Bone SPECT superior to FDG PET for detecting bone metastases in breast cancer
...rs, due to these differences in method, bone SPECT images can reveal the location of bone metastases, whereas PET cannot. In addition, bone SPECT can detect where bone is being regenerated after destruction by tumor cells. For the study, the researchers analyzed the findings in a total of 900 bones in 15 pa......nsmission Tomography" (HUTT) system that offers 3D images of soft tissue that are superior to those produced... engineering at the Viterbi School, presented HUTT images of animal organ tissue in San Diego at the 28th International Acoustical Imaging Symposium, held Mar...Exercise, stress management show physiological benefits for heart patients
...flow and pressure. The researchers took ultrasound images of the brachial artery of the arm before and after a tourniquet was applied and released to determine how the vessels responded. Healthy arteries will dilate to accommodate the increased blood flow, while diseased arteries are less responsive, the re...Charter activation brings space dimension to European emergency exercise
...g activated so rescue teams will receive satellite images of the disaster zone. It begins with a train derai...5 and IKONOS satellite imagery available. Once the images are acquired they will be transmitted to the Strasbourg-based firm SERTIT for processing and interpr...Electroshock therapy speeds improvement in schizophrenia patients
...py, a controversial practice conjuring frightening images of behavior control, still has a place in schizophrenia treatment, a newly updated research review shows. Although the data confirmed that antipsychotic drugs are still the first choice for schizophrenia treatment, they also showed that electroconvul...New research pinpoints best treatment for stroke
...uire a stroke patient to be still to capture clean images (the patient may be moving or thrashing), require ...can (versus 30 minutes for MRI), and provide clear images even if a patient cannot lie perfectly still. Most hospitals need only to buy software (at a relativ...Brain imaging study explains Williams syndrome language gifts
...aging (MRI) technique to create the first detailed images showing how Williams syndrome affects the cerebral cortex. The study finds sharply defined cortical thickening and complexity in the area of the brain important to language. Impact: The isolated, thickened cortical region in language areas is rem...'Virtual colonoscopy' effective in finding most polyps but may miss small ones
...CT scanning uses computers and software to display images of the colon as if the viewer were seeing the inside of it through an endoscope, the instrument used in traditional colonoscopy. It does not require sedation, although it does require the same bowel-cleansing preparation as the older method. The revi...Patients swallow 'camera-in-a-pill' to help doctors check for diseases of esophagus, GERD
...ter 20 minutes, the physician has sufficient video images to make an evaluation. The capsule is passed naturally and painlessly from the body within 24 to 72 hours. Studies show that camera, called PillCam ESO, is comparable in accuracy to traditional endoscopy. Also, unlike traditional endoscopy, the proce...Rush University Medical Center studies advanced 3D imaging system for radiation therapy
...d full-motion MRI, x-ray, CT, and nuclear medicine images in true 3D space. "We believe Perspecta could have...can be superimposed over the 3D patient image. The images can be viewed and manipulated from any vantage point around the 360-degree dome, by any number of us...Internet program launched to prevent blindness in diabetic patients
...mine if early screening using a special camera and images transmitted over the Internet can prevent blindnes...hs using a special digital camera, and the digital images will be transmitted over the Internet and read at a new screening center at Wake Forest University S...NIST fire analysis tools featured in online training
... Smokeview translates the calculations into moving images on the computer screen.) Several case studies based on actual fire incidents also are used to demonstrate the capabilities and limitations of fire modeling. The program describes data that must be collected at the fire site to improve computer simula...Breast CT reaches clinical testing: May improve on mammography
... with breast implants. The breast CT scanner takes images of virtual "slices" of the breast -- about 300 images per breast. Computers then assemble these images into highly detailed, three-dimensional pictures th...Spinoff company receives $2.5 million NIH grant to build prototype scanner
... "At the same time, the prototype machine captures images by rotating around the breast, not by flattening, or compressing, it in the painful way required in conventional mammography." CBCT consists of an ergonomic exam table that isolates the breast, a novel cone beam X-ray source, a detector that captures...New procedures more accurate in early diagnosis of GI cancers
...pical application of stains or pigments to improve images during endoscopy. Confocal endomicroscopy is an imaging technique that illustrates intact tissue in significant detail by scanning a laser and restricting the light path. Researchers found that the combination of CE and confocal endomicroscopy is m...Popular procedures evaluated for diagnostic accuracy and treatment effectiveness
...yps have included barium contrasts, in which X-ray images are taken after reflective liquid is inserted into the small intestine. In this head-to-head comparison, researchers found the wireless capsule technology performed significantly better than traditional barium X-rays in accurately identifying polyps...Multiple views from CT scans may improve diagnosis
...rays, radiation detectors and computers to produce images or "slices" through the body. In most cases, the images are in the axial plane a view looking down through the body. But new faster multidetector CT scanne...Heart scan surprises: CT reveals many non-heart problems, too
...more powerful. Patel and her colleagues looked at images taken with U-M's 16-slice multidetector CT scanner... reason. Radiologists have long known that medical images taken for one reason may reveal entirely unrelated problems or suspicious areas. These "incidentalom...Cancer like colonisation for Aboriginal women
...ich was more than displaying cultural artefacts or images such as having family rooms to keep families together and prevent loneliness. "If staff in cancer areas in particular could have more understanding of those differences, perhaps they could be more supportive -- more helpful." Dr Prior, from Chapel ...Cutting-edge technologies signify a new era for colorectal cancer screening
...t cameras to illuminate and obtain real-time color images during colonoscopy procedures. The light reflecte...erent when tumors are present, so the color of the images changes to aid in the detection of tumors when used in conjuction with conventional white light imag...