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Stormy Weather

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We've had an unusual storm here in Orange County this week.  It's made quite an impression on all of us native Californians.  We aren't used to weather.  In October I showed you a picture from my backyard.  I look out at this mountain every day. Except yesterday we got wind, and rain, and thunder.  By afternoon it looked like this instead: That's real live snow in Orange County!  Here's another picture in case you don't believe me: Okay, it may not be much snow.  It may not last long e, technorati.com

 

The Happiest Start to 2009!

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Happy New Year! I hope you had a fun, safe, New Year's celebration.I am so glad to begin 2009.  Primarily because 2007 and 2008 sucked.   Just for the hell of it, here's another look at the Laguna sunset for you from Tuesday evening. Can you believe those colors?  It was spectacular! Well, I have wonderful, wonderful news.  What better way to start a new year, than with great news? I went for my biopsy on Wednesday.  AND, I'm perfectly fine!  Everything came back free and clear of ALL bad, technorati.com

 

Adiana Transcervical Sterilization System > Hologic GYN surgical products > Hologic Receives CE Marking > Permanent Contraception System > Hysterosalpingogram HSG > Contraceptive tubal blockage > Tubal occlusion and permanent sterilization > Delivery catheter introduced through hysteroscope > Transvaginally > Transcervically > Placement inside intramural section of fallopian tube > Distal tip of catheter delivers RF energy > Thermocouples maintain constant temperature > Pre-market approval PMA application > Transcervical methods of female sterilization > Compared to traditional laparoscopic approaches > Hysteroscopic sterilization > Avoid hospital admission > Go home after half an hour > Back to normal within a couple of days > Advantages over existing non-incisional methods > Ease of use for the physician > More safe and successful procedures

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Is the Adiana Transcervical Sterilization System used to place a silicone implant into each fallopian tube? Can endothelial damage provided by the RF energy be controlled to encourage tissue ingrowth response? Can the release mechanism of the catheter reliably actuated to deploy the matrix after the thermal dose is delivered? IIP > read on here > http://www.hologic.com? ?The Adiana system is designed to provide a minimally-invasive, non-incisional alternative to traditional, surgical, technorati.com

 

Evidence of cancer risk from 62 million computed tomography CT scans Americans receive each year > Increasing Source of Radiation Exposure > CT scans implicated in 2% of cancers > Review article New England Journal of Medicine > Columbia University Center for Radiological Research > Evidence reasonably convincing for adults > Very convincing for children

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Are there concerns about the risks from CT related to the rapid increase in its use? What effect will research and evidence of cancer risk from CT have on the growing number of scans? Are patients and medical professionals at risk of exposure? IIP > read on here? ?The widespread use of CT represents probably the single most important advance in diagnostic radiology. However, as compared with plain-film radiography, CT involves much higher doses of radiation, resulting in a marked incre, technorati.com

 

Not My Breast Day

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Thank you for being so supportive and full of so much great information.I wish I could say I had a great, happy, uplifting experience at the Boob Center, but I did not.  They scared the crap out of me ... again, and again, and again.  I underwent a grand total of 3 hours of continual testing which included FOUR more mammogram sessions (multiple pictures taken during each one) AND THREE separate ultrasounds.  My initial mammogram (last Friday) was a "screening mammogram."  This time I was told t, technorati.com

 

Naviscan Receives 510(k) Clearance for Stereo Navigator(TM) - the First Commercially Available Breast PET-Guided Biopsy Feature

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SAN DIEGO, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Naviscan, Inc., announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for its biopsy-guidance feature designed exclusively for use with its high-resolution organ-specific PET scanner. The scanner's breast application is Positron Emission Mammography (PEM).Stereo Navigator(TM), the PEM-guided biopsy accessory, is indicated for the localization of lesions in female breasts, as identified on a PET image. This guidance system, technorati.com

 

The Actual Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Procedure and Afterward

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If you've been following along, you may remember my last (and first) post on this topic mentioned that I was scheduled for a stereotactic breast biopsy yesterday. As it turns out, what the radiologist and the scheduler had told me would happen matched up pretty well. Although actually experiencing it is far different than having an intellectual understanding of what would happen. Leading up to the procedure, I had been sharing with friends and family my anxiety and answering any questions the, technorati.com

 

One Purple Boob Later...

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Today I had a visit from a reader named CreativeCarryout who said, I stumbled across your blog today as my sister and I were googling stereotactic breast biopsy. I just had the procedure yesterday and was curious to see if we could find what to expect for the next couple of days. And your blog came up, which was great to share w/ my sister - esp. since you had pictures to help you explain the procedure. I also had so much kindness and gentleness showered upon me by the doctor, radiologist, technorati.com

 

Endometrial Biopsy

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Endometrium is the inside lining of the uterus,Endometrial Biopsy is the removal of the sample of the tissue from the endometrium for testing ,A biopsy may be done for examine the cells are where cancer or precancerous cells,to determine the cause of irregular bleeding or to investigate fertility problems,this procedure also used find infection and monitor medication effectivenessEndometrial Biopsy ProcedureThe patient will be asked to undress and lie on the table with her feet in the stirrups, technorati.com

 

Paraplegia secondary to spinal cord ischaemia > Following Elective Stent-graft Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm AAA > Devastating complication of Endovascular Repair for AAA > Reversal with Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage

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Are endovascular techniques prone to similar complications as open aneurysm surgery? Is Paraplegia secondary to spinal cord ischemia a complication of stent-graft repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm? Can the immediate insertion of a cerebrospinal fluid CSF drain result in full neurological recovery? IIP > Read on here? Spinal cord ischaemia resulting in paraplegia or paraparesis following elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair is a rare complication with catastrophic conseque, technorati.com

 

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