Multi-task deep learning model predicts induction chemotherapy response and survival in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma
New AI Tool Predicts Cancer Treatment Success
This retrospective review evaluated a multi-task deep learning model (MoEMIL) integrating pretreatment MRI and whole slide images in 404 pat…
A new AI tool combines MRI scans and tissue slides to predict how well cancer treatment will work before it starts, helping doctors choose t…
Prospective study finds no microstructural damage in acute mild traumatic brain injury using MAP-MRI
New MRI technique shows little structural change in mild brain injury patients compared to healthy controls
This prospective observational study evaluated 417 participants from civilian and military populations with acute mild traumatic brain injur…
New MRI scans show no structural damage in mild brain injury patients, suggesting current imaging misses subtle changes that standard tests …
Visual guidance improves first-attempt TEE probe insertion success in cardiac surgery patients
A Tiny Camera Makes Heart Surgery Probes Safer
A randomized controlled study of 124 adult cardiac surgery patients compared blind versus visually assisted TEE probe insertion.
Using a flexible camera to guide heart surgery probes worked on the first try far more often than going in blind and caused less strain on t…
BMAC and xenograft with prebent Ti mesh versus autograft and xenograft in edentulous patients with atrophic maxillary ridges
New Bone Builder Works Better Than Old Methods
This randomized controlled trial evaluated ten fully edentulous patients with severe maxillary bone loss.
A new jawbone treatment using your own bone marrow builds more bone horizontally than standard hip-bone grafts, helping patients with severe…
Systematic review finds variable MRI segmentation accuracy for pituitary adenomas and gland
Can AI Outline a Pea-Sized Brain Gland Better Than Humans?
A systematic review of 34 studies analyzed automatic and semi-automatic MRI segmentation methods for pituitary adenomas and the pituitary gl…
Artificial intelligence is getting good at tracing pituitary tumors on brain scans, but it still struggles with the tiny gland itself.
Systematic review finds lower FA on DTI in mild TBI patients compared to controls
What a Special Brain MRI Keeps Revealing About Concussions
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 26,287 participants with mild TBI found that lower fractional anisotropy (FA) on diffusion tensor i…
A special MRI technique called DTI keeps finding real brain differences after mild concussions, even when standard scans look normal.
Proteomic age acceleration linked to cerebral small vessel disease markers in US cohorts
Blood protein markers of aging linked to brain vessel disease in US community studies
An observational cohort study of US community-based participants found that higher proteomic age acceleration was associated with increased …
Higher blood protein markers of aging are linked to greater brain vessel disease and more white matter damage in US community studies.
Repeated bronchoscopy with BAL may improve weaning success in intubated elderly patients with severe pneumonia
A Simple Bedside Procedure Helps Frail Elderly Breathe on Their Own Again
A small RCT of 60 intubated, very elderly ICU patients with severe pneumonia found that adding serial bedside fiberoptic bronchoscopy with B…
For the oldest, sickest pneumonia patients, a common procedure can be the key to surviving the ICU and breathing independently again.
Pre-eclampsia history associated with increased subclinical atherosclerosis markers in meta-analysis
Early Warning Signs: Pre-eclampsia Linked to Heart Risk
A meta-analysis of 35 case-control studies including 20,235 women found that a history of pre-eclampsia was associated with increased caroti…
Heart trouble signs appear during pregnancy and stay for years, meaning waiting to check a woman's heart health after delivery might be too …
SILA algorithm estimates tau positivity onset from PET imaging in Alzheimer's disease cohorts
A New Brain Scan Tool Can Predict Alzheimer's 20 Years Before Symptoms
A cohort study of 673 participants from ADNI and WISC applied the SILA algorithm to longitudinal tau PET imaging.
A new brain scan tool can pinpoint when toxic proteins start building up in the brain, predicting Alzheimer's 20 years before symptoms appea…
Muscle ultrasonography shows high diagnostic accuracy for fasciculation detection in ALS
A Simple Scan Could Speed Up an ALS Diagnosis
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 studies involving 1,176 participants found muscle ultrasonography has high sensitivity (0.87) an…
A common ultrasound machine may help doctors spot a key sign of ALS more quickly, potentially shortening the difficult diagnostic journey.
Meta-analysis finds sonographic ONSD measurement aids intracranial hypertension detection in emergency settings
A Simple Eye Scan Could Spot a Dangerous Brain Pressure Spike
A systematic review and meta-analysis in emergency and critical care settings evaluated sonographic optic nerve sheath diameter measurement …
Doctors may soon use a quick, painless eye ultrasound to catch a life-threatening brain condition in its earliest stages.