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Abbott has announced a voluntary worldwide recall of two lots of Calcilo XD® Low-Calcium/Vitamin D-Free Infant Formula with Iron powder in 14.1-ounce cans (400g). Only the 14.1-ounce (400g) cans are involved in this action.
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For years, scientists have been talking about how digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), a technique that enables radiologists to view three-dimensional images of the breast, is going to revolutionize breast screening.
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The value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in helping clinicians to better assess the size and extent of known breast cancers is well established.
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A prophylactic procedure performed before surgery last fall on N.J. Gov. Jon Corzine could raise the public's awareness of using radiation to treat heterotopic ossification (HO), says Carol Kornmehl, MD, director of radiation oncology at St. Mary's Passaic (NJ) Hospital and author of the book, The Best News About Radiation Therapy.
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While results from the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) trial, published in 2005, demonstrated that digital mammography outperformed conventional film-screen mammography for a large percentage of women, data from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) show that the technology has only been adopted by 34% of the 8,853 imaging sites in the United States.
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MRI indicated at diagnosis:
in a woman with newly diagnosed breast cancer, at risk of multifocality, to assess the need for mastectomy or lumpectomy;
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Numerous trials have shown that ultrasound offers certain advantages over other imaging technologies in determining whether some lesions are cancerous. However, data presented thus far are less convincing when ultrasound is used as a screening methodology.
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About 500 documented cases of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), a painful condition that affects skin and internal organs, have been reported worldwide. However, that number is very likely an underestimation.
