Telemedicine Week

New York Medical Center, Valhalla, U.S. - Pro-atherogenic stimuli actions on lipid rafts were probed with proximity imaging

New York University, U.S. - Studies from the United States and Sweden describe new findings in hepatocellular carcinoma research

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, U.S. - Liver cancer treatment of yttrium-90 microspheres does not produce macroscopic embolization

Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex, U.K. - Studies from the United Kingdom and United States describe new findings in imaging research

Ohio State University, U.S. - Gadopentetate dimeglumine has established pharmacovigilance and safety

Oregon State University - New findings from the United States, Taiwan and Austria in the area of cancer treatment described

Osaka University, Japan - Researchers' work from Japan adds to lung cancer body of knowledge

Peking University, People's Republic of China - New research from the People's Republic of China and Italy in the area of hepatocellular carcinoma detailed

Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne - Researchers' data from Australia, Germany and the United States advance imaging research

Rikshopitalet University Hospital, Oslo - Researchers from Norway, Japan and Italy report recent findings in imaging

Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Oslo - Reports from Norway and the United States advance knowledge in imaging research

Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science, India - Intubating patients with short thyromental distance is easier with a smaller blade

Seoul National University Hospital - Researchers' work from South Korea, Italy and Germany adds to genetics body of knowledge

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, People's Republic of China - Breast implant removal by endoscopic transaxillary capsulectomy may offer cosmetic appeal

Singapore National Cancer Center - Recent studies from the United States, Turkey and People's Republic of China add new data to nasal cancer research

Smith & Nephew - Michael G. Frazzette appointed president of endoscopy division by Smith & Nephew

Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine - Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine announces two $40,000 research grants awarded

Space Science Institute, U.S. - Images of Saturn's diaphanous G and E rings yield new clues about their structure and formation

St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, U.K. - Modified method of Tc-99m-sestamibi preparation gives unsatisfactory results

Stanford University, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Italy describe new data in stroke research

Stanford University, U.S. - Researchers' work from the United States, United Kingdom and Turkey adds to imaging body of knowledge

Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan - Researchers' findings from Taiwan, Netherlands and Switzerland advance obesity research

Texas Endosurgery Institute - Reports from the United States and Japan advance knowledge in cancer treatment research

Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology, Japan - Heart mitochondria membrane potential stability was examined with single-mitochondrion imaging

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Studies from the United States and Mexico add new findings to tuberculosis body of knowledge

Universitatsklinikum Munster, Germany - Whole-heart coronary MR angiography allows good visualization, simplified scanning

University College London - Research from the United Kingdom, Sweden and United States in neurology provides new insights

University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf - Researchers' data from Germany and the United States advance angiology research

University Hospital of Liege, Liege, Belgium - Severe pulmonary embolism mortality is predicted by RV/LV ratio and azygos vein diameter

University of Athens, Greece - Laparoscopic procedure simplified suturing method described

University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland - Findings from Switzerland and Germany describe new data in imaging research

University of Bern, Switzerland - Recent findings from Switzerland, Canada and Germany illuminate research in orthopedics

University of California, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, France and Greece publish new studies and findings in the area of obesity

University of Careggi, Italy - Right ventricular dysfunction in pulmonary embolism patients is identified by bedside BNP testing

University of Chile Hospital, Santiago, Chile - Selected bone tumors recommended for arthroscopy as adjuvant surgery

University of Cologne, Germany - Studies from Germany and Austria describe new findings in cancer treatment research

University of Copenhagen - Findings from Denmark, the United States and Kuwait describe new data in insulin research

University of Copenhagen, Denmark - Bone scan results may alter women's perception of their health status

University of Dresden, Germany - Atrial septal defect closure improves RV volume, mass, and function by magnetic resonance imaging

University of Illinois, U.S. - Data from the United States, Japan and Poland advance knowledge in gastroenterology research

University of Michigan, U.S. - Laparoscopic skills improved with LapMentor training

University of Minnesota, U.S. - Free radical production by the heart during exercise was not detected

University of Munich, Germany - Colorectal dysplasia identified by fluorescence imaging in inflammatory bowel disease patients

University of Nijmegen, Netherlands - Bladder scanner used to register bladder volume variations

University of Pennsylvania - Studies from the United States, Finland and Taiwan advance knowledge in imaging research

University of Pennsylvania, U.S. - Aortic valve area is not predicted by aortic valve calcium

University of Pisa, Italy - Obese showed systolic structural and functional abnormalities at preclinical stage

University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - Heart failure patients show right ventricular dyssynchrony correlating with pulmonary hypertension

University of the Sacred Heart, Italy - Thyroid cancer treated by video-assisted thyroidectomy

University of Tsukuba, Japan - Researchers from Japan and the United States report details of new studies and findings in the area of vectors

University of Tubingen, Germany - Pulmonary blood supply can be accurately imaged with high-resolution multidetector computed tomography

University of Ulsan - Researchers from South Korea, Japan and United States provide details of new studies and findings in the area of prostate cancer

University of Verona - Researchers' findings from Italy, the United States and Belgium advance obesity research

University of Vienna, Austria - Ligation of the right common carotid artery does not result in quantitative EEG changes

University of Wales, U.K. - Functional neuroimaging studies are reviewed

University of Western Ontario, Canada - Chronic pelvic pain may signify presence of disease despite normal laparoscopic inspection

University of Wisconsin - Researchers from the United States and Italy detail new studies and findings in the area of Brucellosis

Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain - Gallbladder cancer diagnostic modern imaging methods are reviewed

Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, U.S. - Reports from the United States and Australia add new data to diabetes research

Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and China publish new studies and findings in the area of surgery

Washington University, U.S. - Anisotropy of ultrasonic attenuation was measured in freshly excised myocardium

Wyle Laboratories - New findings from the United States and People's Republic of China in the area of diagnostics detailed

Yale University, U.S. - MRI evaluation variability is less with zirconium knee prostheses

Yamaguchi University, Japan - Studies from Japan and the United States add new findings to lung cancer body of knowledge