''In the U.S., abdominal pain is the most common complaint of patients visiting the emergency department. Given that myriad causes of this pain can range from benign to life-threatening, emergency physicians must occasionally order imaging studies to ...'

''Jena (Germany) Whatever the size of mobile phones or computers are, the way in which such electronic devices operate relies on the interaction between various materials. For this reason, engineers as well as researchers need to know exactly how specific ...'

''Transplanted kidney tissue is susceptible to infection, presenting an ongoing risk for patients. However, a group of German researchers have developed a nuclear medicine that can detect and ultimately help improve treatment for this ...'

''Canon Inc. has completed its acquisition of a Toshiba Corp. medical unit that the embattled parent company put on sale earlier this year in a bid to emerge from a window-dressing scandal. ...'

''The current issue of the Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology now features 3D imaging embedded within its articles for the first time. Use of this digital and multimedia technique enhances the value of five papers, which focus on kidney injuries, ...'

''Researchers from the Canada North Concussion Network in Manitoba examined neuroimaging studies obtained in children and adolescents with sports-related concussions and found that the images appeared normal in 78% of cases. Detailed findings of this study ...'

''University of Tuebingen and Mediso Ltd announced today at the 4th Tuebingen PET/MR Workshop to enter into a collaboration to develop a whole body preclinical PET insert based on silicon photomultiplier sensor technology. This system can be inserted into ...'

''Unlike in other areas of oncologic focus, the role of the nuclear medicine physician in a multidisciplinary team for the management of prostate cancer disease had been largely confined to imaging; this was due to the lack of efficacy of radio-metabolic ...'

''20/20 Imaging, a leader in small market imaging with nearly 4,500 installations across the country, announced the FDA approval of its HF PXS-710 digital x-ray system. Targeted more specifically to the podiatry market, this higher-frequency system offers ...'

''X-ray phase-contrast imaging is a method that uses the refraction of X-rays through a specimen instead of attenuation resulting from absorption. The images produced with this method are often of much higher quality than those based on absorption. The ...'