Before Wilhelm Röntgen, a mechanical engineer, discovered a new type of electromagnetic radiation in 1895, physicians could only dream of being able to see inside the body. Within a year of Röntgen's discovery, X-rays were ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 19, 2021
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Being a late-riser suggests you could have more grey matter in your brain, a study from Brunel University London has shown.
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2020
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University of Texas at Dallas researchers are breathing new life into an old MRI contrast agent by attaching it to a plant virus and wrapping it in a protective chemical cage.
Materials Science
Feb 5, 2020
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A discovery by a University of Queensland researcher could speed up MRI scanning times and make the scans more affordable.
Engineering
Sep 11, 2018
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A technology being developed at Purdue University could provide an affordable, smart, self-learning device that, when placed into existing MRI machines could allow medical professionals to monitor patients more effectively ...
Engineering
Jul 18, 2017
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One of the main tools doctors use to detect diseases and injuries in cases ranging from multiple sclerosis to broken bones is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, the results of an MRI scan take hours or days to interpret ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 16, 2017
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Special amplifying agents can make MRI scanners and NMR techniques hundreds of times more sensitive. Leiden physicists have now found a method to test their efficiency. More sensitive MRI scans could for example improve our ...
Biochemistry
Jan 19, 2017
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed prototype calibration tools for an experimental medical imaging technique that offers new advantages in diagnosing and monitoring of certain cancers ...
General Physics
Dec 5, 2013
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Medical radiography is basically a species of photography. Historically, the patient's limb would be positioned between an x-ray source and a photographic plate. The plate would be exposed and developed, and the result was ...
Computer Sciences
Apr 23, 2013
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Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed new methods to track stem cells and further understanding of what happens to them after they have been in the body for a significant period of time.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 21, 2012
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