Monthly Archives: November 2017

MICROBUBBLES PLUS ULTRASOUND COULD REPLACE BIOPSY FOR CANCER DETECTION

MICROBUBBLES PLUS ULTRASOUND

A research team led by the Stanford University School of Medicine has confirmed the safety of intravenously-administered microbubbles for ultrasound-guided cancer detection, resulting in optimism for a future of greater diagnostic precision with fewer unnecessary biopsies. The novel study led by Jurgen Willmann MD, a professor of radiology at Stanford, was published online in the Journal […]

BENEFITS OF AN ULTRASOUND IN DETECTING BREAST CANCER

BENEFITS OF AN ULTRASOUND

The increased awareness of breast cancer is an indication that public health awareness campaigns are indeed educating the masses on the risks and early detection and treatment options for the disease. However, it is unfortunate that some messages do not receive adequate attention. Detecting breast cancer One of these messages is that sometimes, an ultrasound […]