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Key Milestone for Brown Fat Research With Ground-Breaking MRI Scan
Apr. 17, 2014 — The first MRI scan to show 'brown fat' in a living adult could prove to be an essential step towards a new wave of therapies to aid the fight against diabetes and obesity. Brown fat has ... full story -
World's First Successful Visualization of Key Coenzyme
Apr. 16, 2014 — Japanese researchers have successfully developed the world's first imaging method for visualizing the behavior of nicotine-adenine dinucleotide derivative (NAD(P)H), a key coenzyme, inside ... full story -
Functional Brain Imaging Reliably Predicts Which Vegetative Patients Have Potential to Recover Consciousness
Apr. 15, 2014 — A functional brain imaging technique known as positron emission tomography is a promising tool for determining which severely brain damaged individuals in vegetative states have the potential to ... full story -
MRI Pinpoints Region of Brain Injury in Some Concussion Patients
Apr. 15, 2014 — Researchers using information provided by a magnetic resonance imaging technique have identified regional white matter damage in the brains of people who experience chronic dizziness and other ... full story -
New Fusion Technology Increases Prostate Cancer Detection Accuracy to 97 Percent
Apr. 14, 2014 — A powerful new tool for visualizing and monitoring the prostate in men who have high prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and in detecting prostate cancer more accurately is now available in some ... full story -
New PET/CT Scanner More Patient Friendly
Apr. 10, 2014 — A new patient-friendly PET/CT scanner does combined exams in just 15 or 20 minutes, and the patient is never completely enclosed. The state-of-the-art system is improving the diagnosis and treatment ... full story -
Potential Marker to Better Identify, Resect Glioblastoma Multiforme Tumors
Apr. 7, 2014 — Researchers have highlighted the results of research that explores whether 5 aminolevulinic-acid fluorescence (5-ALA) offers additional detection benefits compared to intraoperative MRI (iMRI) when ... full story -
Role of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Breast Cancer Treatment
Apr. 7, 2014 — While exploring the promise of magnetic nanoparticle (mNP) hyperthermia in breast cancer treatment, a researcher reviews preclinical studies and discusses plans for early-phase clinical studies in ... full story -
Non-Invasive Imaging Instead of Repeated Biopsy in Active Monitoring of Prostate Cancer
Apr. 6, 2014 — A novel method to 'manipulate the lipid metabolism in the cancer cell to trick them to use more radiolabeled glucose, the basis of PET scanning' is being described by researchers. The ... full story -
Advantages, Potential of Computer-Guided Spinal Surgery
Apr. 3, 2014 — In a series of research studies, spinal surgeons show that a new method of computer-guided spine surgery is beneficial for spinal reconstruction and for treating complex tumors and degenerative spine ... full story -
3-D Imaging: Easier, Safer, More Accurate Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer
Apr. 2, 2014 — 3-D imaging for PDT treatment of pancreatic cancer has been developed to help make it a safer, more effective treatment. The research team set out to reduce the imaging obstacles for PDT, a minimally ... full story -
Landmark Medical Imaging Provisions in SGR 'Patch' to Help Usher in New Era of Evidence-Based Medicine
Apr. 1, 2014 — What may be first of their kind requirements included in the newly passed “Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014” would make health care more efficient, raise medical imaging quality, improve ... full story -
Even Micro Heart Attacks Are Major Problem
Mar. 31, 2014 — Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging may help doctors better identify which patients with mild heart disease are likely to develop more serious heart problems long term. CMR imaging provides ... full story -
MRI, Optical Scanning During Surgery Accurately Locate Small Breast Cancer Tumors
Mar. 27, 2014 — A new approach to breast-conserving surgery that simplifies the procedure for women whose breast cancer is too small to be felt has been developed by physicians and engineers. By combining magnetic ... full story -
New Guidance System Could Improve Minimally Invasive Surgery
Mar. 27, 2014 — A computerized process that could make minimally invasive surgery more accurate and streamlined using equipment already common in the operating room has been developed by ... full story -
Cell-Saving Drugs Could Reduce Brain Damage After Stroke
Mar. 26, 2014 — Long-term brain damage caused by stroke could be reduced by saving cells called pericytes that control blood flow in capillaries, reports a new study. The results show not only that pericytes are the ... full story -
Preoperative PET Cuts Unnecessary Lung Surgeries in Half
Mar. 26, 2014 — PET changed patient management in 50 percent of lung cancer cases, a comprehensive statistical analysis reveals. Few studies have been able to pin down exactly what impact preoperative PET has on ... full story -
