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AG Chumduri

Cervix: Research progress thanks to mini organs

23/05/2022

Life-like organ replicas - so-called 3D organoids - are a good way to research disease processes. A team from the University of Würzburg has now presented a kind of blueprint for such a model of the cervix.

gpointstudio

Nanosensor platform could advance detection of ovarian cancer

18/05/2022

Lehigh University researchers, part of multi-institution team, use the fluorescence of carbon nanotubes and machine learning to create a ‘spectral fingerprint’ of a hard-to-diagnose cancer.

NYU’s Center for Data Science

Breast-cancer: Radiologists and AI systems show differences in screenings

06/05/2022

Radiologists and artificial intelligence systems yield significant differences in breast-cancer screenings, a team of researchers has found. Its work, which appears in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, reveals the potential value of using both human and AI methods in making medical diagnoses.

Prostock-studio

Nanoparticles show promise for locating, removing endometriosis lesions

25/04/2022

Scientists have developed a new nanotechnology approach for locating and removing the painful and dangerous lesions associated with endometriosis, a common gynecological condition in women of childbearing age.

Referenz-Screening-Einheit Münster-Nord

Breast tomosynthesis: Cancer detected more often than with standard mammography

19/04/2022

By now, breast cancer is the most frequent tumor disease worldwide. This is why in Germany women aged 50 and over are offered systematic early detection examinations – so-called mammography screening. The Clinic for Radiology at the University of Münster conducts research in the field of innovative imaging technologies and their impact on the efficiency of detecting breast cancer.

RIKEN

Doctors diagnosing fetal heart disease benefit from explanatory AI

08/04/2022

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP) and colleagues have tested AI-enhanced diagnosis of fetal congenital heart disease in a clinical setting.

Radiological Society of North America

Researchers use ultrasound to predict ovarian cancer

24/03/2022

The appearance of ovarian lesions on ultrasound is an effective predictor of cancer risk that can help women avoid unnecessary surgery, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.

University of Würzburg

Cancer: When viruses and bacteria cooperate

03/03/2022

Infections with several pathogens simultaneously increase the risk of cervical cancer—these results from a study conducted on artificial 3D tissue models at the University of Wuerzburg.

PantherMedia / natapetrovich

Improving the prediction of pregnancy complications using AI

28/02/2022

Scientists at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have collected data from 1,647 preeclampsia patients and used machine learning methods to create a model that can better predict the probability of serious complications.

PantherMedia/Y-Boychenko

Gender medicine – analog and digital

10/02/2021

There are key differences between men and women, yet medicine has been treating both sexes the same for decades. As a result, women may not always receive the most optimal care. While there is now a shift in mindset, previous findings and outdated thinking patterns are far too often still finding their way into digital health services and technologies.

Universitätsklinikum Bonn

Ultrasound to go: versatile partner on hospital rounds

08/04/2020

The University Hospital Bonn has recently introduced an ultrasound device that's small enough to fit in your coat pocket. It's ready to use once you have connected it to a tablet or smartphone. The portable system makes bedside physical exams possible. The device primarily benefits students as it allows them to combine basic knowledge and clinical application.