'A study revealed at the Society of Nuclear Medicine's 59th Annual Meeting provides some hope for those with a malignant brain cancer called glioma.A method of molecular imaging that mimics an essential amino acid in the brain can now gauge whether the ...'

'With MRI scans becoming cheaper and more common, perhaps the days of the CT scan that does a similar function using X-Rays rather than magnetic fields, are numbered. A report shows that the cancer risk from CT scans, especially Brain Cancer and Leukemia ...'

'More and more often we hear about company's aspiring to penetrate the emerging markets in order to grow their business and in turn provide a societal benefit to its local inhabitants. One company that has followed through on this from a healthcare ...'

'SCANNING technology has evolved tremendously in recent years and new techniques are increasingly being used around the world. While the traditional CT (computed tomography) scan and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) shows the structure of an organ, ...'

'While many practices have made the leap to digital X-rays over the past decade, over 50% are still not using digital systems. With government regulations looming, and many referring offices using digital X-rays, many practices will find that it is ...'

'The first phase of a clinical testing a new imaging device — that doesn’t use X-rays — has been found to successfully detect malignancies in breasts using a combination of near infrared light and ultrasound. Currently X-ray mammography plays a ...'

'Opinions vary as to the need and relevance for further diagnostic imaging workup after an inconclusive abdominal ultrasound examination, said Supriya Gupta, MD, one of the authors of the study. Our study found that 32.9% of follow-up CT examinations had ...'

'Photoacoustic imaging is starting to be used on human patients, and the technology could revolutionize medical imaging in clinical practice – from early-stage cancer detection, to neurology and label-free histology. That was the message from the ...'

'Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. announces the FDA clearance of Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction 3D (AIDR 3D), the company's newest dose-reduction technology. Toshiba will offer the AIDR 3D software upgrade and related training, complimentary, to ...'

'Engineers working on a European program called Nexray aim to develop pocket-sized x-ray sources and x-ray detectors. The x-ray sources are based on arrays of multi-wall carbon nanotube (CNT) cold electron emitters. The high current density of such ...'