Search results for imaging agent
Holey Nanoparticles Create New Tumor Imaging and Therapeutic Agent
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 22, 2008 |
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Using a polymer that has both water-soluble and water-insoluble regions, a team of investigators from the Siteman Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence has created a nanoparticle shaped like a bialy, a close relative ...
A potential new imaging agent for early diagnosis of most serious skin cancer
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Scientists in Australia are reporting development and testing in laboratory animals of a potential new material for diagnosing malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer. Their study is scheduled ...
Researchers identify possible imaging method to stratify breast cancer without biopsy
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Scientists from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have discovered a possible way for malignant breast tumors to be identified, without the need for a biopsy. The findings were published online ahead of print in the Journal of ...
Better insight into brain anatomical structures
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Magnetic resonance imaging is a very effective method for revealing anatomical details of soft tissues. Contrast agents can help to make these images even clearer and allow physiological processes to be followed in real time. ...
Better Insight into Brain Anatomical Structures
May 29, 2007 |
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Magnetic resonance imaging is a very effective method for revealing anatomical details of soft tissues. Contrast agents can help to make these images even clearer and allow physiological processes to be followed in real time. ...
New fluorescent label sheds light on brain diseases
Nov 05, 2007 |
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In an advance that may speed progress toward new diagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (AD), scientists in New York are reporting development of the first direct method for measuring a key ...
Cobalt Nanoparticles Boost Imaging Sensitivity and Edge Detection
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can serve as a very sensitive technique for detecting small tumors in the body, but it is not as good at identifying the edges of a tumor. Photoacoustic imaging tomography ...
Better MRI scans of cancers made possible
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Researcher Kristina Djanashvili has developed a substance that enables doctors to get better MRI scans of tumours. On Tuesday 13 January, Djanashvili will be soon awarded a doctorate by TU Delft, Netherlands, for her work ...
'Smart bomb' drug delivery may increase effectiveness
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Researchers may have found a way to combine imaging with chemotherapy in a single agent for the treatment of prostate cancer, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research 100th Annual Meeting ...
Four-in-One: Targeted Gene Suppression in Cancer Cells
May 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Diagnosis and treatment in one go: Korean researchers led by Tae Gwan Park and Jinwoo Cheon have developed the basis for a four-in-one agent that can detect, target, and disable tumor cells while also making ...
Obesity research boosted by watching hunger in the brain
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Scientists can now measure how full or hungry a mouse feels, thanks to a new technique which uses imaging to reveal how neurons behave in the part of the brain which regulates appetite.
Imaging technique may trace development of Parkinson's disease
Mar 24, 2009 |
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While finding a biomarker for Parkinson's disease that would let physicians screen for or track its progression remains an elusive goal, a team led by a University of Illinois at Chicago neuroscientist has shown that a non-invasive ...
Measuring Nanoparticle Behavior in the Body Using MRI
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 23, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the key steps in the development of any drug or imaging agent intended for human use is measurement of the adsorption, metabolism, and excretion of the drug. Quantifying this collection of pharmacological ...
New technique images tumor vessel leakiness to predict breast cancer chemotherapy outcome
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Chemotherapy is an integral part of modern cancer treatment, but it's not always effective. Successful chemotherapy depends on the ability of anticancer drugs to escape from the bloodstream through the leaky ...
New imaging technique tracks cancer-killing cells over prolonged period
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Coaxing a patient's own cells to hunt down and tackle infected or diseased cells is a promising therapeutic approach for many disorders. But until now, efforts to follow these specially modified cells after their reintroduction ...
