The word
"noninvasive" means that something is not causing any harm or damage, especially when it comes to medical procedures. It describes methods or tests that do not require any cutting or entering into the body.
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More generally, she hopes to demonstrate the archaeological value of using
noninvasive methods like lidar and high - resolution photography to explore sensitive areas — techniques that could be used at sites as diverse as the killing fields in Cambodia and World War II — era shooting trenches in Eastern Europe.
Circulating cell - free DNA (cfDNA) isolated from plasma or serum by
noninvasive procedures can serve as a «liquid biopsy» and has potential as a biomarker for the tumor burden and survival prediction of breast cancer (BC).
«Development of
noninvasive tests to detect immune activation before kidney damage occurs would help guide the care of kidney transplant recipients,» said NIAID Transplantation Branch Chief Nancy Bridges, M.D., a co-author of the paper.
«Although different types of brain stimulation are currently applied in different locations, we found that the targets used to treat the same disease are nodes in the same connected brain network,» says first author Michael D. Fox, MD, PhD, an investigator in the Berenson - Allen Center for
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation and in the Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center at BIDMC.
To make similar kinds of measurements of brain activity in humans, researchers must use
noninvasive techniques that average many neurons together.
Acoustic reporter genes
for noninvasive imaging of microorganisms in mammalian hosts.
Thatâ $ ™ s why researchers at Emoryâ $ ™ s Alzheimerâ $ ™ s Disease Research Center have been testing
noninvasive imaging approaches to distinguishing MCI from healthy aging and Alzheimerâ $ ™ s.
«Our group is working on the idea of
using noninvasive brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease symptom control as a new clinical treatment,» Salimpour said.
While most types of BCC require surgery, superficial BCC can be treated topically with
noninvasive treatments such as PDT, imiquimod cream, fluorouracil cream, cryosurgery or electrodessication and curettage.
He says, «These techniques give us the ability to look in on the intact, functioning human brain — in some cases in very
noninvasive ways.»
With noninvasive treatment, the majority of cases resolve within one year, but in rare cases, plantar fasciitis may require injections and surgery.
Saying current
noninvasive approaches for detection of urothelial cancer are suboptimal, researchers wanted to develop a test for bladder and UTUC cancer that would allow it to be found sooner and cheaper than current methods using cytology, which is not particularly sensitive and does not do well in detecting low - grade bladder cancer or UTUC.
She wondered whether it was part of the underlying landscape image or whether it was something else, so she and curator Kenneth Brummel asked experts
in noninvasive imaging techniques to dig deeper below the painting's surface.
If successful, it will be the first
noninvasive screening test for gastric cancer: the second deadliest cancer worldwide and one with a particularly high prevalence among Asian populations.
They used advanced
noninvasive technologies such as high - resolution scanning and virtual unwrapping tools to read the document.
Depending on your dog's type of cancer your best bet for
noninvasive cancer treatment is to find a good holistic veterinarian and look to them for more natural forms of cancer treatment.
For example, some cells could be engineered to light up and signal if a person is experiencing inflammation, unusual neuronal activity, etc., functioning
as noninvasive diagnostic devices.
Other noninvasive ways to reduce snoring include losing weight, avoiding alcohol and sedatives, and managing any allergic symptoms.
Complicating the situation,
relatively noninvasive gynecological procedures are often performed with the assistance of robots.
(CNN)-- Ann Romney, the wife of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, released a statement Friday morning saying that she has been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in sutu, the most common form of
noninvasive breast cancer in women.
The San Diego — based genetic diagnosis company Sequenom launched the first
noninvasive prenatal screening for Down syndrome using Lo's technique last October.
That would be wonderful because you could intervene with treatments very early, and you could imagine monitoring the disease progression using essentially
noninvasive measures.
Consequently, there is no consensus in international BCC guidelines on the first choice of
noninvasive therapy for superficial BCC.
«The performance with the eNose matches that of PSA results in previous literature and the results are achieved rapidly and in a completely
noninvasive manner,» comments Dr. Oksala.
CRANIAL SACRAL — A gentle,
noninvasive form of bodywork that addresses the bones of the head, spinal column and sacrum.
Some level 3 centers
offer noninvasive evaluation for epilepsy surgery, straight - forward resective epilepsy surgery, and implantation of the vagus nerve stimulator.
Madhavan said they use use
noninvasive tools, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, to compare the excitability of the affected and unaffected areas of the brain.
Kinematic, electrophysiological, and
noninvasive monitors for companion animals, transdermal glucometry, cortisol measurements, and salivary, hair, fecal and urine - based tests
For example, researchers can now see if body odor reflects other conditions, says Craig Roberts, a biologist at the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom: «It's important because it might help with
noninvasive diagnosis of disease and potentially for biometric technology using genetically unique and distinct odors.»
The cellular structures behind these messages have not yet been identified, but in the April 1 PLoS ONE, Fels suggests that these signals could lead to novel
noninvasive medical techniques.
Noninvasive skin treatment that nourishes and restores damaged facial skin leaving your skin radiant and glowing for your special day.
Nevertheless, the result of the experiments shows that can be strengthened
by noninvasive interventions.
«It should be noted that glucose is present not only in the blood but also in tears, and thus accurate monitoring of the glucose level in human tears by employing a contact - lens - type sensor can be an alternative approach for
noninvasive glucose monitoring,» the researchers wrote.
Meanwhile, researchers at the Queensland Brain Institute have shown that
noninvasive ultrasound can restore memory in mice with AD, by breaking apart the neurotoxic beta - amyloid plaques in the brain they think cause cognitive decline.
To that end, this past February the American College of Physicians released new guidelines
on noninvasive treatments for lower back pain.
We specialize in plastic surgery and non-invasive services such as Coolsculpting, Lasers, Ultrashape, Ultherapy, Liposonix, Infini and other
noninvasive body contouring and facial rejuvenation modalities.
Svejcar and his colleagues at the Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center hope to develop a model where
noninvasive plants — those that do not reproduce prolifically and take over an area — can be used to counter invasive weeds.
«With the speed of this scanner, we can now provide
completely noninvasive diagnosis and even risk assessment for coronary disease.»
In order to do this, we will collect DNA samples (blood), A-scan, and quantitative
noninvasive measurements of the refractive state (where the eye is focused).
He adds that a relatively
noninvasive blood test would encourage people to get screened frequently.
These findings show that there's potential for treating cognitive fatigue in MS with noninvasive interventions
Requirements: Under general supervision and according to established procedures,
conducts noninvasive vascular tests...
Under general supervision and according to established procedures, conducts
noninvasive vascular tests in order to provide data used by physicians in diagnosis and treatment of venous disorders.
«Jaguar scat study suggests restricted movement in areas of conservation importance in Mesoamerica:
Noninvasive genetic survey on wild Mesoamerican jaguars is largest of its kind, reveals conservation priority.»
Nevertheless, patients with COPD may still require invasive mechanical ventilation when
noninvasive ventilation fails.
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