Medical Imaging Week

Nara Medical University, Japan - Stent patency in patients with large-diameter coronary stents can be assessed with MSCT

New York University - Researchers from the United States, Germany and India describe findings in surgery studies

Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway - Researchers from Norway, the South Korea and the United Kingdom report recent findings in imaging

Oregon Health Sciences University, U.S. - Cochlear Nucleus 24 Device imaging may not require removal of internal magnet

Oregon Weight Loss Surgery - Study finds significant surgical benefits of LAP-BAND procedure over laparoscopic gastric bypass

Ospedale R Silvestrini, Perugia, Italy - Researchers from Italy and Canada provide details of new studies and findings in the area of hypertension

Ospedali del Tigullio, Lavagna - Findings from Italy, Germany and the United States advance knowledge in cardiology research

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh - Data from India, Turkey and France advance knowledge in hypertension research

Poznan University of Medical Sciences - New data from Poland, Canada and the United States lluminates research in cardiology

Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen - Researchers from the United States, Brazil and People's Republic of China provide details of new studies and findings in the area of oral cancer

Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark - Right ventricular volume dysfunction not a major clinical problem in HAART-treated patients

Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia - Major aortopulmonary collateral arteries of selected patients are dilated bronchial arteries

Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia - Colorectal neoplasia screening test choice does not improve participation

RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany - MRI of coronary vessel walls with radial k-space sampling showed fewer motion artifacts

Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo - New findings in surgery described from Japan and Germany

Seoul National University, South Korea - Distal gastrectomy laparoscopy-assisted is compared to open distal gastrectomy

Southern Yangze University, China - Chromatographic fingerprint of herbal preparations of Shuang-Huang-Lian liquid has been developed

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, U.S. - Pediatric hepatic malignancies managed with FDG PET, but more studies are needed

State University of New York Upstate Medical University - Reports from the United States and Japan describe recent advances in diabetes research

State University of New York, U.S. - Imaging agents for potential glucocorticoid receptor PET imaging are synthesized

Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul - Research from South Korea, United Kingdom and Denmark in rectal cancer provides new insights

Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea - Cervical cancer treatment with intensity-modulated radiation therapy discussed

Surgical Weight Control Center, Las Vegas, U.S. - New findings from the United States, Greece and Spain in the area of obesity described

Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, Japan - Schizophrenia-involved hypofrontality is a chronically developed feature

Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan - Brain tumor margins delineated using intraoperative sononavigation

Toyohashi Heart Center - New data from Japan and the United States lluminates research in imaging

Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, U.S. - In vitro fertilization pregnancy outcomes are improved by adjuvant therapy

Tsing Hua University, Beijing - Researchers' work from the People's Republic of China, Israel and Ireland adds to biomedical engineering body of knowledge

Tunghai University, Taiwan - Hepatic tumor diagnosis by texture analysis in nonenhanced computed tomography images evaluated

Tzu Chi University, Hualien - New findings from Taiwan, Greece and the United States in the area of diabetes detailed

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Studies from the United States advance knowledge in aspergillosis research

University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany - Radiofrequency ablation in children affords high success rate, time savings, few complications

University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland - Blood flow in aortic aneurysm after stent-graft implant is illuminated by fluid dynamics

University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, U.S. - Total hip replacement stem that is low-modulus composite demonstrates successful implantation

University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands - Researchers' findings from Netherlands and United States advance lung cancer research

University of Alberta, Canada - Strategies to reduce risk of contrast nephropathy are reviewed

University of Baghdad, Iraq - Heart murmur diagnoses in Iraqi children by physician and by echocardiography were compared

University of Cagliari, Italy - Glottic cancer is effectively treated with CO₂ laser endoscopic surgery

University of California, Davis - Recent findings in breast cancer described by researchers from the United States and Italy

University of California, U.S. - Esophageal cancer staged by number of malignant regional lymph nodes

University of California, U.S. - Reports from the United States, Japan and South Korea describe recent advances in cancer treatment research

University of Chile, Chile - Polycystic ovary morphology in women with type 1 diabetes may be related to insulin therapy

University of Firenze, Italy - Studies from Italy, the United Kingdom and Japan describe new findings in hypertension research

University of Genoa, Italy - Chylous ascites methods for diagnosis and treatment are discussed

University of Gottingen, Germany - MM2 cortical subtype of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease clinical features are described

University of Hawaii - Data from the United States advance knowledge in breast cancer research

University of Hull, U.K. - Data from the United Kingdom, France and Israel advance knowledge in heart attack research

University of Illinois, U.S. - Endoscopic infratentorial-supracerebellar approach to the third ventricle is described

University of Leipzig, Germany - Intraoperative graft patency control is obtained with dynamic infrared imaging

University of Michigan, U.S. - Hepatitis D ribozyme core structure is influenced by sequence variation

University of Minnesota - Findings from the United States and Japan in transplants provide new insights

University of Minnesota - New findings in cancer described from the United States, Germany and Japan

University of Minnesota, U.S. - Colonoscopy in elderly should be limited to patients with symptoms or specific clinical findings

University of Montreal, Canada - Vocal fatigue is assessed by electromyographic spectral-compression

University of Munich, Germany - MDCT detects, excludes coronary artery disease in low-likelihood cases with moderate-high sensitivity

University of Parma - Recent studies from Italy, Germany and Austria add new data to surgery research

University of Pennsylvania, U.S. - Cardiac surgery-associated cerebral ischemic events are studied

University of Pennsylvania, U.S. - Pediatric lymphomas staged by F-18 FDG-PET imaging

University of Pennsylvania, U.S. - Researchers study compounds that perform the functions of mutant tumor suppressor gene

University of Perugia, Italy - Leukemia NPM1 mutations identified by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography

University of Roma La Sapienza - New research from Italy and Norway in the area of rectal cancer detailed

University of Tokyo, Japan - Endoscopic submucosal dissection of gastrointestinal tumors using Flexknife described

University of Virginia - Reports from the United States, Italy and Germany describe recent advances in imaging research

University of Virginia, U.S. - Pituitary macroadenoma is managed with gamma surgery

University of Warwick - Researchers from the United Kingdom, Austria and United States detail new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

University of Zurich Hospital - Researchers' findings from Switzerland, Japan and Germany advance imaging research

Virginia Commonwealth University, U.S. - Microbubble formation during radiofrequency ablation is detected by phonocardiography before pop

Wake Forest University, U.S. - Researchers establish connection between a brain chemistry trait and the tendency to abuse cocaine

Washington Hospital Center - New findings from the United States, Japan and Scotland in the area of cardiology detailed

Washington University, St. Louis - Studies from the United States and Netherlands advance knowledge in lung cancer research

Yamaguchi University, Japan - Hepatocellular carcinoma MRI findings described