficacy of cancer drugs and are making it freely available to the open source community in the hope of generating further medical breakthroughs. […]

October 12, 2017

A team of researchers led by the University of Texas at Austin has developed a new, fully automatic method that combines biophysical models of tumor growth with machine learning algorithms to automatically identify brain tumors. Researchers are using supercomputers at […]