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Oncology & Cancer

Targeted radiation offers promise in patients with metastasized small cell lung cancer to the brain

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham trialed stereotactic (targeted) brain-directed radiation in 100 patients with small cell lung cancer and brain metastases, finding they experienced positive outcomes ...

Cardiology

Temporal and noise-resilient techniques for refined cardiovascular diagnostic imaging

Cardiovascular diseases are a leading health concern in Hong Kong, prompting many to undergo regular heart check-ups for their early detection and management. Echocardiography, a key diagnostic imaging tool, plays a crucial ...

Radiology & Imaging

AI helps radiologists spot more lesions in mammograms

Artificial intelligence (AI) improves breast cancer detection accuracy for radiologists when reading screening mammograms, helping them devote more of their attention to suspicious areas, according to a study published in ...

Health

Survey finds some confusion over mammogram guidelines

Mammograms can find cancer early before symptoms appear. Regular screening decreases the risk of dying from breast cancer. But a recent survey question by the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that some Americans appear ...

Radiology & Imaging

AI performs virtual tissue staining at super-resolution

Traditional histopathology, crucial for disease diagnosis, relies on chemically staining tissue samples to highlight cellular structures for microscopic examination by pathologists. This labor-intensive "histochemical staining" ...

Oncology & Cancer

Breast cancer incidence trends vary by age

Breast cancer incidence trends differ by age, even among older women, particularly by race and ethnicity and stage at diagnosis, according to a study published online June 24 in JAMA Network Open.

Oncology & Cancer

AI matches doctors in mapping lung tumors for radiation therapy

In radiation therapy, precision can save lives. Oncologists must carefully map the size and location of a tumor before delivering high-dose radiation to destroy cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. But this process, ...

Inflammatory disorders

PET scans uncover smoldering inflammation in MS patients

A new study from Brigham and Women's Hospital suggests that positron emission tomography (PET) brain scans could reveal hidden inflammation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are being treated with highly-effective ...

Radiology & Imaging

Advancing high-resolution ultrasound imaging with deep learning

Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology have developed a new technique to make ultrasound localization microscopy, an emerging diagnostic tool used for high-resolution microvascular imaging, ...

Oncology & Cancer

AI software could advance voice box cancer treatment

Artificial intelligence has been found to improve the outcome of patients with voice box cancer, which is a step closer to personalized treatment, new research has revealed.

Radiology & Imaging

New AI method captures uncertainty in medical images

In biomedicine, segmentation involves annotating pixels from an important structure in a medical image, like an organ or cell. Artificial intelligence models can help clinicians by highlighting pixels that may show signs ...

Oncology & Cancer

Researchers review use of MRI to identify brain cancer biomarkers

Researchers from the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (BMEIS) have published a systematic review in Neuro-Oncology Advances exploring the use of MRI imaging techniques to identify non-invasive biomarkers ...

Cardiology

Novel CT exam reduces need for invasive artery treatment

A new study shows that a non-invasive imaging test can help identify patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing who need a revascularization procedure. The findings were published as a Special Report in Radiology: ...

Radiology & Imaging

AI-assisted breast-cancer screening may reduce unnecessary testing

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to supplement radiologists' evaluations of mammograms may improve breast-cancer screening by reducing false positives without missing cases of cancer, according to a study by researchers ...

Oncology & Cancer

Integration of MRI screening beneficial for prostate cancer

Integrating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) into prostate cancer (PCa) screening is associated with a reduction in unnecessary biopsies and overdiagnosis of insignificant disease, according to a review published online April ...

Radiology & Imaging

World's most powerful MRI scans first images of human brain

The world's most powerful MRI scanner has delivered its first images of human brains, reaching a new level of precision that is hoped will shed more light on our mysterious minds—and the illnesses that haunt them.