Testa Analytical Solutions e.K reports that its BI-XDC X-Ray Disc Centrifuge is enabling scientists to make accurate, high resolution particle size distribution measurements, from nanometers to tens of micrometers, without time consuming calibration or absorption correction. Because Based on the principle of photosedimentation; the BI-XDC measures the size of particles according to the time the…
On the screen, a grainy MRI scan of a human mouth shows a tongue, leaping and curling as a sound like a snare drum rings out. This is a beatboxer in action viewed from a new perspective: inside her mouth. Once heard, never forgotten, beatboxing is a form of vocal percussion in which humans mimic…
Images of the world at radio, microwave, infrared, visible, and x-ray frequencies But there is a blind spot in this spectrum. The technology is still in its infancy to detect radiation with a wavelength of between 1 and 0.3 millimeters and a frequency of about a terahertz. The equipment that can detect such radiation is…
Soon after conception, an embryo’s circulatory system connects to that of its mother. Complications that occur at this critical time can result in miscarriage or birth defects with long-term chronic conditions. Unfortunately, limitations in imaging technologies prevent researchers from fully understanding the cellular-level events leading up to this crucial point. Developing a new technology Researchers…
Amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in patients with suspected mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia results in more accurate diagnoses and alters patient management; results of a large, longitudinal study show. Overall, investigators found physicians altered treatment for about 62% of these patients following PET imaging a percentage well in excess of the pre-specified 30%. Cognitive impairment…
Cancers are often missed on traditional 2-D X-rays so are sometimes only discovered later when the disease is more advanced and difficult to treat. Now experts have been granted £1 million of UK Space Agency funding, following a competition to celebrate the NHS’ 70th birthday, to develop a pioneering portable 3-D medical X-ray machine; based…
A new study by biomedical engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas could significantly improve methods for detecting and diagnosing congenital heart disease in infants and small children. The researchers, collaborating with cardiologists at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, tested a new ultrasound technology called vector flow imaging for the first time on pediatric…
An imaging procedure commonly performed before starting cancer treatment; can provide valuable clues about a patient’s risk for heart problems in the months and years after treatment. However, this information is not always report and is rarely act upon in current practice; according to research being present at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to require mammogram providers to tell women if they have a common risk factor for breast cancer. The proposal, released Wednesday; would be the FDA’s first update to mammography regulations in more than 20 years; according to a statement from the agency. Among other proposed changes; the policy…
X-rays have been used for medical examinations for well over 100 years. Today, they are one of the most common medical imaging techniques available, and a powerful one at that. In England, the UK, the NHS carries out more than 22 million X-ray test every single year. Millions more are also used by dentists and other doctors around…
As increasing numbers of patients gain online access to their radiology reports, a new study published in the April 2019 issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) assesses how thoroughly patients understand these complex documents. Traditionally intended to communicate findings and diagnoses to clinicians; radiology reports have become much more accessible to patients through the advent of…
Researchers have created new artificial intelligence software that can identify cardiac rhythm devices in x-rays more accurately and quickly than current methods. The team believes this software could speed up the diagnosis and treatment of patients with faulty devices in an emergency setting. The software, created by researchers at Imperial College London, has been able to…