Researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) method that can automatically detect plaque erosion in the heart's arteries using optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. Monitoring plaque in the arteries ...
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Research from a team including the Crabb Lab at City, University of London has used "deep learning" (DL), which is a type of artificial intelligence (AI), on thousands of images of the backs of the eyes of glaucoma patients ...
Jun 7, 2022
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Can non-functioning photoreceptors be detected like dead pixels on a camera sensor? Until now this has not been possible, but a new technique will allow fast and non-invasive assessment of the physiological state of the retina. ...
May 24, 2022
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An international team of health researchers have, for the first time, described how genetic defects influence the spectrum of vision development and cause problems in developing babies' eyes.
Apr 6, 2022
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Researchers have developed a new endoscope that combines ultrasound with optical coherence tomography (OCT) to assess structural features of the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, in unprecedented detail. The new ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Compared with a placebo, the addition of the injectable cholesterol-lowering drug alirocumab to high-intensity statin treatment in patients who have had a heart attack resulted in twofold greater reductions in three key measures ...
Apr 4, 2022
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Researchers have been using organoids—3D organ-like, tightly-packed cell cultures—as models to study organ development, disease and drug discovery with excellent success. However, most existing imaging methods are limited ...
Mar 14, 2022
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Knees and hips wear out. Backs and necks become unstable. Fortunately, orthopedic surgeons specialize in musculoskeletal repair. And surgeries that formerly required open exposure are now accomplished with minimally invasive ...
Jan 6, 2022
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Knowing 3D collagen organization within organ systems is crucial both for the disease diagnosis, e.g., heart infarction, and for the surgical guidance, e.g., skin incision. Scientists from the University of Washington, Seattle, ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), characterised by harm to brain neurons and to the spinal cord, also affects the tissue of the retina, according to a study headed up by Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM).
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