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...ct, Montague and members of his team developed the software for hyperscanning and have made it freely available to the research community. In this study, Montague and his colleagues, including the paper's first author, Brooks King-Casas, measured, via functional magnetic resonance imaging, the blood flow in t...Can you read my mind? W.M. Keck Foundation funds innovative brain research at Carnegie Mellon
...d Mitchell use data mining and statistical machine software to detect subtle patterns. They already have developed computer algorithms for analyzing fMRI scans that can distinguish which category of words a person is reading about (for example, a list of buildings versus a list of tools) by detecting subtle ...RIT takes eye-tracking research to next level
...ina-rather than on the screen-will help them write software algorithms to overcome hardware limitations. "The challenges to the imaging designers of those systems cannot be solved without understanding how people move their attention, and therefore their eyes, when viewing fast-action sequences" says Pelz. ...Research suggests possible blood test for multiple sclerosis
...metry, a tool for analyzing proteins, with special software to recognize proteins patterns. The technology, known as BAMF TM , was developed by Predictive Diagnostics. Avasarala collaborated Michael Wall and Gershon Wolfe from the company, based in Vacaville, Calif.., to analyze the results. The findings were...New hand-held information system for emergency responders
...utes of Health, has announced the release of a PDA software tool designed to help first responders when they a...R.nlm.nih.gov . More than 1700 copies of the WISER software have been requested and downloaded. A desktop version will be available later this spring, and a web...... administrators have championed specialty-designed software systems including the highly-touted Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) systems as the cornerstone of improved patient safety. CPOE systems are claimed to significantly reduce medication-prescribing errors. "Our data indicate that that is o...New system for the analysis of facial movement in three dimensions
... dimensions by means of three infrared cameras and software that processes facial movements before and after reconstruction. In this way, an exact method for measuring and evaluating the various parameters has been devised: angles, the speed of the spreading movement by facial muscles at the corners of the mo...Most advanced CT scanner improves imaging of heart, avoids need for surgical inspection
...talled the latest computed tomography (CT) imaging software and machinery, also known as a 64-slice computerized axial tomography (CAT) scanner. The newly upgraded device produces precise diagnostic pictures within five to 10 seconds for patients experiencing symptoms associated with heart attack. In use a...New device will help stroke victims' recovery
...ent's condition. "By establishing these 'markers,' software can be developed to recognise conditions and presc...xplained. Instrumentation with sensors housing the software will convey information to health professionals in hospital and to the patient's doctor. The Centre,...A new method for early detection of disease outbreaks
...ented as a feature of the freely available SaTScan software ( www.satscan.org ). ...New way to diagnose sciatica may point to a different cause
... however, uses MRI technology coupled with special software and hardware upgrades that generate detailed images of just about any nerve in the body. However, the technology is not widely used and is only available on a limited basis, despite several recent studies demonstrating its effectiveness. To find out...Whole-body CT screening costs overshadow benefits
... based on advertised prices at the time. By using software to create an analytic model, the team calculated the monetary costs versus any increase in life expectancy that resulted from CT screening in a hypothetical, self-referred cohort of 500,000 asymptomatic 50-year-old males. They evaluated eight conditi...Get ready for next generation surround sound
...nctions (HRTFs). These HRTFs can be programmed as software processes or built into microchips that can alter an electronic signal so as to mimic the effects of the head and outer ear before the signal is fed into the ear canals through a pair of headphones. The Australian Research Council funds the Universi...More efficient ways of managing patient flow may benefit Los Angeles County/USC hospital
...at's available, we might be able to develop better software tools to make these administrative processes more ...the project would be able to monitor and implement software updates for the hospital when needed," he said....Information fusion research simulates disasters to manage emergency response
... in the simulated-disaster environment. The software Scott and his colleagues are developing is driven ...with each of those scenarios," he said. The software will provide those scenarios and measurements within minutes or seconds after the first reports are ...Entrepreneurism Center at UC San Diego funds commercialization of lung, shock, other devices
...e. Eskin's group has developed a powerful piece of software for performing this analysis inputting genotypes and outputting haplotypes for each individual. The two-year-old HAP Webserver ( http://www.calit2.net/compbio/hap ) has already processed over 4,000 datasets from researchers around the world. In earl...UT Southwestern researchers find calcium intake contributing factor in formation of kidney stones
...rson, nurse administrator; and John R. Poindexter, software systems supervisor....Size of myocardial infarct measured using MRI
...Waukeshas, Wis., who helped implement the computer software used for imaging analysis of infarct size by MRI. MRI is a coiled, mechanical device for taking real-time, three-dimensional images inside the body, including organs, muscles and joints, without the need for invasive surgery. Unlike x-rays, there ...Fred Hutchinson receives $9.7 million to lead early detection consortium
... its expertise in designing mathematical tools and software for data analysis. ISB founding member Ruedi Aebersold, Ph.D., and senior research scientist Julian Watts, Ph.D., will oversee this effort.Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, Wash. Researchers at PNNL, a world leader in the deve...Encryption, data hiding and watermarking: Subject of new book by NJIT expert
...T Corp., where he led the development of the first software product for a secure peer-to-peer (P2P) video distribution system over the Internet; the system included a real-time video watermarking and fingerprinting system for content authentication and tracing. Akansu received his bachelor's degree from...