Tag: Medical Imaging

Scientists have Developed an Effective Marker for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

August 27, 2018
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Moscow, Russia — A research group has developed a system that allows doctors to both improve the accuracy of diagnosing malignant cells and to provide additional opportunities for cancer treatment....

Novel PET Imaging Method could Track and Guide Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes

August 2, 2018
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Reston, VA — Researchers have discovered a new nuclear medicine test that could improve care of patients with type 1 diabetes. The new positron emission tomography (PET) imaging method could measure...

Molecular Probe Illuminates Elusive Cancer Stem Cells in Live Mice

August 2, 2018
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Champaign, Ill — After a primary tumour is treated, cancer stem cells may still lurk in the body, ready to metastasise and cause a recurrence of the cancer in a form that’s more aggressive and...

Public Access to Largest Multi-Lesion Medical Imaging Dataset

July 23, 2018
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Bellingham, WA and Cardiff, UK — A paper announced the open availability of the largest CT lesion-image database accessible to the public.

New 3D Imaging Analysis Technique could Lead to Improved Arthritis Treatment

June 18, 2018
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Cambridge, UK — An algorithm to monitor the joints of patients with arthritis, which could change the way that the severity of the condition is assessed, has been developed by a team of engineers, physicians...

Novel PET Imaging Agent could Help Guide Therapy for Brain Diseases

April 3, 2018
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Reston, VA — Researchers have developed a new imaging agent that could help guide and assess treatments for people with various neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s,...

New Brain Scanner Allows Patients to Move Freely for the First Time

March 22, 2018
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London, UK — Researchers has developed a new generation of brain scanner, that can be worn like a helmet allowing patients to move naturally whilst being scanned.

Researchers Create 3D Reconstruction of Human Bladder

March 16, 2017
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Stanford, CA – With the help of advanced computer imaging technology, scientists have created a three-dimensional computer reconstruction of a patient’s bladder.

Improved Non-Invasive Imaging Probe for Fast and Sensitive Cancer Detection

October 21, 2016
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Meguro, Japan – Tumour detection using targeted fluorescent imaging probes is a promising technology that takes advantage of specific molecular events occurring in cancer tissues.

Researchers Use Two-Photon Microscopy for In Vivo Imaging of Touch-Sensitive Sensory Receptors in Mouse Fingertips

September 1, 2016
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Nagoya, Japan — When a fingertip explores the surface of a material, mechanoreceptors called Meissner’s corpuscles (MCs) near the surface of the skin mainly respond to low-frequency vibration...

Infrared Imaging Technologies Offer Reduced Healthcare Costs, Improved Quality of Life

July 22, 2016
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Bellingham, WA — The latest advances in near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) technologies are enabling development of new capabilities in diagnosis and treatment of disease, offering reduced health-care...

Researchers Develop New Technology to ID Aggressive Early Breast Cancer

July 1, 2016
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Ann Arbor, MI — When a woman is diagnosed with the earliest stage of breast cancer, how aggressive should her treatment be? Will the non-invasive cancer become invasive? Or is it a slow-growing...

Scientists Develop Technique that Provides New Insight into Stroke

June 20, 2016
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Bethesda, MD — In a study of stroke patients, investigators confirmed through MRI brain scans that there was an association between the extent of disruption to the brain’s protective blood-brain...

New MRI Technique Allows Faster Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis

February 1, 2016
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Nottingham, UK — A new way of using MRI scanners to look for evidence of multiple sclerosis in the brain has been successfully tested by researchers at The University of Nottingham and Nottingham University...

More Precise Lung Cancer Imaging Technology Developed

December 24, 2015
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Arlington, TX — Lung cancer patients know that precise medical imaging can help a surgeon eradicate tumors and preserve healthy tissue. Current techniques depend on scanning equipment pressed down on...

Researchers Use Ultrasound to Improve Drug Delivery

October 26, 2015
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Cambridge, MA — Using ultrasound waves, researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found a way to enable ultra-rapid delivery of drugs to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. This...

Medical Diagnosis: Will Brain Palpation Soon Be Possible?

October 7, 2015
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Paris, France — If there is one technique used by the physician to explore the human body during every medical examination in order to make a diagnosis or prescribe further tests, it is palpation.

Researchers Develop New Imaging Agent to Detect Hidden Blood Clots Within The Body

September 15, 2015
Kristina Popova

Boston, MA — A novel radiopharmaceutical probe developed at Massachusetts General Hospital has the potential of providing physicians with information that could save the lives of patients with ischemic...

New Wavelet Transform Technique Improves MRI Imaging

September 11, 2015
Kristina Popova

Geneva, Switzerland — An approach to converting the data from MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machines, mammograms and other medical equipment gives doctors a much clearer picture of your insides and...

Scientists Visualize Motor Neuron Activity in Real Time

September 2, 2015
Kristina Popova

La Jolla, CA — The new approach shows how cells in the spinal cord synchronize many neurons at once to allow complex movements, which could have implications for treating spinal cord injuries and diseases....

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