has granted fast track designation for the development of Bracco Imaging's molecular imaging ultrasound contrast agent, BR55, to identify active bowel inflammation areas in Crohn's disease patients.

Inflammation is the body's response to a harmful substance, such as a virus, when the immune system tries to fix the problem and heal damaged cells. Acute (short-term) inflammation can help ...

Appendicitis is a condition that causes inflammation of the appendix, which could then burst. Doctors typically treat it with an appendectomy. This surgery removes the appendix. In certain cases ...

Although the delayed diagnosis of appendicitis is dangerous, over-testing can also be harmful. Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department.

A small proportion of them usually have appendicitis, and timely detection is essential. To do so, clinicians often rely on imaging, such as ultrasound or CT scans. Although delayed diagnosis of ...