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Heating Safety from Mri Radiofrequency Energy Demonstrated in Variety of Simulated Spinal Cord Stimulation Scenarios
Mar. 6, 2014 — Determining MRI RF heating safety is a complex process that requires complete understanding of the potential interactions between the MRI system, lead behavior, and individual patient ... full story -
Carotid Artery MRI Helps Predict Likelihood of Strokes, Heart Attacks
Mar. 4, 2014 — Noninvasive imaging of carotid artery plaque with MRI can accurately predict future cardiovascular events like strokes and heart attacks in people without a history of cardiovascular disease, ... full story -
First Highly Sensitive, Small Molecule Fluorescence Probe to Evaluate Risk, Monitor Progression of Parkinson's Disease
Mar. 3, 2014 — The first two-photon, small molecule fluorogenic probe that can serve as a useful tool for the rapid assessment of an individual’s potential risk for Parkinson’s disease has been developed by ... full story -
Poor Sleep Quality Linked to Reduced Brain Gray Matter in Gulf War Vets
Feb. 28, 2014 — A new study of Gulf War veterans found an association between poor sleep quality and reduced gray matter volume in the brain's frontal lobe, which helps control important processes such as ... full story -
Tumors 'Light Up' With New, Unique Imaging System Using Scorpion Venom Protein and a Laser
Feb. 24, 2014 — Researchers have developed a unique, compact, relatively inexpensive imaging device to “light up” malignant brain tumors and other cancers. The experimental system consists of a special camera ... full story -
Cancer Patients Turning to Mass Media, Non-Experts for Info
Feb. 24, 2014 — The increasing use of expensive medical imaging procedures in the US like positron emission tomography scans is being driven, in part, by patient decisions made after obtaining information from lay ... full story -
California’s First MRI-Guided Laser Treatment for Brain Cancer
Feb. 24, 2014 — Using a novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided laser technology, neurosurgeons have successfully treated a malignant tumor deep inside a patient’s brain. This is the first time that this ... full story -
In Vivo Endomicroscopy Improves Detection of Barrett's Esophagus-Related Neoplasia
Feb. 19, 2014 — New research shows that the addition of confocal laser endomicroscopy to high-definition white-light endoscopy enables improved real-time endoscopic diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus dysplasia ... full story -
256-Slice CT Scanner Gives Bird's Eye View
Feb. 19, 2014 — With one heartbeat, within one second, cardiologists can get an entire 3-D image of the heart that allows them to look at arteries and heart anatomy with excellent detail and with less medical ... full story -
Technique Allows for Radiation-Free Detection of Tumors, Study Finds
Feb. 18, 2014 — A way to scan young cancer patients' bodies for tumors without exposing them to radiation has been developed. The technique could reduce patients' risk of developing secondary cancers later ... full story -
Improving Knee Replacements With iASSIST System
Feb. 18, 2014 — Each year, approximately 600,000 total knee replacement procedures are performed in the United States, a number that is expected to rise in the next decade as the population ages. For the first time ... full story -
Single Chip Device to Provide Real-Time 3-D Images from Inside the Heart, Blood Vessels
Feb. 18, 2014 — Researchers have developed the technology for a catheter-based device that would provide forward-looking, real-time, three-dimensional imaging from inside the heart, coronary arteries and peripheral ... full story -
Two Parents With Alzheimer's Disease? Disease May Show Up Decades Early on Brain Scans
Feb. 12, 2014 — People who are dementia-free but have two parents with Alzheimer’s disease may show signs of the disease on brain scans decades before symptoms appear, according to a new ... full story -
New Imaging Technique Can Diagnose Common Heart Condition
Feb. 11, 2014 — A new imaging technique for measuring blood flow in the heart and vessels can diagnose a common congenital heart abnormality, bicuspid aortic valve, and may lead to better prediction of ... full story -
Excess Weight Linked to Brain Changes That May Relate to Memory, Emotions, and Appetite
Feb. 11, 2014 — Being overweight appears related to reduced levels of a molecule that reflects brain cell health in the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in memory, learning, and emotions, and likely also ... full story -
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Proves Accurate for Kids With Suspected Appendicitis
Feb. 10, 2014 — Appendicitis, the most common potential surgical problem for kids seen in the emergency department, can be visualized with a high degree of accuracy using point-of-care ultrasound. Using it as ... full story -
New MRI/ultrasound Imaging Improves Prostate Cancer Detection, Treatment
Feb. 10, 2014 — A new combination MRI-ultrasound imaging system can result in fewer biopsies and better treatment decisions for prostate cancer patients. The technology fuses MRI images with ultrasound to create a ... full story -
MRI to Offer Advances in Treatment for Chronic Kidney Disease
Feb. 10, 2014 — Detailed structural and functional ‘maps’ of the human kidney made using advanced scanning technology are to be developed by scientists, in hopes that the effort advances treatment for those ... full story -
Nanoparticle Pinpoints Blood Vessel Plaques
Feb. 6, 2014 — A team of researchers has developed a multifunctional nanoparticle that enables magnetic resonance imaging to pinpoint blood vessel plaques caused by atherosclerosis. The technology is a step toward ... full story -
First Leadless Pacemaker in U.S. Implanted Into Patient
Feb. 6, 2014 — This February during American Heart Month, a surgeon implanted the United States’ first miniature-sized, leadless cardiac pacemaker directly inside a patient’s heart without ... full story -
MRIs Help Predict Which Atrial Fibrillation Patients Will Benefit from Catheter Ablation
Feb. 4, 2014 — A new type of contrast MRI can predict which heart patients with atrial fibrillation are most likely to benefit from a treatment called catheter ablation, according to a landmark multi-center study ... full story
- 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
- Advanced CT imaging proves as accurate as invasive tests for heart blockages
- Brain imaging reveals dynamic changes caused by pain meds
- Imaging studies may predict tumor response to anti-angiogenic drugs
- Computer-aided image analysis for breast tumor diagnosis
- Combining imaging techniques for quicker, gentler biopsies for breast cancer
- Brain tumor removal through hole smaller than dime
- 3D vision goggles improve surgeon's view in minimally invasive lung surgery
- Unique nano carrier to target drug delivery to cancer cells
- X-rays overused in ICU: Ultrasound safer, just as effective
- New imaging research shows increased iron in the brain in early stages of MS
- Pain processes in tennis elbow illuminated by PET scanning
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