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MRI is a powerful diagnostic tool, but the size and cost of the machinery limits where it can be used. Scientists at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have now developed a more compact and affordable MRI system, which uses a much smaller magnetic field… Continue reading Mobile MRI machine detects brain disorders at a fraction of the cost
Researchers in Australia have tapped into cutting-edge materials science to produce the world’s thinnest X-ray detector, the component that translates energy from radiation into visual or electronic forms. The novel device is highly suited to the imagi… Continue reading World’s thinnest X-ray detector paves way for real-time imaging of cells
A groundbreaking new imaging technique, utilizing X-rays generated by a cutting-edge particle accelerator, is offering 3D images of whole organs in unprecedented detail. Demonstrating the technology researchers imaged the lung of a deceased COVID-19 pa… Continue reading World’s brightest X-rays usher in medical imaging revolution
Last year we learned of an interesting medical device that could play a significant role in expanding access to MRI imaging, by literally placing the technology on wheels. This world-first portable MRI machine proved its potential in early trials, and … Continue reading World’s first mobile MRI machine detects strokes that require surgery
Accumulation of fat specifically around the heart has long been linked to cardiovascular and metabolic disease but until now there hasn’t been a simple way to measure this. A new artificial intelligence tool has been developed that can quantify these f… Continue reading AI tool can measure fat around the heart and calculate one’s diabetes risk
A new type of imaging technology has detected lung damage in patients suffering from the long-term effects of COVID-19. The weakened lung function was not visible on standard MRI or CT scans and its detection will help clinicians understand the persist… Continue reading New imaging tech finds hidden lung damage in long COVID patients
A new technique is allowing researchers to measure endogenous lithium concentrations in the human brain for the very first time. To test the technique researchers compared lithium levels in post-mortem brain tissue between a suicidal subject and a pair… Continue reading New technique links lithium distribution in the brain to depression
A new imaging technique has been developed offering incredibly detailed 3D videos of a human brain. The technique offers unprecedented perspectives on the pulsating motions of a brain, delivering clinicians a new diagnostic tool and researchers novel i… Continue reading New imaging tech offers incredibly detailed 3D videos of pulsating brains
A new international study has found four distinct patterns of toxic protein spread in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The findings indicate these patterns correspond with particular symptoms, and the researchers hypothesize these four variants could respond to different treatments.
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Researchers have adapted an advanced microscopy technique to take “super-resolution” 3D images inside the brains of living mice. The method is so precise the team was able to image the tiny twigs on the branches of neurons, and could watch how they cha… Continue reading 3D “super-resolution” images show tiny structures in living mouse brains