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How to Assign Malignancy Risk to Adnexal Masses Based on Imaging Features News

How to Assign Malignancy Risk to Adnexal Masses Based on Imaging Features

Adoption of the Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System (O-RADS) by UCSF radiologists, gynecologists and gynecologic oncologists has reduced ambiguity in ultrasound (US) and MRI reporting of ovarian and adnexal lesions, with enormous potential to improve patient outcomes.
Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplant Document

Hematology and Blood and Marrow Transplant

Specialized treatments for acute and chronic blood conditions, from cancers to the full range of non-malignant blood disorders
UCSF Liver Transplant Program Document

UCSF Liver Transplant Program

With high patient volumes and outstanding survival rates, UCSF Health is a leader in liver transplantation
Robotically Assisted, Completely Minimally Invasive Whipple Surgery: Case Study With Video News

Robotically Assisted, Completely Minimally Invasive Whipple Surgery: Case Study With Video

Since performing San Francisco’s first pure robotically assisted Whipple procedure in 2022, UCSF surgeons continue to be on the forefront of this technology, regularly performing robotic Whipple surgeries (pancreatoduodenectomies) on select patients.
Deep Brain Stimulation for Medication-Resistant Dystonia: A UCSF Case Study News

Deep Brain Stimulation for Medication-Resistant Dystonia: A UCSF Case Study

A 10-year-old boy developed left-foot inversion, which made it difficult for him to walk. He subsequently developed a tremor in his right arm, and then his neck and trunk began to twist. He was seen by several practitioners but did not get a correct diagnosis. At age 17, he was referred to the UCSF Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center.
New Research on Optimizing UC Management Through Patient-Centered Tofacitinib Dosing News

New Research on Optimizing UC Management Through Patient-Centered Tofacitinib Dosing

Tofacitinib is effective for managing ulcerative colitis (UC) and is linked to sustained steroid-free remission. The product label recommends dose de-escalation after eight or 16 weeks, but is this best for patients?
Cancer Services Referral Directory Document

Cancer Services Referral Directory

One of the primary objectives at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is to be a partner in care, supporting patients’ treatments and providing physicians with efficient access to our services.
3D Facial Analysis Shows Biologic Basis for Gender-Affirming Surgery News

3D Facial Analysis Shows Biologic Basis for Gender-Affirming Surgery

In order to validate surgical decisions for gender-affirming facial surgery, researchers from the UC San Francisco and the University of Calgary set out to quantify the effect of sex on adult facial size and shape through an analysis of three-dimensional (3D) facial surface images.
UCSF Precision Investigation of Sudden Cardiac Deaths Reveals Diverse Underlying Causes News

UCSF Precision Investigation of Sudden Cardiac Deaths Reveals Diverse Underlying Causes

Forty percent of deaths attributed to cardiac arrest are not sudden or unexpected, and nearly half the remainder are not due to lethal arrhythmias, according to a landmark study by researchers at UC San Francisco and the City and County of San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Liver Transplant Program and Referral Information Document

Liver Transplant Program and Referral Information

With more than 13,000 people in the United States with end-stage liver disease awaiting a liver transplant,UCSF has made liver transplantation services a high priority.
Enhancing Care for Thoracic Oncology Surgery Patients News

Enhancing Care for Thoracic Oncology Surgery Patients

Building on a decades-long reputation for innovation in thoracic surgery, UC San Francisco’s Thoracic Surgery and Oncology Clinic has improved the overall experience for patients undergoing lung and esophageal cancer treatment while continuing to maintain strong outcomes.
Race-Based Equations May Lead to Under-Treatment of Lung Disease in Black Patients News

Race-Based Equations May Lead to Under-Treatment of Lung Disease in Black Patients

Using race-based equations to evaluate lung disease -- a practice promoted in the 2019 guidelines of the American Thoracic Society -- may mean that severe lung disease in Black patients is classified as moderate disease, according to a UCSF-led study.
Tiny, Focused Shocks Help Many Patients Overcome Heart Arrhythmia News

Tiny, Focused Shocks Help Many Patients Overcome Heart Arrhythmia

Pulsed field ablation uses a series of tiny electrical pulses to destroy the tissue causing the arrhythmia. The procedure takes an hour or less, compared to three or four hours for conventional treatment.
Clinical Advance - Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Document

Clinical Advance - Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

UCSF Health is a major referral and destination center for minimally invasive cardiac surgery, featuring high volumes, extensive experience and quality outcomes.
Transgender Women Benefit from Prostate Cancer Screenings News

Transgender Women Benefit from Prostate Cancer Screenings

Transgender women keep their prostates after gender-affirming surgery, and as a result are still at risk for prostate cancer.
Long-term Marijuana Smoking Can Impair Blood Vessel Function News

Long-term Marijuana Smoking Can Impair Blood Vessel Function

It’s been known for many years that people who smoke tobacco have poor blood vessel function. Now, a team of researchers at UC San Francisco has shown for the first that people who smoke marijuana have the same problem.
Can Lymph Nodes Boost the Success of Cancer Immunotherapy? News

Can Lymph Nodes Boost the Success of Cancer Immunotherapy?

New data from a clinical trial show therapies may activate lymph nodes to produce tumor-tackling T cells.
UCSF Deploys Innovative Data System to Integrate Research and Care News

UCSF Deploys Innovative Data System to Integrate Research and Care

UC San Francisco (UCSF), in collaboration with the Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative (QLHC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has developed the OneSource system to seamlessly integrate clinical care and research data.
First “Neuroprosthesis” Expands Vocabulary and Mobility for Man With Paralysis in New Milestone News

First “Neuroprosthesis” Expands Vocabulary and Mobility for Man With Paralysis in New Milestone

The first “neuroprosthesis,” developed by UCSF researchers in 2021, translates brain signals from a man with severe paralysis directly into words that appear as text on a screen. Using this brain-machine interface, he can also move a robotic arm to manipulate objects.
Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery Document

Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery

UCSF Health offers a robotic thoracic surgery program specializing in treating thoracic disease.
UCSF Neurologist to Receive Prestigious Scientific Award News

UCSF Neurologist to Receive Prestigious Scientific Award

Stephen L. Hauser, MD, Professor of Neurology and Director of the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, has been chosen by the American Brain Foundation (ABF) to receive its second annual Scientific Breakthrough Award. Hauser is being honored for his career-long commitment to advancing the understanding of the genetic basis, immune mechanisms and treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS).
UCSF Launches Initiative to Address Disparities in Pulse Oximetry Performance News

UCSF Launches Initiative to Address Disparities in Pulse Oximetry Performance

This project seeks to improve accuracy for patients with darker skin pigmentation.
Novel Intraoperative Prostate Cancer Imaging Method Reveals Previously Undetectable Disease News

Novel Intraoperative Prostate Cancer Imaging Method Reveals Previously Undetectable Disease

UCSF researchers led the first-in-human study of a novel near-infrared fluorescence imaging agent that targets prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA).
Brachytherapy Improves Outcomes for Cervical Cancer Patients News

Brachytherapy Improves Outcomes for Cervical Cancer Patients

Patients with locally advanced cervical cancer who receive chemoradiation therapy and brachytherapy and complete treatment within eight weeks have a superior overall survival rate compared to those who don’t receive this treatment, according to a UCSF study.

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