Fast MRIs offer alternative to CT scans for pediatric head injuries
Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have released a study that shows that a new imaging method
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Novel imaging approach has potential to identify patients with CAD: Non-invasive cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging can be done in short 15 minute exam
Coronary artery disease (CAD) — caused by plaque buildup in the artery walls that constricts the flow of blood to
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Worrisome increase in some medical scans during pregnancy: First large study of advanced imaging covering two decades finds rise in CT scans, which involve radiation
Use of medical imaging during pregnancy increased significantly in the United States, a new study has found, with nearly a
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Scientists discover new method for developing tracers used for medical imaging
In an advance for medical imaging, scientists from University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a method
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Increase in resolution, scale takes CT scanning and diagnosis to the next level
To diagnose and treat diseases like cancer, scientists and doctors must understand how cells respond to different medical conditions and
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New imaging modality targets cholesterol in arterial plaque
In an article published in the peer-reviewed SPIE publication Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO), “Frequency-domain differential photoacoustic radar: theory and
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Biosensor ‘bandage’ collects and analyzes sweat
Like other biofluids, sweat contains a wealth of information about what’s going on inside the body. However, collecting the fluid
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Mini microscope for studies of brain disease in living mice
Working with mice, a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has developed a relatively inexpensive, portable mini microscope that could
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High-contrast imaging for cancer therapy with protons
Medical physicist Dr. Aswin Hoffmann and his team from the Institute of Radiooncology — OncoRay at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
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New bacterial strain named after Cornish discovery
A new bacterial strain will be named after Cornwall following its identification from a skin infection. Staphylococcus cornubiensis, named after
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