Satellite survey enhances knowledge of Tuscan landslides
...sely populated Arno Basin. More than 350 satellite images of the region, taken by ESA's ERS satellites, have...d version of 'spot the difference'. Multiple radar images of the same site acquired by spacecraft such as ESA's ERS or Envisat are specially combined to ide...Optical technique identifies vulnerable plaques in cardiac patients
...theter to produce high-resolution, cross-sectional images of blood vessels. Study co-authors Guillermo Tear... not usually related to plaque rupture. Clear OCT images of the suspicious lesions were obtained for 20 heart attack patients, 20 with ACS and 17 with stable...Giant iceberg B-15A edges past floating ice pier
...ed view of areas of particular interest. ASAR GMM images are routinely provided to a variety of users inclu... interferometry a technique used to combine radar images to measure tiny millimetre-scale shifts between acquisitions - should answer the question of whether...PillCam enables study of esophagus by swallowing a pill
...copy is still needed for tissue samples should the images suggest the presence of Barrett's esophagus or other serious problems. The PillCam is similar to the PillCam SB, which was FDA-approved in 2001 to detect abnormalities in the small bowel. UT Southwestern researchers are performing studies using both ...Brain imaging study may hold clues to onset of schizophrenia in people at high risk
...ck and white, fMRI offers digitally enhanced color images of brain function, depicting localized changes in ...localized in the brain and translated into digital images that portray neural activity level as a ratio of oxygenated to de-oxygenated hemoglobin, the iron-co...Malt liquor beers, and the people who drink them, are different
...ts into the market. Rap artists have been popular images in malt liquor advertising and 'gangsta' rap performers portray malt liquor as a sign of masculinity. The targeting of minority youth for malt liquor sales is of particular concern because alcohol advertising has been shown to influence brand choice...Brain imaging studies investigate pain reduction by hypnosis
...s of the pain network looked the same in the brain images for both hypnotized and non-hypnotized trials, but...ever, Schulz-Stubner noted that more detailed fMRI images are needed to definitively identify the exact areas involved in hypnosis-induced pain reduction, and...Cornea transplants can be improved
...designed to evaluate the quality of the microscope images of the donor cornea and the number of donor cornea's endothelial cells because those parameters may help to determine the long-term (at least ten years) survival of a transplanted cornea. (Endothelial cells form the back cell layer of the cornea and ...Emotional memory study reveals evidence for a self-reinforcing loop
...r study, the researchers showed volunteer subjects images that were pleasant, unpleasant or neutral while th...a signature of higher brain activity. The pleasant images were of romantic scenes and sports; the unpleasant images involved injured people and violence, and ...Pet scanning better for heart disease diagnosis, management
...positives, as well as false negatives, because the images have higher resolution." An angiogram is a moderately invasive procedure that involves threading a catheter through a vein in the leg and injecting a special dye visible on an X-ray into the circulatory system near the heart. Blood flow then can be...Laughter helps blood vessels function better
... five minutes and then released. Again, ultrasound images were acquired. Changes in blood vessel reactivity after the volunteers watched a movie lasted for at least 30 to 45 minutes. A total of 160 blood vessel measurements were performed before and after the laughter and mental stress phases of the study. ...UCSD-Utah team develops mouse model to test therapies for macular degeneration
...ina, the inside back layer of the eye that records images and sends them via the optic nerve from the eye to the brain. The retina's central portion, known as the macula, is responsible for focusing central vision in the eye, and it controls the ability to read, drive a car, recognize faces or colors, and s...Mayo Clinic study sets threshold for valve repair surgery
...earchers used Doppler echocardiography ultrasound images of the heart and its blood flow patterns to determine which physical characteristics predicted patient outcomes. Age and diabetic status were strongly associated with poorer outcomes. However, the most important finding was that the effective regurg...Most advanced CT scanner improves imaging of heart, avoids need for surgical inspection
... General Electric. Features include production of images at twice the speed and in greater detail than the ...s these slices to reconstruct highly detailed, 3-D images of the heart and surrounding arteries. In some cases, a patient is injected with a contrast solutio...Fewer false alarms when mammographers have greater experience screening healthy breasts
...f experience are more accurate at interpreting the images and subject fewer women to the anxiety of false po...ning mammograms are the type most women get. These images are designed to discover any cancer that might be hidden in women with no breast symptoms. Women who...Training could remove racial bias from police reactions
...acial bias," the authors state. In the simulation, images of White and Black college-age males appeared on the computer screen. A picture of a gun or a neutral object, e.g. wallet or cell phone, was superimposed onto each of their faces. The computer randomly selected a picture to display on the screen un...OHSU scientists develop MRI approach to improve breast cancer detection
... speed model. The results showed hot spots only in images of malignant tumors but not in the benign tumors (three of the cases). This complete distinction was not the case using the standard MRI technique, and there was no distinction using mammography. Pathology results on these tumors confirmed the accura...Use of cell phone images appears feasible for visualizing leg wounds
CHICAGO Use of cell phones to send images via e-mail to consulting physicians at remote loca...e evaluations to address the feasibility of taking images with cell phones, transmitting them to an expert at a distance and getting the expert's advice immed...Violence in the media can lead to aggressive behaviour in young children
...o recognise the potential effects of their violent images on vulnerable audiences who might not have the capacity or the will to see violence in the context of the story."...Next generation body scanner launched by the University of Manchester
...ore. The scanner will enable researchers to create images of structures in the body such as individual vessels in the brain, nerves and cartilage. Researchers working in the fields of cancer, stroke and mental illness will be among the first to benefit from the scanner. By studying patients, they will be a...