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Radiofrequency Ablation as Effective as Traditional Surgery in Treating Renal Cancer
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) showed similar effectiveness as surgical removal of renal tumours in curbing cancer recurrence rates for up to 5 years after treatment,...
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Narrow-Band Imaging Effective for Detecting Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
Flexible cystoscopy using narrow-band imaging (NBI) is more effective in detecting non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer than is traditional cystoscopy using white light, researchers stated at...
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Radiation After Mastectomy Improves Survival in Patients With T1-2 N1 Breast Cancer
Post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) for some patients with breast cancer can reduce their risk of recurrence by almost 30% and increase their 5-year overall...
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Radiofrequency Ablation Not Superior to Medical Therapy for HF, Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Radiofrequency ablation for patients with heart failure and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) did not improve efficacy compared with medical therapy, but was associated with...
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Appendectomy May Be Best For Patients with Positive CT Exam
When CT results suggest appendicitis, but a patient's symptoms are inconsistent with the acute condition, physicians should consider a diagnosis of chronic or recurrent...
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Blood Flows Differently Through The Brains Of Schizophrenic Patients
Researchers in Germany have used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique called continuous arterial spin labeling (CASL) to map cerebral blood flow patterns in...
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Radiology: CT-identified appendicitis should not dismissed
In patients with CT results positive for appendicitis and benign or atypical clinical findings, a diagnosis of chronic or recurrent appendicitis may be considered,...
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