Breast ultrasound screening model reveals increased costs for small benefits
1. Microsimulation models demonstrated limited health benefits of supplemental ultrasonography for women with dense breasts and substantial increases in cost. ...
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Shear-wave elastography may improve prostate cancer detection
1. Among men referred for prostate biopsy due to an elevated prostate-specific antigen level or an abnormal digital rectal exam, ...
Patient Basics: Ultrasound
Originally published by Harvard Health What Is It? Ultrasound scanning, also called sonography, is a technique used to see tissues and ...
Breast ultrasound may improve cancer detection in dense breasts
1. Among asymptomatic women with dense breasts, the combination of automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) with routine screening mammography increased detection ...
VEGFR-targeted ultrasound may improve detection of pancreatic cancer
1. Ultrasound with a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor type 2 (VEGFR2)-targeted contrast agent allowed for noninvasive detection of pancreatic ...
Image-guided biopsy of indeterminate ovarian masses appears safe and effective
1. Ultrasound- or computed tomography (CT)-guided ovarian mass biopsy yielded diagnostically sufficient samples with a sensitivity and specificity of 100% ...
Ultrasound as effective as CT at identifying high-risk kidney stones, reduces radiation exposure
1. Point-of-care (POC) ultrasound was equally effective as CT scan in identifying renal calculi at “high-risk” for complications at 30-days ...
Ultrasound useful for risk stratification after nondiagnostic thyroid biopsy
1. Among patients with a nondiagnostic fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of thyroid nodules, the use of an ultrasound-based evaluation ...
Ultrasound, flow reserve guided coronary interventions provide minimal benefit
1. There was no difference in long term mortality amongst patients who underwent either fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided percutaneous coronary ...
Less frequent echocardiography for cancer survivors may be more cost effective
Image: PD 1. This model of simulated health outcomes found that screening for cardiac disease by echocardiography or MRI among childhood ...
