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Researchers Devise Tool to Improve Imaging of Neuronal Activity in the Brain

June 27, 2016 — In a partnership melding neuroscience and electrical engineering, researchers have developed a new technology that will ... read more

Health-Care Providers Do Not Fully Understand Cancer Risk from CT Scans

June 23, 2016 — Doctors and other healthcare professionals may not be fully aware of a CT scan's effect on lifetime malignancy risk. A new study surveyed doctors, radiologists, and imaging technologists regarding ... read more

3-D-Printed Kidney Helps Doctors Save Woman's Organ During Complicated Tumor Removal

June 24, 2016 — Doctors and scientists in one case printed and used a 3-D kidney to help save a patient's organ during a complicated ... read more

Light Combined With Time-Based Data Sees More Deeply Inside the Body

June 23, 2016 — Scientists provide an overview of recent developments in light-based technologies that enable a deeper noninvasive look into the human body. The technologies hold promise to ... read more

Illuminating Detection of Deep Cancers

June 20, 2016 — A new bioluminescence imaging system has been developed to improve detection sensitivity of targets in deep tissues. This allows markedly higher target-detection sensitivity, ... read more

Innovative Device Allows 3-D Imaging of the Breast With Less Radiation

June 16, 2016 — Adding a new device to an existing breast molecular imaging system allows the system to get six times better contrast of cancer lesions in the breast, providing the same or ... read more

Laser Ablation Becomes Increasingly Viable Treatment for Prostate Cancer

June 10, 2016 — Up until now, capturing an image of a prostate cancer has been difficult because prostate tissue and tumor tissue are so similar. Precise, non-invasive surgical treatment has ... read more

Mixing Solids, Liquids Enhances Optical Properties of Both

June 9, 2016 — By immersing glass particles in a fluid, researchers are exploring a new mechanism for modifying an optical device's diffusivity, or the extent to which it ... read more

Switzerland Winds Up Superconductivity

June 8, 2016 — The unusual electronic properties of some superconducting materials permit lossless and dense electrical currents at very low temperatures, even in high magnetic fields. ... read more

Personalized Virtual Heart Predicts the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death

May 10, 2016 — A research team has developed a non-invasive 3-D virtual heart to help doctors determine who faces the highest risk of a life-threatening arrhythmia and would benefit from a ... read more

CES 2015: How Many Calories Are in That Protein Shake?

Radiation ID Cards to Monitor Child's Exposure

Laser Technology Allows Parkinsonism Patients to Walk Again

Tongue Tip Technology Drives Quadriplegic Independence

Compound Eye for High-Density 3D Imaging

June 17, 2016 — A system named "Compound eye for high-density 3D imaging" has now been developed by researchers. This innovation was inspired by the physiological structure of flies' compound eyes. ... read more

High-Definition Imaging to Improve Early Diagnosis of Cancer

June 9, 2016 — Researchers are involved in a European network to develop an endoscopic scanner for early detection of certain types of cancers that have a high mortality rate ... read more

Clinicians Implant World's Smallest Pacemaker

June 4, 2016 — The Micra® Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) -- the world's smallest pacemaker -- has now been gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ... read more

More Light Shed on Cancer: Nanoparticles to Highlight Cancer Cells

May 19, 2016 — A group of scientists has succeeded in synthesizing nanoparticles of ultrapure silicon, which exhibited the property of efficient photoluminescence, (secondary light emission after photoexcitation), ... read more

New Imaging Technology Allows Scientists to Peer Even Deeper Into Fatty Arteries

May 11, 2016 — Researchers have improved upon previous instruments, developing a new IVPA catheter design with collinear overlap between optical and acoustic waves with a tiny probe. The design can greatly improve ... read more

New Investigation of Endovenous Laser Ablation of Varicose Veins

May 10, 2016 — Results have been presented from experiments on endovenous laser ablation of varicose veins in vitro using laser radiation of a solid-state laser and identifying the role a carbonized layer of blood ... read more

Better Way to Diagnose, Manage Neuroendocrine Tumors

May 9, 2016 — Ga-68 DOTATATE PET/CT scans are superior to In-111 pentetreotide scans, the current imaging standard in the United States for detecting neuroendocrine tumors (NETS), and could significantly impact ... read more

Researchers Track Critical Development in the Young Brain

May 5, 2016 — A recent study combined two related but different imaging techniques to non-invasively track the rate at which nerve fibers in children's brains become wrapped in myelin. The work could lead to ... read more

Researchers Prove Utility of Imaging Tool in Surgeon's Hand

May 4, 2016 — Researchers have demonstrated the utility of new brain tumor imaging tool in the surgeon's hand. This research largely focuses on new means to incorporate imaging methods to view cells of brain ... read more

First Recommendations Published on Imaging Assessment of Prosthetic Heart Valves

May 4, 2016 — The first recommendations on multimodality imaging assessment of prosthetic heart valves have been published. Heart valve replacement is performed using mechanical or biological prostheses. It is ... read more

Narrow Band Imaging Can Reduce Recurrence of Bladder Tumors

Apr. 28, 2016 — Research into bladder tumor surgery has found that using narrow band imaging can significantly reduce the risk of disease recurrence. According to the World Cancer Research Fund, bladder cancer is ... read more

Segmenting Ultrasound Video With a Wavelet Variational Model

Apr. 27, 2016 — Researchers propose a video segmentation model to recognize ROI in ... read more

Research Team Realizes 3-Color Photodetector

Apr. 22, 2016 — There's a new approach to design results in a device that can detect different infrared wavebands, which could lead to applications in imaging and entertainment, report ... read more

Advanced 3-D Imaging Technique Applied for the First Time to Deadly Lung Disease

Apr. 21, 2016 — Doctors and scientists have used advanced 3-D X-ray imaging technology to give new insight into the way an aggressive form of lung disease develops in the ... read more

Researchers Transmit Data Through Animal Tissues at HD Video Rates Via Ultrasound

Apr. 18, 2016 — Using animal tissue samples, researchers have demonstrated the possibility of real-time video-rate data transmission through tissue for in-body ultrasonic communications with implanted medical ... read more

New Technique Could Improve Detection of Concealed Nuclear Materials

Apr. 18, 2016 — Researchers have demonstrated proof of concept for a novel low-energy nuclear reaction imaging technique designed to detect the presence of 'special nuclear materials' -- weapons-grade ... read more

SPECT-MRI Fusion Minimizes Surgery for Diagnosis of Early-Stage Cervical Cancer Patients

Apr. 14, 2016 — Cervical cancer patients without enlarged lymph nodes could benefit from SPECT-MRI imaging of their sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) to assess whether metastases are ... read more

Novel 3-D Imaging Offers New Tool for Identifying Advanced Fibrosis in Liver

Apr. 5, 2016 — Researchers have conducted a prospective study of 100 patients (56 percent women) with biopsy-proven NAFLD to assess the efficacy of two-dimensional magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) and a novel ... read more

'Deep Learning' Used to Assist Overburdened Diagnosticians

Apr. 4, 2016 — A laboratory has developed tools to facilitate computer-assisted diagnosis of X-rays, CTs and MRIs, freeing radiologists to attend to complex ... read more

Intelligent Scalpel Locates Cancerous Tumors in the Brain

Apr. 1, 2016 — Removing a brain tumor is a delicate task, if not done properly it can have catastrophic consequences, such as brain damage, motor impairment or failure in controlling a vital organ function. In ... read more

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