Kidney Transplantation

Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. Originating in the lungs, this growth may invade adjacent tissues and infiltrate beyond the lungs. Lung cancer, the most common ca...

Cystic Kidney Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease

Medullary Sponge Kidney

March Is National Kidney Month. What You Need To Know To Keep Your Kidney's Healthy

With more than 20 million or one in 10 American adults having some level of chronic kidney disease, the need for proper kidney health education is crucial.�According to Dr. Kozin, "Early kidney di...

March Is National Kidney Month. What You Need To Know To Keep Your Kidneys Healthy

With more than 20 million or one in 10 American adults having some level of chronic kidney disease, the need for proper kidney health education is crucial. According to Dr. Kozin, "Early kidney diseas...

Methods to repair kidney cells, assess kidney function on the horizon

(Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University) Researchers may have found a way to block kidney-destroying inflammation and help damaged kidney cells recover.In a related study, they repor...

DSP Group and LS Research Launch DECT/ULE System on Module

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DSP Group®, Inc. (Nasdaq:DSPG), a leading global provider of wireless chipset solutions for converged communications, and LS Research (LSR), a lea...

Three feasible strategies to minimize kidney injury in 'incipient AKI'

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a growing problem in hospitalized patients and is associated with adverse outcomes. Recognizing renal injury earlier—at the stage of 'incipient AKI'—may enable renopro...

DSP Group Introduces DECT Ultra Low Energy DHX91 Chipset

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DSP Group®, Inc. (Nasdaq:DSPG), a leading global provider of wireless chipset solutions for converged communications, announced today the release...

Kidney Damage from CV Surgery on the Rise (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) -- Acute kidney injury appears to be an increasing problem in cardiac and vascular surgeries, researchers found.

DSP Group and Lightspeed Deliver DECT-Based Multimedia Classroom Audio Solution

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 5, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DSP Group®, Inc. (Nasdaq:DSPG), a leading global provider of wireless chipset solutions for converged communications, announced today that Lightsp...

Dual energy CT in patients with polycystic kidney disease.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of dual source-dual energy CT (DECT) in the detection of neoplasia in patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). METHODS: A total of 21 patients wit...

Does kV-MV dual-energy computed tomography have an advantage in determining proton stopping power ratios in patients?

Conventional kilovoltage (kV) x-ray-based dual-energy CT (DECT) imaging using two different x-ray energy spectra is sensitive to image noise and beam hardening effects. The purpose of this study was t...

Dose levels at coronary CT angiography-a comparison of Dual Energy-, Dual Source- and 16-slice CT.

PURPOSE: To compare the dose estimates and image quality of Dual Energy CT (DECT), Dual Source CT (DSCT) and 16-slice CT for coronary CT angiography (cCTA). METHODS: Sixty-eight patients were examined...

Dual energy CT using slow kVp switching acquisition and prior image constrained compressed sensing.

Dual energy computed tomography (DECT) is currently a subject of extensive investigation. DECT is currently implemented using either a dual source scanner with high and low kVp data acquired from sepa...

Myocardial perfusion imaging using adenosine-induced stress dual-energy computed tomography of the heart: comparison with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and conventional coronary angiography.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of adenosine-stress dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) for detecting haemodynamically significant stenosis causing reversible myocard...