Overutilization of medical imaging services exposes patients to unnecessary radiation and adds to healthcare costs, according to a report appearing online and in the October issue of the journal Radiology that calls…
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Breast-specific gamma imaging increases radiation-induced cancer risk
Some nuclear-based breast imaging exams may increase a woman’s risk of developing radiation-induced cancer, according to a special report appearing online and in the October issue of Radiology. However, the radiation dose…
Xradia Introduces UltraXRM Microscope: Ground-Breaking 3D X-Ray Imaging For Laboratories
A new lab-based computed tomography (CT) system, capable of delivering synchrotron-like 3D imaging at 50 nanometer resolution within a laboratory setting, was announced by Xradia, Inc. The UltraXRM-L200 is the newest addition…
GE features EP technologies for image fusion at HRS
GE Healthcare showcased its Innova EPVision software application that combines 2D and 3D x-ray images and cardiac models from multiple imaging modalities such as CT, x-ray and MRI to help alleviate motion…
Lower radiation dose possible with New cardiac CT scan era
A conventional cardiac CT scan images a larger portion of a patient’s body and then extracts the data pertinent to the cardiac question. A new approach being researched portends to image only…
Wipro enters fast growing Blu-ray market through partnership with Philips
Offers solutions based on Blu-ray middleware developed by Philips, to reduce time-to-market for Wipro’s customers Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) has announced that the company…
fMRIs Reveal Brain’s Handling of Low-Priority Ideas
Article by ScienceDaily When we put an idea on the back burner, it goes into a processing area of the brain called the default-mode network. This network enables us to hold the…
Fluorescent near-infrared probe, PSS-794 promises the tissue imaging of cancers
Medical imaging is the technique that is used to generate images of human body or parts for clinical purposes or medical science. Revolutionary advances in imaging technology provides a superior method for…
Medical Care Technologies Inc. develops Image Capture for Autism
Medical Care Technologies Inc. has announced the initial development of Tele-Health� Suite 6.17 technology with image capture for Autism. This technology will allow families and professionals to record behaviours and catalogue them…
Surprising discovery: X-rays drive formation of new crystals
Crystals resemble some biological structures; finding opens door to new technologies X-rays can do a lot of useful things — detect broken bones, tumors and dental cavities, analyze atoms in diverse materials…
Electron Cryotomography to Study and Obtain the 3D Images of Synapsis
Electron cryotomography is an emerging technique that allows the structures of unique biological objects such as individual macromolecules, viruses, and even small whole cells to be reconstructed in their near-native states in…
Nanodiamonds Significantly Improve Performance of MRI Contrast Agent
Scientists at Northwestern University have been tinkering with nanodiamonds, tiny versions of the common variety that have a regular carbon structure, to discover interesting and practical properties of the material. After demonstrating…
Doppler ultrasound could benefit high-risk pregnancies
Current evidence suggests that using Doppler ultrasound in high-risk pregnancies to monitor a fetus’ health may reduce caesarean sections and the number of babies who die. Doppler ultrasound is a noninvasive test…
GE Healthcare and The Michener Institute announce launch of CT Imaging Centre of Excellence
GE Healthcare and The Michener Institute will unveil a new CT Imaging Centre of Excellence to train current professionals and students on advanced leading-edge imaging equipment. This CT Imaging Centre of Excellence…
Brain Imaging as a tool to diagnose Autism
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders, characterized by social impairments, communication difficulties, and restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior. Autistic disorder, sometimes called autism or classical…