Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can spare many patients with rectal cancer from invasive surgery that can carry lifelong side effects, new research indicates. That information could be extremely ...

Mark Strand, 68, knew something was wrong when he went in for testing. “I was having daily fevers and low-level fevers,” Strand said. “And the PET scan revealed, in the end, a mass on top of my head.” ...

Katharina Martini with her poster at the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting. Dynamic MRI could better identify emphysema patients likely to benefit from invasive lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), ...

Annually, an estimated 1 million patients undergo heart surgery worldwide. Unfortunately, stroke continues to be a frequent complication of cardiac surgery, with the specific cerebrovascular risk ...

Combined Approach Enables Novel Breast Cancer Locator (BCL) System to Provide Precise Surgical Guidance that Has Been Shown to Significantly Reduce Positive Margin Rate LEBANON, N.H., February 24, ...

A new approach to breast-conserving surgery that simplifies the procedure for women whose breast cancer is too small to be felt has been developed by physicians and engineers. By combining magnetic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MRI appeared more likely to be used for younger patients and those with smaller tumors. Patient age and tumor ...

For patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) that can't be controlled by medications, a minimally invasive laser procedure performed under MRI guidance provides a safe and effective ...

For women whose breast cancer has spread to their lymph nodes, a magnetic resonance imaging scan could replace exploratory surgery as the method for determining whether those women need radiation ...

Case Western Reserve team working toward combining elements to perform first-ever procedure to manage stroke risk for atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients A team of Case Western Reserve University ...