News tagged with imaging equipment


Brain's vision secrets unraveled

A new study led by scientists at the Universities of York and Bradford has identified the two areas of the brain responsible for our perception of orientation and shape.

Neuroscience created Feb 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Computer simulations of blood flow through mechanical heart valves could pave the way for more individualized prosthetic

Every year, over 300,000 heart valve replacement operations are performed worldwide. Diseased valves are often replaced with mechanical heart valves (MHVs), which cannot yet be designed to suit each patient's ...

Cardiology created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can diabetes devices be damaged by airport security scanners?

Full-body or X-ray scanners used for airport security screening may affect the function of insulin pump or continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices. People with diabetes can present a travel letter obtained from their ...

Diabetes created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research uses 3D imaging to improve the lives of lung disease patients

Pioneering research in Southampton, using hi-tech 3D imaging, could improve the lives of those suffering from chronic lung disease.

Medical research created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Financial reimbursement increases cardiac stress tests

Patients treated by physicians who billed for both technical (practice/equipment) and professional (supervision/ interpretation) components of nuclear and echocardiographic stress imaging tests were more likely to undergo ...

Cardiology created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel breast screening technology increases diagnostic accuracy

The addition of three-dimensional breast imaging—a technology called tomosynthesis—to standard digital mammography significantly increases radiologists' diagnostic accuracy while reducing false positive recall rates, ...

Other created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New Queen's spin-in company to revolutionize cancer detection

The development of novel medical imaging techniques to revolutionise cancer detection and treatment will be the result of a new partnership announced today between Queen's University Belfast and Cirdan Imaging Ltd.

Cancer created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Self-referral leads to more negative exams for patients

Physicians who have a financial interest in imaging equipment are more likely to refer their patients for potentially unnecessary imaging exams, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...

Other created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0