MRIs can detect breast tumors
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Magnetic resonance imaging is roiling the field of breast cancer medicine. Currently, mammograms, which use X-rays, are the standard screening tool.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more accurate than mammography, ultrasound or clinical examination in detecting breast cancer in women with a hereditary risk for the disease, a study has found.
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An MRI scan can find extra tumors that mammograms missed in women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer, researchers reported on Saturday.
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MRI scans are far better than mammograms at spotting a type of precancerous growth before it becomes invasive breast cancer, a German researcher said on Sunday.
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A simple blood test could tell doctors which women with breast cancer need more aggressive treatment.
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A computer programme can predict a woman's risk of breast or ovarian cancer with unprecedented accuracy.
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Designed to help doctors detect precancerous cells, a pill-sized camera may someday help diagnose diseases in parts of the body that are hard to reach by conventional means.
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A new technology that counts cancer cells in the blood helps predict the success of breast cancer treatments more quickly and more reliably than established methods, researchers reported yesterday.
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A form of MRI is used to fight pain, and maybe even the cravings of addiction.
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An experimental ultrasound technique that measures how easily breast lumps compress and bounce back could enable doctors to determine instantly whether a woman has cancer or not &#151; without having to do a biopsy.
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Scientists in the United States are developing a screening test for breast cancer that checks a woman's saliva for evidence of the disease to help find tumors early, when they are most treatable.
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NEW YORK  - Improvements in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have led to increased detection of minor brain abnormalities that may worry the patient, but often will never cause any problems, according to study findings reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is better than mammography at detecting additional disease in breast cancer patients, says an Italian study in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
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A study released Tuesday effectively dashed hopes that a new test can accurately detect breast cancer in young, high-risk women. Researchers had hoped the test, known as ductal lavage, could detect cancer in milk ducts before it shows up on mammograms.
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William Sutherling of the Huntington Medical Research Institute demonstrates how to use magnetic imaging to hunt down seizure-causing brain tissue.
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A new technology that counts cancer  cells in the blood helps predict the success of breast cancer  treatments more quickly and more reliably than established  methods, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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TUESDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- A prototype of a hand-held scanner that women can use at home for early detection of breast cancer has been developed by researchers at Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania.