Study finds reduced sensitivity in low-dose CT scans for pediatric lung nodules
Two lung-nodule computer-aided detection (CAD) systems have demonstrated reduced sensitivity on low- versus standard-dose ...
Scan based on lizard saliva detects rare tumor
A new PET scan reliably detects benign tumors in the pancreas, according to research led by Radboud University Medical Center ...
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A CT woman helps her granddaughter handle life-altering disease. ‘Take the mess and make a message’
I was concerned that the disease would consume her “ and affect ... count is monitored, and has a brain scan annually. Yale New Haven Hospital provides prizes to the children after the ...
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Peak season for legionnaires disease is here: How to stay safe in the garden
Photo / Getty Images From the archives: A timely reminder of the link between potting mixes, soils and composts and legionnaires’ disease, this this story first appeared in the Listener in ...
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Legionnaires’ Disease Reported at Manhattan Federal Building
A public agency with offices at 26 Federal Plaza notified the General Services Administration of a case of Legionnaires’ disease among one of its employees recently, THE CITY and Healthbeat have ...
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Legionellosis alert: The hidden dangers of Legionnaires’ disease
Among the most serious of these illnesses is Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia. Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports between 10,000 to ...
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A CT woman lives with a disease that brings excruciating pain. How blood marrow transplants, gene therapy could help
She keeps traveling even though her sickle cell disease sometimes brings on intense ... $240M+ in projects are unfolding at a CT airport. Here’s how they set stage for future growth.
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Penn researchers are using CT scanning to unlock the secrets of centuries-old basses and string instruments
U-Penn Phd.D student Leening Liu works to align the bass in the CT scanner for. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY ... The patient on the bed wasn’t of flesh and bone, and there was no disease that the machine ...