News tagged with imaging technologies


Photoacoustic tomography can 'see' in color and detail several inches beneath the skin

Every new imaging technology has an aura of magic about it because it suddenly reveals what had been concealed, and makes visible what had been invisible. So, too, with photoacoustic tomography, which is allowing ...

Medical research created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Excess protein linked to development of Parkinson's disease

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say overexpression of a protein called alpha-synuclein appears to disrupt vital recycling processes in neurons, starting with the ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Investigating the bystander effect: Virtual Reality as a viable platform for experimental psychology

The bystander effect is well-known in behavioural psychology and suggests that the more people who witnessing a violent emergency the less likely it is that someone will intervene. It was first identified ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scanning innovation can improve personalized medicine

New combinations of medical imaging technologies hold promise for improved early disease screening, cancer staging, therapeutic assessment, and other aspects of personalized medicine, according to Ge Wang, director of Virginia ...

Medical research created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cardiologists dramatically cut patient radiation exposure from X-rays

Each year, hundreds of thousands of X-rays are performed across the country to help detect and treat common cardiovascular conditions such as coronary artery disease, valve disease and other heart problems. However, concern ...

Cardiology created Aug 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Spectroscopic imaging reveals early changes leading to breast tumors

Purdue University researchers have created a new imaging technology that reveals subtle changes in breast tissue, representing a potential tool to determine a woman's risk of developing breast cancer and to ...

Cancer created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Twinkle, twinkle kidney stone: With a push you could be gone

Just the mention of kidney stones can cause a person to cringe. They are often painful and sometimes difficult to remove, and 10 percent of the population will suffer from them. In space, the risk of developing ...

Other created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Traditional physical autopsies -- not high-tech 'virtopsies' -- still 'gold standard'

TV crime shows like Bones and CSI are quick to explain each death by showing highly detailed scans and video images of victims' insides. Traditional autopsies, if shown at all, are at best in supporting roles to the high-tech ...

Other created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cell-CT: A new dimension in breast cancer research

Despite advances in both the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, the disease remains a leading worldwide health concern.

Cancer created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Facing complexity in the left brain/right brain paradigm

The left brain/right brain dichotomy has been prominent on the pop psychology scene since Nobel Laureate Roger Sperry broached the subject in the 1960s. The left is analytical while the right is creative, ...

Neuroscience created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Brain study reveals how successful students overcome math anxiety

Using brain-imaging technology for the first time with people experiencing mathematics anxiety, University of Chicago scientists have gained new insights into how some students are able to overcome their fears and succeed ...

Neuroscience created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists track neuronal stem cells using MRI

Carnegie Mellon University biologists have developed an MRI-based technique that allows researchers to non-invasively follow neural stem cells in vivo.

Neuroscience created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dangerous arrhythmia analyzed in a heartbeat

Just one second, one heartbeat. That's what is needed for a new, noninvasive functional imaging technology to record data for locating the source in the heart of a dangerous cardiac arrhythmia called ventricular ...

Medical research created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The pancreas as we’ve never seen it before

Professor Ulf Ahlgren and associates at Umea University in Sweden are a leading research team in the world in the development of optical projection tomography. With the aid of this imaging technology, they ...

Medical research created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers use improved imaging technique; discover a better approach to diagnosing epilepsy

Using state-of-the-art, 7 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, University of Minnesota Medical School researchers may have uncovered a better approach to diagnosing epilepsy.

Medical research created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast