Contrast agent use improves aortic valve evaluation during echocardiography: Study Medha Baranwal9 March 2023 9:30 AM ISTUSA: A team of US researchers have recommended using a contrast agent to improve the Doppler profile to obtain a more accurate measurement of the...
Existing chest scans may be used for predicting surgical risks: Study Isra Zaman6 March 2023 9:15 AM ISTInstead of special heart scans, physicians can use images of the chest captured months earlier, and for other reasons, to estimate patients’ risk of...
Future flares of ulcerative colitis activity predicted using AI Isra Zaman4 March 2023 10:30 AM ISTUlcerative colitis assessment could be improved after new research shows that an artificial intelligence model could predict flare-ups and...
Does synthetic brain MRI gives superior image quality than conventional MRI? Medha Baranwal3 March 2023 10:00 AM ISTChina: The benefits of synthetic MRI translate into better patient care and, therefore, might replace conventional MRI for evaluating brain health, a...
Ultrasound renal denervation is effective for BP control across hypertension of varying severities: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 March 2023 9:45 AM ISTUSA: Ultrasound renal denervation (uRDN) reduces blood pressure compared with a sham procedure, a recent study has shown. The study appeared in JAMA...
Prostate artery embolization effective long-term treatment for enlarged prostate Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 March 2023 8:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Prostate artery embolization (PAE) provides long-term effectiveness in treating urinary symptoms from an...
New method for image reconstruction in electrical impedance tomography Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTRecently, a team led by Prof. DU Jiangfeng from the Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) developed a...
Non-invasive focused ultrasound treatment significantly reduces symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease: NEJM Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Feb 2023 9:45 AM ISTUSA: A minimally invasive procedure, unilateral pallidal ultrasound ablation, achieved a significant improvement in mobility, tremors and other...
African Americans face higher risk of dialysis graft failure: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli27 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: African American race, compared to all other races, is associated with premature arteriovenous (AV) graft failure in treating advanced kidney...
Pre-operative CT evaluation essential for planning proper pedicle screw placement in AIS patients Dr. Shravani Dali25 Feb 2023 10:45 AM ISTPre-operative CT evaluation is essential for planning proper pedicle screw placement in AIS patients suggests a new study published in the BMC...
O-RADS MRI has high diagnostic performance for characterizing adnexal lesions: Study Medha Baranwal23 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTSwitzerland: The subsequent use of the O-RADS (Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System) MRI lexicon to characterize pelvic MRI findings for...
Is repeated use of MRI contrast agents containing gadolinium safe? Study shed light Medha Baranwal22 Feb 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent study published in Scientific Reports has raised questions about the safety of contrast agents containing gadolinium, used in around 50%...
