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Family history of breast cancer may not mean early onset breast cancer
Applying family history-related criteria in an unselected population could result in the screening of many women who will not develop breast cancer at an early age, according to a study published in the July 23 issue of BMC Cancer.
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CCTA is cost-saving for low-risk women—not men
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA)-based triage for patients with low-risk chest pain is modestly more effective than the standard-of-care, and it is also associated with cost-saving in women and low cost-effectiveness ratios in men, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal Roentgenology.
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CT, MR equivalent in ED assessment of myocardial infarct
Cardiac imaging for myocardial infarct size in an emergency department (ED) is constrained by the difficulty of conducting MR or nuclear medicine exams on unstable patients. However, using more widely available multidetector CT technology shows promise as an alternative imaging technique that may provide similar information.
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Telemedicine enables better stroke treatment decisions
A telemedicine program that transmits data from a patient's bedside to stroke specialists, utilizing audio and video technology via the Internet, could positively impact the treatment of stroke patients, according to a study published online this week in Lancet Neurology.
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Medtronic starts U.S. arm of global stent study
Medtronic has initiated the first investigational sites in the United States to participate in PROTECT, the company’s global study comparing the Endeavor and Cypher drug-eluting stents on key safety metrics, including stent thrombosis.
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  • Perceived racial, sexual discrimination affects cancer screening rates
  • Breast CT could be alternative to mammography for mass lesions
  • New MRI contrast agent allows early MS diagnosis in animal models
  • PET/CT, 3T MRI perform equally well in detecting lung cancer staging
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