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MRI scans can predict effects of MS flare-ups on optic nerve
Dec 16, 2008 |
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One of the most pernicious aspects of multiple sclerosis (MS) — its sheer unpredictability — may finally be starting to yield to advanced medical imaging techniques.
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Diffusion tensor imaging increases ability to remove benign tumors in children
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 04, 2009 |
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A new study published this week in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics finds that operative plans for removing Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma, or JPA, tumors in the thalamus of the brain can be augmented with Diffusion Tensor ...
New MR technique may help save women from unnecessary breast biopsies
Apr 23, 2009 |
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A new MR procedure that uses diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to determine whether or not a breast lesion is malignant or benign may help reduce unnecessary breast biopsies, according to a study performed at the National ...
New MRI technique may identify cervical cancer early
Oct 21, 2008 |
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Using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with a special vaginal coil, a technique to measure the movement of water within tissue, researchers may be able to identify cervical cancer in its early stages, according ...
MRI predicts liver fibrosis, study says
Oct 23, 2007 |
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Moderate to severe chronic liver disease can be predicted with the use of diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI), according to a recent study conducted by researchers at New York University Medical Center in New York, NY.
Rethinking Brownian motion with the 'Emperor's New Clothes'
Jul 27, 2009 |
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In the classic fairy tale, "The Emperor's New Clothes," Hans Christian Andersen uses the eyes of a child to challenge conventional wisdom and help others to see more clearly. In similar fashion, researchers at the University ...
Viscosity-Enhancing Nanomaterials May Double Service Life of Concrete
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are patenting a method that is expected to double the service life of concrete. The key, according to a new paper*, is a nano-sized ...
Boosting the amount of energy obtained from water
Nov 18, 2009 |
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The energy generated in places where fresh water and salt water meet is known as blue energy. This is a relatively new but highly promising renewable energy source. Piotr Długołęcki of the University ...
Melting ice under pressure
Sep 23, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The deep interior of Neptune, Uranus and Earth may contain some solid ice.
Stroke therapy window might be extended past nine hours for some
Feb 09, 2009 |
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Some patients who suffer a stroke as a result of a blockage in an artery in the brain may benefit from a clot-busting drug nine or more hours after the onset of symptoms. The findings are published in the online edition of ...
Heavy marijuana use may damage developing brain in teens, young adults
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Adolescents and young adults who are heavy users of marijuana are more likely than non-users to have disrupted brain development, according to a new study. Pediatric researchers found abnormalities in areas ...
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