Diagnostic Radiology
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<ѻý>RSNA: Dry-Needling Plus Steroid Effective for Plantar Fasciitisѻý>
CHICAGO -- For patients with plantar fasciitis, a notoriously difficult condition to treat, an Italian team has come up with a novel approach that uses dry-needling combined with a steroid injection, researchers said here.
Dec 02, 2008
<ѻý>ASNC: Caffeine Screens Before Stress Tests Often Miss Positives
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SAN DIEGO -- Routine screening by questionnaire for caffeine intake before pharmacologic cardiac stress testing fails to identify most patients who have detectable serum levels of the stimulant, investigators said here.
Sep 12, 2007
<ѻý>FDA Orders Black Box Warning for Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agentsѻý>
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA today ordered black-box warnings for all gadolinium-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging, detailing an increased risk for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis with kidney-disease patients.
May 23, 2007