Imaging Experts Perform MRI Cardiac Scans By Remote Control (October 25, 2006) -- UCLA radiologists and Siemens Medical Solutions have developed remote-control software that enables an off-site imaging expert to operate a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine via the Internet. ... > full story

Study Identifies Factors Correlated With Cerebral Palsy (October 5, 2006) -- Several factors, including maternal infection during pregnancy, very preterm birth and certain findings on brain MRI scans, were correlated with cerebral palsy, according to a study in the Oct. 4 ... > full story

CADきゃど System Makes Breast MRI More Effective, Efficient (May 19, 2005) -- A computer-aided detection (CADきゃど) system is helping radiologists to more quickly and accurately determine the sizes and locations of cancers found on breast MRI -- information that could change ... > full story

MRI Detects Cancers Missed By Mammography In Breast Cancer Patients (June 4, 2007) -- A unique examination of one treatment center's use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in new breast cancer patients has found MRI to be superior to mammography in finding additional tumors in a ... > full story

New Technology Enhances MRI Capabilities (January 5, 2006) -- Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix have developed a new method that allows technicians to obtain clearer Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans with less sensitivity to patient ... > full story

Screening MRI Allows Detection Of More Breast Cancers In High-risk Women (August 2, 2007) -- Magnetic resonance imaging enables radiologists to accurately identify tumors missed by mammography and ultrasound, according to a multicenter study comparing the three screening methods in women at ... > full story

Software Enhancement Of Breast MRI Scans Help Radiologists Reduce False Positives (June 25, 2007) -- Using commercially available software to enhance breast scans done by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reduces the number of false positive identifications of malignant tumors and the subsequent need ... > full story

MRI Scans Following Heart Attack Could Determine Future Health (March 2, 1998) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart after a heart attack may help determine which patients do well and which ones will later suffer complications such as recurrent heart attack, congestive ... > full story

Unique Type Of MRI Scan Shows Promise In Treating Bipolar Disorder (January 1, 2004) -- A rarely used combination of magnetic fields generated with a conventional MRI scanner immediately and significantly improved the mood of subjects with bipolar disorder, according to researchers at ... > full story

Multiple Views From CT Scans May Improve Diagnosis (June 19, 2005) -- Routinely reformatting computed tomography (CT) scans to view organs from several different directions may help radiologists improve diagnosis, according to new research from Wake Forest University ... > full story

Bone scan -- Bone imaging is a study to visually detect bone abnormalities. Such imaging studies include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray computed tomography (CT) and especially nuclear medicine. In the ... > full article

Hysterectomy -- A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus, usually done by a gynecologist. Hysterectomy may be total (removing the body and cervix of the uterus) or partial (also called ... > full article

CAT scan -- Computed tomography (CT), originally known as computed axial tomography (CAT) and body section roentgenography, is a medical imaging method employing tomography where digital geometry processing is ... > full article

Uterine fibroids -- Uterine fibroids (leiomyomata, singular leiomyoma) are the most common neoplasm in females, and may affect about 25 % of white and 50% of black women during the reproductive years. Fibroids may be ... > full article

Medical ultrasonography -- Medical ultrasonography (sonography) is an ultrasound-based diagnostic imaging technique used to visualize muscles and internal organs, their size, structure and any pathological lesions, making them ... > full article

Interventional radiology -- Interventional Radiology (IR) is a subspecialty of Medical imaging (Radiology) in which minimally invasive procedures are performed using image guidance. Some of these procedures are done for purely ... > full article

Appendicitis -- Appendicitis is a condition characterised by inflammation of the appendix. While mild cases may resolve without treatment, most require removal of the inflamed appendix, either by laparotomy or ... > full article

Mammography -- Mammography is the process of using low-dose X-rays (usually around 0.7 mSv) to examine the human breast. It is used to look for different types of tumors and cysts. Mammography has been proven to ... > full article

Nuclear medicine -- Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicine and medical imaging that uses unsealed radioactive substances in diagnosis and therapy. These substances consist of radionuclides, or pharmaceuticals that ... > full article

Chronic pain -- Chronic pain was originally defined as pain that has lasted 6 months or longer. It is now defined as pain that persists longer than the normal course of time associated with a particular type of ... > full article

Risk: A Practical Guide for Deciding What's Really Safe and What's Really Dangerous in the World Around You
An indispensable and timely guide, Risk is the authority for assessing threats to your health and safety.We continually face new risks in our world. This essential family reference will help you ... > read more

Lung Cancer
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in men, and in women, it has surpassed even breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, in 2001, there will be about 169,500 ... > read more

WHO Classification of Tumours: Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of the Urinary System and Male Genital Organs (World Health Organization Classification of Tumours)
This new volume in the WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumours covers tumours of the kidney, the urinary system, the prostate, the testis and paratesticular tissue and the ... > read more

The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies
For thousands of years, Chinese women have trusted traditional Chinese medicine to help them conceive. A recent medical study found that women who augmented Western fertility treatments with TCM, ... > read more

Belly Laughs: The Naked Truth About Pregnancy and Childbirth
Brimming with the author's signature frankness and humor, a no-holds-barred account of what you can really expect when you're expecting. Oh, the joys of pregnancy! There's the gasiness, ... > read more

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth
What you need to know to have the best birth experience for you.Drawing upon her thirty-plus years of experience, Ina May Gaskin, the nation’s leading midwife, shares the benefits and joys of ... > read more

Inconceivable : A Woman's Triumph over Despair and Statistics
A memoir of hope for the thousands of women struggling with infertility, from one who beat the odds by simply tuning in to her body and tapping her well of sheer determination.At a time when more and ... > read more

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer : How Hormone Balance Can Help Save Your Life
An informative and absorbing read for both medical practitioners and their patients, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Breast Cancer takes aim at "the breast cancer industry" with a barrage of ... > read more

Conquering Infertility: Dr. Alice Domar's Mind/Body Guide to Enhancing Fertility and Coping With Infertility
Infertility is a heartbreaking condition that affects nine million American couples each year. It causes tremendous stress, can trigger debilitating sadness and depression, and can tear a marriage to ... > read more

The Fastest Way To Get Pregnant Naturally
For the millions of couples who want to have a baby, heres the perfect resource to help maximize their chances for a natural conception and get pregnant on their own timetable. Written by an Ob-Gyn ... > read more