Sentences with phrase «replace invasive tests»
(The goal is to replace invasive tests like amniocentesis for genetic disorders such as Down's syndrome.)
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Once researchers learn which genes may be markers for cancer, Rubin says, this type of sequencing technology is so powerful that it might be able to detect them in a blood or urine test, replacing an invasive prostate exam or biopsy.
Shuttering a key part of PF - 4 abruptly halted two types of sensitive work done nowhere else in the United States, for roughly the next four years: The invasive sampling and analysis of selected aging nuclear weapons cores to ensure that intact models could all still function as intended; and the production of new cores that could be fit into more modern nuclear weapons or replace those pulled apart in testing.
Invasive testing provides details vital to the computer modeling and scientifically simulated plutonium behavior that has replaced nuclear testing, said DOE consultant David Overskei.
«Many clinical trials in pulmonary hypertension also use the catheter test as an outcome measure, but it could provide a significant advantage to be able to replace it with a less invasive MRI scan, as our model also provides more detailed information on physical changes to the heart itself.»
Researchers hope that the procedure would replace traditional invasive tests for NSCLC detection.