MRI more sensitive and cost effective compared to CT scan in stroke patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Oct 2019 7:30 PM ISTUSA: Using Magnetic resonance imaging as the first scan over CT for suspected stroke leads to better outcomes and also saves money by overcoming the...
CT lung cancer screening useful and cost effective even in elderly, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal6 Nov 2019 7:30 PM ISTUSA: CT lung cancer screening is cost-effective even at the oldest upper age limits, reveals a cost-analysis of well-established guidelines on the...
Anticholinergic toxicity due to accidental ingestion of Brugmansia suaveolens leaves : a report Hina Zahid7 Nov 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr K. P. Jayawickreme at Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka and colleagues have reported a rare case of...
Five practices in pediatric surgery that need to be questioned: AAP Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli10 Nov 2019 7:25 PM ISTThere are certain practices which are followed by the medical fraternity as a matter of habit and ritual and must be dropped with the passage of time....
Perfusion CT scan may predict response to therapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma Deepanjana Sarkar7 Aug 2019 7:05 PM ISTPerfusion computed tomography (CT) scan may be useful in predicting the histopathologic response to therapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma,...
Fourfold rise in CT scan rates in pregnant women, finds a study Deepanjana Sarkar29 July 2019 7:10 PM ISTThe computed tomography (CT) scan rates in the U.S has remarkably increased in the past two decades. According to a new study, there is a fourfold...
MR spectroscopy aided test may replace CT in diagnosis of early Lung Cancer Deepanjana Sarkar23 July 2019 7:20 PM ISTU.S scientists have developed Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy aided cheap metabolic test for early lung cancer detection which may replace Computed...
18F-FDG pet/ct efficient in early diagnosis of TB, may assist better treatment outcomes, says a study Deepanjana Sarkar30 Jun 2019 7:05 PM ISTTuberculosis (TB) is amongst the top 10 diseases in the world which leads to high rates of morbidity, mortality and an increased risk of transmission...
CT scan detects 100 undigested tapioca pearls in teen's abdomen: Case report Deepanjana Sarkar14 Jun 2019 6:00 PM ISTThe case of a teenage girl with 100 of tapioca pearls piled up in her abdomen has gone viral on social media. The teen's abdomen was lined with bubble...
New imaging technique may easily predict fracture risk Vinay Singh singh2 Dec 2018 8:10 PM ISTBoston: Now fracture risk can be easily predicted through high-resolution peripheral computed tomography (HR-pQCT).The study which appeared in Lancet...
Imaging in hemoptysis patients Latest Guideline by KSTR Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Sept 2018 7:03 PM ISTThe Korean Society of Radiology and the Korean Society of Thoracic Radiology KSTR have proposed a new clinical imaging guideline for adult patients...
Tamsulosin not useful in expulsion of small Ureteral Stones : JAMA Vinay Singh singh25 Jun 2018 7:10 PM ISTThe use of tamsulosin for symptomatic ureteral stones smaller than 9 mm does not significantly increase the stone passage rate, according to a study...
