What is a lymph node biopsy guided by ultrasound? To check the lymph nodes, you have an ultrasound. Ultrasound scans use high frequency sound waves to create a picture of a part of the body. If ...

Research into whether ultrasounds to detect breast cancer in underarm lymph nodes are less effective in obese women has produced a surprising finding. Fat didn’t obscure the images — and ultrasounds ...

Which breast cancer patients need to have underarm lymph nodes removed? Mayo Clinic-led research is narrowing it down. A new study finds that not all women with lymph node-positive breast cancer ...

Intermediate and Longer-Term Outcomes From a Prospective Active-Surveillance Program for Favorable-Risk Prostate Cancer Postchemotherapy AUS images were reviewed for 611 patients. One hundred thirty ...

Evidence-Based Approach to the Introduction of Positron Emission Tomography in Ontario, Canada The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate whether preoperative US of SLNs could be used as a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 48-year-old woman, status post-total thyroidectomy followed by radioactive iodine ablation for locally ...

Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered a new approach for treating lymph node metastasis. Anticancer drugs are administered directly into the LNs under ultrasound guidance (Lymphatic Drug ...

US researchers are trying to figure out whether laser-induced ultrasound could help locate melanoma in the lymph nodes. Knowing the stage of a patient's melanoma is important when choosing the best ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Complete lymph node dissection (CLND) is standard of practice in patients with a positive sentinel lymph node ...

Which breast cancer patients need to have underarm lymph nodes removed? New research is narrowing it down: a study finds that not all women with lymph node-positive breast cancer treated with ...