Critical Care
Concussion Recovery Time May Take Longer for Men
A study of concussion patients using diffusion tensor imaging found that males took longer to recover after concussion than females did. The study’s findings revealed that DTI can be used as a bias-free approach to predict concussion outcome. More...22 May 2014
![Image: Figure A shows the location and angle of the coronary calcium scan image. Figure B is a coronary calcium scan image showing calcifications in a coronary artery (Photo courtesy of the [US] National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_hospimedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2014-05-21/GMS-123.jpg "Image: Figure A shows the location and angle of the coronary calcium scan image. Figure B is a coronary calcium scan image showing calcifications in a coronary artery (Photo courtesy of the [US] National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute).")
Aspirin Use for Heart Disease Prevention May Benefit Those with Coronary Artery Calcium Deposits
A recent study found that taking aspirin to prevent heart disease benefits individuals with high coronary artery calcium scores but can actually cause damage from bleeding in individuals with low levels of coronary artery calcium. More...21 May 2014
Breath Analysis Provides Same Sensitivity, Twice the Specificity of PET Imaging Identifying Early Lung Cancer
Researchers are using breath analysis to detect the presence of lung cancer. Earlier research indicates that this promising noninvasive application offers the same sensitivity of PET scanning, and has nearly twice the specificity of PET for distinguishing patients with benign lung disease from those with early stage cancer. More...14 May 2014
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