MRI doubles the sensitivity for high-grade DCIS.
CHICAGO -- Magnetic resonance imaging is more sensitive than is mammography in diagnosing ductal carcinoma, particularly in women with high-grade breast lesions, according to a report at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. "MRI doubled the sensitivity for the diagnosis of high-grade ductal...

fMRI study: Giuliani in '08.
In anticipation of the 2008 presidential election, researchers recently performed functional magnetic resonance imaging on the brains of 20 likely voters as they viewed videos and pictures of different 2008 presidential candidates. In a letter to the New York Times, investigators reported that initial activity in the amygdala at...

Accuracy of MRCP compared with ERCP in the diagnosis of bile duct disorders.
Abstract Aim. To determine the accuracy of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) compared with the gold standard endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the diagnosis of bile duct disorders at Universitas Hospital, University of the Free State (UFS), Bloemfontein. Patients and methods. Fifty-two patients with suspected pancreatobiliary...

Rotator cuff fatigue and glenohumeral kinematics in participants without shoulder dysfunction.
Context: Researchers have established that superior migration of the humeral head increases after fatigue of the rotator cuff muscles. In these studies, the investigators used imaging techniques to assess migration of the humeral head during statically held shoulder positions. Their results may not represent the amount of superior humeral...

A battle royale: steady growth in the medical device sector prompts fierce competition between US states for business.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The question almost always came up--like clockwork. It would come up as William W. Wells was discussing funding or his startup medical technology firm, ViewRay Inc. And it would be posed by investors who were considering financing the development of the company's medical imaging device....

Features in tubercular meningoencephalitis diagnosis: 18 childhood cases.
Abstract: The aim of this research is to illustrate clinical and instrumental features of central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB) in childhood in order to allow prompt diagnosis and adequate patient management. TB remains one of the most important communicable diseases and represents a major global health problem. Although pulmonary...

MRI features of disseminated 'drop metastases'.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) seeding, with the resultant formation of spinal intradural 'drop metastases', is a well-known mode of dissemination for many intracranial neoplasms. This form of spread is encountered more frequently in paediatric patients than in adults. This manner of tumour spread is most commonly...

Bleomycin plasma spill-over levels in paediatric patients undergoing intralesional injection for the treatment of haemangiomas.
To the Editor: Haemangiomas are the most common tumours of infancy. (1) Although most are symptomless, some cause serious complications related to their anatomical location or biological behaviour and therefore require treatment. (2) The beneficial effect of intralesional bleomycin infiltration (IBI) in the treatment of haemangiomas has been reported....

Hemifacial spasm.
[FIGURE OMITTED] Hemifacial spasm is a syndrome involving involuntary contraction of the muscles that are innervated by the ipsilateral facial nerve. It is important to distinguish this process from other types of facial spasm, such as psychogenic facial spasm, facial tic, facial myokymia, blepharospasm, and tardive dyskinesia....

Mapping metaphor: this is your brain on figurative language.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Children may not understand political alliances or intellectual argumentation, but they surely understand rubber bands and fistfights."--Steven Pinker, from The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature (Viking, 2007). SOMETIMES A CIGAR is just a cigar. Then again, mischief is...