VIDEOS IN CLINICAL MEDICINE: Peripheral Intravenous Cannulation (New England Journal of Medicine)

Figure The ability to obtain peripheral intravenous access is an essential and potentially lifesaving skill for all physicians. This video demonstrates how to cannulate peripheral veins with the use of an intravenous catheter.

Eight Years' Experience With High-Intensity Focused Ultrasonography For Treatment Of Localized Prostate Cancer (Medical News Today)

BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - High-intensity focused ultrasonography (HIFU) is an approach to the treatment of prostate cancer (CaP). While not FDA approved in the US, it is approved and gaining popularity in many countries. HIFU utilizes acoustic energy delivered from a transducer, resulting in tissue destruction in the path of the ultrasound beam.

Breast Ultrasound

ADAM. "Breast Ultrasound." 16 May 2007. HowStuffWorks.com. 20 November 2008. Definition Breast ultrasound is the use of ultrasonic sound waves to produce an image of breast tissue.

January 15, 2009: Gastroenterologists from the Hepatobiliary and...

SALEM, N.C. a ' Gastroenterologists from the Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Disorders Service at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center will perform Endoscopic Ultrasonography and Endoscopic Retrograde ...

Eight Years' Experience With High-Intensity Focused Ultrasonography...

High-intensity focused ultrasonography is an approach to the treatment of prostate cancer .

What you need to know about liver cancer

Primary liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer worldwide and the third most common cause of death from cancer, resulting in more than 600,000 deaths per year.

Focus On: Ultrasound

Investigational research on a therapeutic technique that will allow physicians to directly inject malignant tumors with cancer-fighting agents from inside the body was presented recently at the 16th ...

World-Renowned Physicians Converge on Methodist Dallas Medical Center ...

Advanced Interventional GI Procedures Broadcast Live to Over 500 Conference Attendees in Austin DALLAS, Oct.

2 Points About DVT Ultrasonography

A study released in the October 8th edition of JAMA reports that when patients with suspected DVT of the lower extremities were investigated with 2-point ultrasonography plus D-Dimer it was as good a strategy ...

Simpler Diagnostic Method May Be As Effective At Detecting Blood Clot In The Leg

The imaging technique, compression ultrasonography, is a highly accurate method for the detection of DVT and has replaced other diagnostic methods in common practice.

Education Notes

Sturgeon Bay's Jennifer Hart, a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, was awarded the Wisconsin Land Information Association Damon Anderson Memorial Scholarship.

Kathleen J. Fagerland Inducted into Cambridge Who's Who Executive,...

TWIN FALLS, ID, October 11, 2008 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Kathleen J. Fagerland, Assistant Professor at the College of Southern Idaho, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for showing dedication, ...