News articles tagged with 'imaging' (Page 2)
Sleeping Trojan horse to aid imaging of diseased cells
— 17 Feb 2011 16:57 | HealthA unique strategy developed by researchers at Cardiff University is opening up new possibilities for improving medical imaging…
Brain 'network maps' reveal clue to mental decline in old age
— 8 Feb 2011 17:00 | HealthThe human brain operates as a highly interconnected small-world network, not as a collection of discrete regions as previously believed, with important implications for why many of…
Researchers develop outline that may help weigh benefits of new imaging technologies
— 8 Feb 2011 16:18 | HealthA new article in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology provides a roadmap for imaging manufacturers to navigate the unique and increasingly complex…
Seeing the light: Berkeley Lab scientists bring plasmonic nanofields into focus
— 5 Feb 2011 14:30 | TechnologyIn typical plasmonic devices, electromagnetic waves crowd into tiny metal structures, concentrating energy into nanoscale dimensions. Due to coupling of electronics and photonics in…
Brain scans predict likely success when it comes to quitting smoking
— 2 Feb 2011 17:01 | HealthNew research from University of Michigan says brain scans showing neural reactions can predict behaviour change even better than the person whose brain is being scanned…
PET scans may allow early prediction of response to targeted therapy of thyroid cancer
— 2 Feb 2011 16:07 | HealthPositron emission tomography (PET) can image metabolic changes following treatment with the protein kinase inhibitor vandetanib, helping to define the therapy response or the effectiveness…
Powerful 3-D X-rays for kids in braces should be the exception, not the rule
— 29 Jan 2011 18:28 | HealthSome orthodontists may be exposing young patients to unnecessary radiation when they order 3-D X-ray imaging for simple orthodontic cases before considering traditional 2-D imaging,…
Imaging procedure can identify biomarker associated with Alzheimer's disease
— 19 Jan 2011 16:53 | HealthPreliminary research suggests that use of a type of molecular imaging procedure may have the ability to detect the presence of beta-amyloid in the brains of individuals during life,…
New UCLA-designed microscope records firing of thousands of individual neurones in 3-D
— 12 Jan 2011 17:31 | HealthSome disorders of the brain are obvious - the massive death of brain cells after a stroke, the explosion in the growth of cells that marks a tumour. Other disorders, such as autism,…
Major advance in MRI allows much faster brain scans
— 6 Jan 2011 15:11 | HealthAn international team of physicists and neuroscientists has reported a breakthrough in magnetic resonance imaging that allows brain scans more than seven times faster than currently…