Use of Breast MRI Increasingly Aligned With Most Effective Care
Mar. 26, 2014 — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used for breast cancer screening, diagnostic evaluation, treatment planning, and surveillance, but a recent study found that the indication for breast ... full story -
3-D MRI Scans May Offer Better Way to Predict Survival After Targeted Chemo for Liver Tumors
Mar. 26, 2014 — Specialized 3-D MRI scans to precisely measure living and dying tumor tissue to quickly show whether highly toxic chemotherapy – delivered directly through a tumor’s blood supply – is working, ... full story -
Last Drinks: Brain's Mechanism Knows When to Stop
Mar. 26, 2014 — Our brains are hardwired to stop us drinking more water than is healthy, according to a new brain imaging study. The study found a 'stop mechanism' that determined brain signals telling the ... full story
- Functional brain imaging reliably predicts which vegetative patients have potential to recover consciousness
- MRI pinpoints region of brain injury in some concussion patients
- Potential marker to better identify, resect glioblastoma multiforme tumors
- Role of magnetic nanoparticles in breast cancer treatment
- MRI, optical scanning during surgery accurately locate small breast cancer tumors
- New guidance system could improve minimally invasive surgery
- Cell-saving drugs could reduce brain damage after stroke
- Preoperative PET cuts unnecessary lung surgeries in half
- Use of breast MRI increasingly aligned with most effective care
- 3-D MRI scans may offer better way to predict survival after targeted chemo for liver tumors
- Last drinks: Brain's mechanism knows when to stop
- Using PET scanning to evaluate therapies of Menkes disease
- Substantial decrease in use of cardiac imaging procedure found by study
- MRI reveals genetic activity: Deciphering genes' roles in learning and memory
- MRI to 'see through' metal screws developed to follow patients after hip fracture surgery
- Plaques detected in brain scans forecast cognitive impairment
- Heating safety from mri radiofrequency energy demonstrated in variety of simulated spinal cord stimulation scenarios
- 7-Tesla MRI scanner allows even more accurate diagnosis of breast cancer
- Tumors 'Light Up' With New, Unique Imaging System Using Scorpion Venom Protein and a Laser
- Cancer patients turning to mass media, non-experts for info
- California’s first MRI-guided laser treatment for brain cancer
- In vivo endomicroscopy improves detection of Barrett's esophagus-related neoplasia
- 256-slice CT scanner gives bird's eye view
- Technique allows for radiation-free detection of tumors, study finds
- Improving knee replacements with iASSIST system
- Single chip device to provide real-time 3-D images from inside the heart, blood vessels
- New imaging technique can diagnose common heart condition
- Excess weight linked to brain changes that may relate to memory, emotions, and appetite
- Point-of-care ultrasound proves accurate for kids with suspected appendicitis
- New MRI/ultrasound imaging improves prostate cancer detection, treatment
- MRI to offer advances in treatment for chronic kidney disease
- MRIs help predict which atrial fibrillation patients will benefit from catheter ablation
- Novel technique increases detection rate in screening mammography
- Improved ultrasound imaging provides an alternative way of visualizing tumors
- Imaging the development of diabetes: Visualization of a human autoimmune disease in animal models
- Facelift complications eased with help of new 3-D imaging technique
- New stent for aortic aneurysms soon to be available to patients in the US
- Understanding secondary light emission by plasmonic nanostructures may improve medical imaging
- Researchers investigating how to make PET imaging even sweeter
- New diagnostic, therapeutic techniques show potential for patients with metastasized melanoma
- Ketamine acts as antidepressant by boosting serotonin
- MRI method for measuring MS progression validated
- First cancer operation room with navigator is created
- No diagnosis of heart disease without imaging
- Younger, early breast cancer patients often undergo unnecessary staging, imaging procedures
- Medical implants: Tune in, turn on, power up
- MR-guided ultrasound offers noninvasive treatment for breast cancer
- Missing 'brake in the brain' can trigger anxiety
- Diagnostic imaging: New chip provides better all-round performance
- International study finds heart disease similar in men, women
- Breast cancer risk related to changes in breast density as women age
- 3D mammography increases cancer detection, reduces call-back rates
- Ultrasound as good as CT scans for pediatric appendicitis, reduces radiation exposure
- Molecular imaging tracers help determine treatment plans for brain metastases
- Cuts in medicare to breast imaging may delay diagnosis, treatment, increase patient anxiety
- Novel rehabilitation device improves motor skills after stroke
- MRI technique reveals low brain iron in ADHD patients
- Imaging shows long-term impact of blast-induced brain injuries in veterans
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