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First Steps Toward Autonomous Robot Surgeries
The day may be getting a
little closer when robots
will perform surgery on
patients in dangerous
situations or in remote
locations, such as on the
... > full story
Engineers Harness Cell Phone Technology For Use In Medical Imaging
With an innovative concept
developed by UC Berkeley
engineers, the ubiquitous
cell phone could one day be
used to make medical imaging
accessible to billions of
... > full story
Innovative Composite Opens Terahertz Frequencies To Many Applications
A frequency-agile
meta-material that for the
first time can be tuned over
a range of frequencies in
the so-called "terahertz
... > full story
Needle-size Device Created To Track Tumors, Radiation Dose
Engineers are creating a
wireless device designed to
be injected into tumors to
tell doctors the precise
dose of radiation received
and locate the exact
... > full story
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Remarkable Tool 'Sees' Internal Body Details 1,000 Times Smaller Than Ever Before
April 2, 2008 — Medical scientists have developed a new type of imaging system that can illuminate tumors in living subjects-getting pictures with a precision of nearly one-trillionth of a ... > full story -
3-D Imaging: First Insights Into Magnetic Fields
March 31, 2008 — 3-D images are not only useful in medicine; the observation of internal structures is also invaluable in many other fields of scientific investigation. Researchers have now succeeded, for the first ... > full story -
Real-time Imaging Device May Improve Surgery For Congenital Colon Disease
March 31, 2008 — Researchers are developing a spectral imaging system that could result in shorter operating times for infants undergoing surgery for Hirschsprung's disease, according to a results from a new mouse ... > full story -
PET Confirmed As Valuable Cancer Diagnostic And Disease-staging Tool
March 28, 2008 — Data by the National Oncologic PET Registry showing that positron emission tomography produced scans revealing disease at a molecular level, which then caused physicians to change treatment plans for ... > full story -
Scans Spot Hidden Tumors In Rare Cancer Syndrome
March 21, 2008 — Researchers report that full-body PET/CT scanning detected unsuspected, treatable tumors in 3 of 15 patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a rare genetic cancer syndrome for which no screening tests ... > full story -
Lymphoma Patients Benefit From Combined PET-CT Scanning, Study Suggests
March 15, 2008 — Combined positron emission tomography and computed tomography imaging of lymphoma patients is a more effective method to evaluate response to radiation therapy, and may help patients avoid ... > full story -
New Techniques Improve Imaging Quality, Not Diagnosis Of Barrett's Esophagus
March 11, 2008 — Novel techniques to improve the quality of imaging are helping doctors get a better look at esophageal conditions such as Barrett's esophagus, but they do not necessarily improve the diagnosis or ... > full story -
MRI/PET Scanner Combo Made For First Time
March 10, 2008 — Two kinds of body imaging -- positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging -- have been combined for the first time in a single scanner. Combining the two types of scan in a single ... > full story -
PET's Targeted Imaging May Lead To Earlier Diagnosis Of Dementia And Alzheimer's Disease
March 7, 2008 — Researchers involved in a large, multi-institutional study using positron emission tomography imaging with the radiotracer fluorodeoxyglucose were able to classify different types of dementia with ... > full story -
Comprehensive Diagnosis Of Heart Disease With A Single CT Scan
March 4, 2008 — A novel imaging technique that enables comprehensive diagnosis of heart disease based on a single computerized tomographic scan. The single-scan technique would also provide considerable cost ... > full story
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