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A new reference material sets standard for MRI and CT diagnosis of fatty liver
The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed the world's first reference material to improve the accuracy of body fat measurements conducted through MRI and CT scans. The study is published ...
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Feature-domain Fourier ptychographic microscopy promotes pathological screening and analysis
Pathological analysis has been the gold standard of disease detection, especially in tumor diagnosis. Traditional digital pathology relies on high-precision movement of a high numerical aperture (NA) objective to obtain the ...
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Recommendations issued for advanced imaging for pediatric patients in ED
In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online June 27 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for optimizing advanced imaging use for pediatric patients in the emergency department.
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First specific PET scan for TB could enable more effective treatment
A more accurate way to scan for tuberculosis (TB) has been developed by UK and US researchers, using positron emission tomography (PET).
Jun 27, 2024
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Brain connectivity on MRI predicts Parkinson's disease progression
The structural and functional organization of the brain as shown on MRI can predict the progression of brain atrophy in patients with early-stage, mild Parkinson's disease, according to a study published today in Radiology, ...
Jun 25, 2024
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New MRI method uses altered glucose to 'light up' pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect, in part because the pancreas sits deep in the abdominal cavity in a position that can vary from person to person; pancreatic tumors therefore can remain hidden until too late for ...
Jun 24, 2024
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Imaging technology captures how neurons communicate with new clarity
For the first time, scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) used advanced imaging technology at the SickKids Nanoscale Biomedical Imaging Facility to reveal the atomic structure of an enzyme that neurons use ...
Jun 21, 2024
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Light-weight microscope captures large-scale brain activity of mice on the move
As a mouse explores its environment, millions of neurons across the brain fire in sync. To study only a small subsection at a time would be to miss the forest for the trees, but powerful microscopes capable of capturing the ...
Jun 20, 2024
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Researchers discover a significant problem in brain imaging and identify a fix
In a new study, investigators from McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the National Institute on Drug Abuse—Intramural Research Program (NIDA-IRP) have discovered that the tendency of people's arousal to wane over ...
Jun 19, 2024
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New eye tracking controlled VR system enhances MRI scans for young children
New eye tracking technology has been developed which enables gaze based human computer interaction to operate immediately and robustly without any explicit set-up tasks. Integrating this technology as a control interface ...
Jun 18, 2024
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Technologies enable 3D imaging of whole human brain hemispheres at subcellular resolution
Observing anything and everything within the human brain, no matter how large or small while it is fully intact, has been an out-of-reach dream of neuroscience for decades, but in a new study in Science, an MIT-based team ...
Jun 13, 2024
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Artificial intelligence tool may enhance usability of medical images
Biomedical engineer Abhinav Jha, assistant professor in the McKelvey School of Engineering and of radiology at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in the School of Medicine, both at Washington University in St. Louis, has ...
Jun 13, 2024
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AI better detects prostate cancer on MRI than radiologists, study shows
AI detects prostate cancer more often than radiologists. Additionally, AI triggers false alarms half as often. This is shown by an international study coordinated by Radboud university medical center and published in The ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Study shows pre-targeted dual-isotope radionuclide therapy safe and effective in colorectal cancer
Combination of alpha- and beta-radionuclide therapy is feasible, tolerable, and effective for colorectal cancer, according to preclinical research presented at the 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Annual ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Unveiling lung damage in COVID-19 patients using AI
As the immediate threat of COVID-19 subsides, investigating the virus's lasting impacts remains essential. A new study led by researchers at Emory AI.Health, published in Computers in Medicine and Biology, sheds light on ...
Jun 11, 2024
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New chelating agent reduces toxicity in prostate-specific membrane antigen radiopharmaceutical therapy
A newly developed chelator can significantly reduce off-target toxicity in prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) radiopharmaceutical therapy, according to research presented at the 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine and ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Study shows ultra-low dose PET protocol eliminates need for CT, uses dose 50 times lower than current standard
A new ultra-low dose imaging method used with long axial field-of-view PET scanners can obtain images with a historically low radiopharmaceutical dose—more than 50 times lower than the standard effective dose. Furthermore, ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Comparative analysis shows FAPI PET/CT improves staging of newly diagnosed breast cancer
A comparative analysis between FAPI and 18F-FDG PET/CT for the systemic staging of newly diagnosed breast cancer shows that FAPI PET/CT is more accurate in staging patients. Nearly 20 percent of patients were restaged by ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Fruit roll-ups shown to improve dental X-ray quality
A study published in the Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences compared 270 dental X-rays, from people who were told to hold their tongues against the roof of their mouths throughout the procedure. Radiographers managed to ...
Jun 10, 2024
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Cutting-edge imaging unravels sex-specific structural variations in the heart
The hearts of men and women have remarkable differences in terms of their function in health and the heart diseases that impact them. In particular, there is a major difference between prevalent heart failure types experienced ...
Jun 10, 2024
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