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Surgical Techniques

Radiotherapy Better than Surgery for Some Lung Cancer Patients

After an initial chemotherapy treatment, radiation may be a better choice than surgery for patients with stage IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer, according to new research. More...
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Radiologists More Involved in Orthopedic Surgical Procedures

Not long ago, radiologists just diagnosed and watched their colleagues perform. Today, rapid technical advances have made them ever more important co-players in the treatment process. More...
30 Nov -0001

Probe Detects Breast Cancer Metastasis

High-temperature superconductors may be the answer to a handheld tool for surgeons. They promise to be more accurate, cost-effective, and safer than existing techniques for staging and treating various cancers, including breast cancer. More...
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Image-Guided Treatment Reduces Neck Pain without Significant Risk of Paralysis

In the largest series of patients to date, recent research shows that the translaminar approach to cervical spinal steroid injections can reduce neck pain in 83% of those treated. More...
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Wireless Sensor Monitors Pressure During Endovascular Repair

Placement of a wireless pressure sensor during endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is effective in monitoring pulse pressure in the aneurysmal sac, according to results of a new study. More...
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Prostate Brachytherapy Causes Less Side Effects than Surgery

Men with prostate cancer have a slightly better long-term side-effects profile with radiation seed implants than they do with surgery, according to new research.
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‘Freezing' Kidney Tumors is Effective and Less Costly than Laparoscopic Surgery

A nonsurgical image-guided treatment of kidney tumors--cryoablation--is as effective as the laparoscopic technique in viable candidates.

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