News articles tagged with 'imaging'
PET imaging response a prognostic factor after thoracic radiation therapy for lung cancer
— 8 Nov 2009 11:48 | HealthA rapid decline in metabolic activity on a PET scan after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with good local tumour control, according to a study presented... — full story
Task force develops new radiation guidelines for brachytherapy
— 3 Nov 2009 11:26 | HealthRadiation dose delivered to the prostate and nearby organs in every brachytherapy procedure should be carefully analysed using post-implant CT or MRI and uniformly documented in every... — full story
Unlocking mysteries of the brain with PET
— 31 Oct 2009 14:17 | HealthInflammatory response of brain cells - as indicated by a molecular imaging technique - could tell researchers more about why certain neurologic disorders, such as migraine headaches... — full story
Greater use of in-patient diagnostic imaging improves patient outcomes without significantly impacting costs
— 29 Oct 2009 09:07 | HealthHospitals that make greater use of inpatient diagnostic imaging exams achieve lower in-hospital mortality rates with little or no impact on costs, according to a peer-reviewed study... — full story
Seeing previously invisible molecules for the first time
— 26 Oct 2009 16:56 | HealthA team of Harvard chemists led by X. Sunney Xie has developed a new microscopic technique for seeing, in colour, molecules with undetectable fluorescence. The room-temperature technique... — full story
Concurrent imaging of metabolic and electric signals in the heart
— 26 Oct 2009 15:58 | HealthCardiac rhythm disorders can result from disturbances in cardiac metabolism. These metabolic changes are tightly linked with specific cardiac electrophysiology (CEP) abnormalities,... — full story
Alzheimer's lesions found in the retina
— 22 Oct 2009 14:40 | HealthThe eyes may be the windows to the soul, but new research indicates they also may mirror a brain ravaged by Alzheimer's disease... — full story
Lung scintigraphy more reliable than CTA in excluding pulmonary embolism in pregnant patients
— 21 Oct 2009 09:50 | HealthA medical imaging procedure known as lung scintigraphy may be more reliable than pulmonary CT angiography (CTA) for identifying or excluding pulmonary embolism (PE) in pregnant patients,... — full story
Radio waves 'see' through walls
— 12 Oct 2009 10:21 | TechnologyUniversity of Utah engineers showed that a wireless network of radio transmitters can track people moving behind solid walls. The system could help police, firefighters and others nab... — full story
Electronic alerts about abnormal imaging test results do not always result in timely follow-up
— 29 Sep 2009 14:41 | HealthAbnormal results on outpatient imaging tests sometimes may not receive timely follow-up even when clinicians receive and read results in an advanced, integrated electronic medical record... — full story