Cardiac scans can be performed using computed tomography (CT), a common test that makes use of x-rays to take pictures of the heart. Different types of cardiac CT scans are used to detect varying problems with the heart, including blood clots or...
Sézary Syndrome is a rare variation of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, which is cancer of the white blood cells. Sézary Syndrome can develop from CTCL, or cutaneous t-cell lymphoma. CTCL is generally limited to the skin and is slow growing. In CTCL, the...
Radiation treatment is the most common treatment for prostate cancer. Newer versions of standard external beam radiation are considered more successful at destroying cancer cells without significantly damaging healthy cells at the same time.
Sézary Syndrome is a rare variation of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, which is cancer of the white blood cells. Sézary Syndrome can develop from CTCL, or cutaneous t-cell lymphoma. CTCL is generally limited to the skin and is slow growing. In...
Raised scars fall into two categories: keloid and hypertrophic. Keloid scars are usually hard and dark and can continue to expand after a wound has healed. Hypertrophic scars usually have a lighter red or white coloration, are softer than keloids...
A keloid forms on the skin after a puncture or injury that would normally cause scar tissue to form. Normal scars form as the body produces connective tissue called fibroblasts to cover and close the wound, and the connective tissue ceases to form...
Keloids are a type of scar that protrudes from the body. The NHS website notes that keloids are shiny, hairless and can feel hard and rubbery. Keloids can result from skin injuries as minor as a piercing and develop in delicate areas such as the...
Health care providers use heart scan procedures to get detailed views of the condition and functioning of the heart. These procedures help in diagnosis and management of different medical conditions related to the heart, the blood vessels...
Keloids are a type of scar that form a growth of fleshy tissue that protrudes from the skin. According to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology, they form when connective tissues called fibroblasts and skin cells over-multiply, creating...
Keloid scars form when your skin cells and connective tissues, called fibroblasts, over-multiply while repairing damaged skin. The result is a growth of swollen tissue that protrudes from the normal skin. The UK National Health Service website...
According to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology, or AOCD, a keloid scar forms as the result of skin cells and connective tissues called fibroblasts, which are gristle-like fibers used to close the wound, over-multiply during the...
Radiation is known by many names: radiotherapy, irradiation and X-ray therapy. Regardless of what you call it, its purpose is still the same--to destroy cancer cells and make it impossible for them to grow and divide. The type of radiation therapy...
A keloid scar is a growth of tissue which protrudes from the surface of the skin. According to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology, it is caused by fibroblasts--connective tissue cells--being overactive during the repairing of the...
The calcium score test is a noninvasive procedure using computed tomography to measure the quantity of calcium deposits in the heart, especially deposits in the coronary arteries. An increase in deposits contributes to narrowing in the arteries...
In coronary heart disease, plaque consisting of fat, cholesterol and calcium builds up inside the coronary arteries and forms blockages that diminish or prevent blood supply to the heart. A test of the amount of calcium in the coronary arteries...
Coronary arteries supply the heart muscle with oxygen-rich blood. Coronary artery disease is a condition in which fat, cholesterol, calcium and other substances in the blood build up inside the coronary arteries, forming plaque. Scientists have...
Keloids are dense, benign growths found mainly on the chest, back, shoulders, neck and earlobes; they extend beyond the boundary of an original injury. A study reviewing keloid symptoms published in 2004 in the "Journal of the American Academy of...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, according to the American Heart Association. More women die from heart disease and stroke than cancer, including breast cancer. Heart disease is also known as a silent killer because it can...
Permanent hair removal is the only way to stop hair from growing. One of the most effective methods is laser removal. The laser beams are pointed at the hair growing under the skin, weakening the roots and causing the hair to fall out. By...
Radiation therapy, the administration of energy waves often referred to as ionizing radiation, is a common treatment for cancer patients. The radiation therapy targets rapidly growing and dividing cells, which can include normal, healthy cells,...
Food irradiation has been a hot topic since the early 1960s, particularly when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved, in 1997, the treatment of meat products with a measured dose of radiation, the process commonly called irradiation....
Cancer is characterized by the transformation of normal cells into ones that grow uncontrollably and do not die when they should. As they grow, they starve normal cells by soaking up available nutrients and physically take over the available...
All scales measure weight by recording the movement or change in shape of a calibrated component, whether it is mechanical (spring or beam) or electronic (force sensor). All scales have a maximum capacity, as well as a degree of precision and...
LED displays use light-emitting diodes to render a screen of information. These types of displays have tiny red, green and blue LEDs in clusters. Each cluster makes a single pixel that may be any color depending on which of the three LEDs are...
Until medical lasers were available, hair removal techniques, such as waxing or electrolysis, were painful and laborious and often provided mixed results. Laser hair removal offers those with unwanted body hair a solution that is more comfortable...
A brain tumor is an abnormal growth consisting of cells reproducing uncontrollably. A benign brain tumor is composed of harmless cells, and is contained within distinct boundaries. Most benign tumors can be removed surgically. Malignant tumors are...
