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CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Devicor® Medical Products, Inc. (Devicor), announced today it has signed a distribution agreement with Carbon Medical Technologies, Inc. Under the agreement, Devicor, the parent company of Mammotome®, will have exclusive rights to market a new beta-glucan tissue marker developed by Carbon Medical Technologies. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The new marker will be used in breast biopsies to mark soft...
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that women with breast pain who receive imaging (mammograms, MRIs or ultrasounds) as part of breast pain evaluation, undergo follow-up diagnostic testing, but do not gain benefit from these additional studies. These findings currently appear on-line in Journal of General Internal Medicine. Breast pain is a common breast health complaint, but very few women with breast pain alone have an...
Initial tests show promising results of new ultrasonic screening technique Scientists have successfully completed an initial trial of a new, potentially more reliable, technique for screening breast cancer using ultrasound. The team at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Measurement Institute, working with the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, are now looking to develop the technique into a clinical device. Annually, 46,000 women are diagnosed with...
Transient elastography offers noninvasive diagnostic for detecting sever fibrosis Researchers from the Mayo Clinic confirm that ultrasound-based transient elastography (TE) provides excellent diagnostic accuracy for detecting cirrhosis due to recurrent infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection following liver transplantation. Findings from the study published in the March issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, suggest...
Leading Clinicians Highlight Value of PCA3 Testing at Europe's Largest Urology Event QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - DiagnoCure, Inc. (TSX: CUR), a Quebec life sciences company that develops and commercializes high value cancer diagnostic tests, announced that PROGENSA((R) )PCA3 prostate cancer diagnostic test has been featured in seven presentations by leading professors and researchers at the 27(th) annual European Association of Urology (EAU) congress in Paris....
Based on a study of nearly 2,000 breast cancer patients, researchers at the Swedish Cancer Institute in Seattle say that, in women between the ages of 40 and 49, breast cancers detected by mammography have a better prognosis. The study appears in the March issue of Radiology. "In our study, women aged 40 to 49 whose breast cancer was detected by mammography were easier to treat and had less recurring disease and mortality, because their cancer was found at an earlier stage," said Judith A....
First Urine-Based Molecular Test to Help Determine Need for Repeat Prostate Biopsies Test May Help Reduce Unnecessary Repeat Prostate Biopsies QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - DiagnoCure, Inc. (TSX: CUR), a Quebec life sciences company that develops and commercializes high value cancer diagnostic tests, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gen-Probe's (NASDAQ: GPRO) PROGENSA((R)) PCA3 (Prostate Cancer Antigen 3) assay, the...
Contrary to earlier findings, surgical breast biopsies may not be as overused as previously thought, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Surgical breast biopsies are more invasive than needle biopsies, requiring an incision and the use of general anesthesia. Results from a previous study in 2011 in a surgical journal suggested that surgery is used for 30 percent of breast biopsies, an excessive number. However, in response, the...
DUBLIN, Ohio, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal Health today announced the launch of its new line of standard diagnostic procedure trays designed to help increase efficiencies and minimize waste in acute drainage, biopsy and basic diagnostic procedures. The new trays include the essential clinical supplies needed for each diagnostic procedure, reducing the amount of time clinicians spend organizing supplies for procedures and the amount of waste remaining after them,...
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Veran Medical Technologies announced today that the Company has started initial shipments of its SPiN Drive® electromagnetic navigation platform, an advanced solution that biopsies peripheral Solitary Pulmonary Nodules (SPNs) for the potential early diagnosis of lung cancer. The SPiN Drive system design may improve efficiency and enhance workflow by allowing the physician to never lose or remove navigation at the time of biopsy...
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Sigmoidoscopy is a medical procedure in which the physician is able to visualize the inside walls of the large intestine with a scope placed in the rectum. Only the distal part of the colon, or the sigmoid, is examined as opposed to the entire bowel in a colonoscopy. Reasons for procedure The use of this procedure is mainly for early detection of colorectal cancer, vascular abnormalities or polyps. Studies have shown that this procedure has aided in early detection of colorectal cancer...
The esophagogastroduodenoscopy is a medical diagnostic procedure used in internal medicine to view the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract. This non-invasive procedure is used for many complaints and requires little to no time for recovery from the procedure. Reasons for the Procedure Patients present to their physician with physical complaints. For example, a patient may come into the office and say they have been feeling tired and forgetful. Through many tests and evaluations,...
The Colposcopy is a preventive procedure to identify a possible abnormal cells or tissue on the cervix, vagina and vulva. By illuminating and magnifying the area with a coloscope during the examination, areas of concern can be identified earlier by the colposcopist. The procedure was developed by a German physician Hans Hinselmann in 1925 with the help of Dr. Helmut Wirths. Cause for the Procedure This examination has multiple candidates. If a patient has been a victim of a sexual assault...
Medical inspection is a head to toe exam completed by a physician. This inspection can either be for a well-check or for diagnosis. During this exam several techniques, tools and outside resources may be utilized in order to complete. A systematic approach will give the physician more uniform results that will be more useful for diagnosis and monitoring patient health. Common practice of this inspection will also build a better patient knowledge and relationship. Technique Providers have...
