A new combination MRI-ultrasound imaging system can result in fewer biopsies and better treatment decisions for prostate cancer patients. The technology, called UroNav®, fuses images from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with ...
Tags: MRI, PSA blood, Prostate Cancer, aggressive tumor, Loyola
Biomedical engineer Lihong Wang, PhD, and researchers in his lab work with lasers used in photoacoustic imaging for early-cancer detection and a close look at biological tissue. But sometimes there are limitations to what they can do, and ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
A pair of common tests might help colorectal cancer patients who have undergone surgery remain cancer-free, British researchers say. Both a standard CT scan and a blood test known as CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) improved doctors' ...
Breast cancer risk in women may be tied to the rate at which their breast-tissue density changes as they age, a new study suggests. Researchers examined 282 breast cancer patients and 317 women without the disease who underwent both ...
A new test marketed as an alternative to a mammogram for breast cancer detection is not an effective screening TOOL, U.S. health officials say. With the nipple aspirate test, a breast pump collects fluid from a woman's nipple. The fluid ...
Tags: FDA, mammogram, breast cancer detection, nipple aspirate test
CIVCO Medical Solutions, a medical technology company, has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its EX3 stepper, which is used while performing real time planning for low dose rate (LDR) or high dose ...
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Verisante Technology, a provider of cancer detection technology, has entered into an exclusive agreement with Frontière Médicale EUROPE to distribute Verisante Aura in the UK and Ireland. Verisante Aura is meant for the ...
The American Physical Society (APS), IEEE Photonics Society, Laser Institute of America (LIA), Optical Society of America (OSA), Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA) and SPIE have announced the launch of the National ...
Tags: Photonics, Electrical, Electronics
The analysis of DNA mutations in patients with cancer can be carried out without surgery. This is according to new research from AACC's Clinical Chemistry journal, which demonstrated that the plasma of cancer patients also includes ...
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Dune Medical Devices' MarginProbe system, designed for the detection of breast cancer, has obtained premarket approval (PMA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The system is an intra-operative tissue assessment tool which ...
Tags: Dune Medical, FDA Approval, Breast Cancer Detection Device, Medicine
The UK government has provided funds to Endomagnetics to explore the clinical feasibility of applying magnetic sentinel lymph node (SLN) technology for detecting melanoma cancer. The grant is a part of the first round of ...
Tags: UK Fund, Endomagnetics, clinical program, melanoma cancer
ApoCell will present the study abstracts of its circulating tumor cells (CTC) recovery technology at the Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics Conference, which will be held in Dublin, Ireland from 6-9 November 2012. Using a ...
Tags: CTC Recovery Technology, medical study, medical technology
GE Healthcare has purchased U-Systems, a manufacturer of ultrasound products for breast applications. As part of the deal, GE Healthcare will acquire U-Systems' somo v Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) system, designed for screening ...
Tags: GE Healthcare, purchase, U-Systems, ABUS system, clinical study
Ventana Medical Systems, a member of the Roche Group, has launched a new fully-automated staining technique that allows researchers to visualize miRNAs and proteins related to cancer in the same section of tumor tissue. Detection of ...
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Ventana Medical Systems, a member of the Roche Group, has introduced a fully-automated staining technique, which helps researchers to examine miRNAs and proteins related to cancer in the same section of tumor tissue. Detecting miRNAs and ...
Tags: Ventana Medical Systems, miRNAs, proteins related to cancer