News tagged with ultrasonic imaging
Potential for noninvasive brain tumor treatment
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Duke University engineers have taken a first step toward a minimally invasive treatment of brain tumors by combining chemotherapy with heat administered from the end of a catheter.
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New ORNL process brings nanoparticles into focus
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 23, 2008 |
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Scientists can study the biological impacts of engineered nanomaterials on cells within the body with greater resolution than ever because of a procedure developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National ...
Modern ceramics help advance technology
May 08, 2008 |
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Many important electronic devices used by people today would be impossible without the use of ceramics. A new study published in the Journal of the American Ceramic Society illustrates the use of ceramic materials in the ...
Light and sound -- the way forward for better medical imaging
Dec 12, 2007 |
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Detection and treatment of tumours, diseased blood vessels and other soft-tissue conditions could be significantly improved, thanks to an innovative imaging system being developed that uses both light and sound.
Computer model improves ultrasound image
Nov 04, 2008 |
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Doctors use diagnostic sonography or ultrasound to visualise organs and other internal structures of the human body. Dutch researcher Koos Huijssen has developed a computer model that can predict the sound transmission of ...
Novel technique changes lymph node biopsy, reduces radiaiton exposure
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Information obtained from a new application of photoacoustic tomography (PAT) is worth its weight in gold to breast cancer patients.
Nanobubbles Deliver Targeted Cancer Drugs Using Ultrasound
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 11, 2007 |
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A new targeted drug delivery method uses ultrasound to image tumors, while also releasing the drug from "nanobubbles" into the tumor.
Most radiation oncologists utilize advanced medical imaging techniques, study suggests
Nov 25, 2009 |
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A recent study shows that 95 percent of radiation oncologists use advanced imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and 4-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) ...
CT: The first-line imaging choice of physicians for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Computed tomography (CT), a highly accurate, readily available medical imaging technique, is the overwhelmingly preferred technique of emergency physicians and radiologists for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE), according ...
Computerized order entry/decision support systems: Effective solution to managing imaging utilization
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Providing physicians with a computerized order entry/decision support system that provides immediate feedback regarding imaging appropriateness at the time of ordering may be an effective solution to managing imaging utilization, ...
Ultrasound upgrade produces images that work like 3-D movies
Apr 24, 2007 |
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Parents-to-be might soon don 3-D glasses in the ultrasound lab to see their developing fetuses in the womb "in living 3-D, just like at the IMAX movies," according to researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering.
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