Tag: Ultrasound

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Ultrasound, blood test together may boost liver cancer detection

New York: Earlier detection is important to improving survival of patients with liver cancer, and combining an ultrasound imaging with a blood test can help achieve that, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin. Using ultrasound and a blood test for high alpha fetoprotein (AFP) levels together improves detection of early-stage liver cancer significantly, said the […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Blood test plus ultrasound may boost liver cancer detection

New York: Earlier detection is important to improving survival of patients with liver cancer, and combining an ultrasound imaging with a blood test can help achieve that, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin. Using ultrasound and a blood test for high alpha fetoprotein (AFP) levels together improves detection of early-stage liver cancer significantly, said the […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Health dept officials seal four private ultrasound scan units

Berhampur: The Health and Family Welfare department officials on Saturday sealed at least four privately run ultrasound scan units in Ganjam district for violating the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act. The ultrasound units have been sealed with the recommendation of the National Inspection and Monitoring Committee (NIMC) on PCPNDT, said additional district medical […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
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Private Hospital Raided By Health Department In Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: The Health Department of Odisha government conducted a raid at a city-based private hospital on Saturday. A team led by the joint director of Health Family Welfare Department, Binod Bihari Rath, reportedly inspected different departments of the hospital including the Ultrasound and CT Scan departments. The team verified several documents at the hospital and […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
Ultrasound Has Potential To Damage Novel Coronaviruses: MIT Study
Ultrasound Has Potential To Damage Novel Coronaviruses: MIT Study

Boston: Coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2, may be vulnerable to ultrasound vibrations, within the frequencies used in medical diagnostic imaging, according to a study that used computer simulations. The researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US modelled the mechanical response of the coronaviruses to vibrations across a range of ultrasound frequencies. They found that […]

  • Saturday, 03 April 2021
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