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Innovative Imaging Helps Detect Angiogenesis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

Narrow-band imaging could visualize angiogenesis in chronic inflammatory disorders, and may represent the first step in developing a therapeutic approach to blocking it. More...
02 Jun 2010

Nanoparticles May Help Surgeons by Tagging Brain Tumors

Researchers have developed a way to enhance how brain tumors appear on MRI scans and during surgery, making the tumors easier for surgeons to identify and remove. More...
01 Jun 2010

Estrogen-Lowering Drugs Minimize Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients

Giving estrogen-lowering drugs to breast cancer patients increases the likelihood that they could undergo breast-conservation surgery, instead of mastectomy, according to a new study. More...
01 Jun 2010

Templates Provide Greater Accuracy for Orthopedic Surgeons

An innovative technique helps orthopedic surgeons customize artificial knee implants and align the knee joint properly, thus reducing the need for future revision surgeries. More...
27 May 2010
Image: The Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Therapy (Photo courtesy Medtronic).

Transcatheter Valve Delays the Need for Open-Heart Surgery

An innovative transcatheter pulmonary valve offers optimal hemodynamics for patients with congenital heart defects, reducing the need for multiple open-heart surgeries while they grow. More...
26 May 2010
The Remote Catheter Manipulation System - remote control shown in inset (photo courtesy Catheter Robotics).

First Remote Heart Operation Carried Out Using a Robotic Arm

A pioneering robotics system has been used for the first time worldwide in a heart rhythm-treatment procedure conducted from a remote control center in a catherization lab. More...
25 May 2010

Safer Alternative to Refractive Laser Eye Surgery?

Insertion of phakic intraocular lenses, a new procedure for correcting shortsightedness, could be safer than excimer laser refractive surgery, according to a new study. More...
25 May 2010
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