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Image:  SFRP2 targeted microbubbles bound specifically to vessels (stained green) within angiosarcoma (right). A control without the targeted microbubbles (left) (Photo courtesy of UNC Health Care).

Ultrasound Using Microbubble Contrast Agent Provides Way to Visualize Tumors

Ultrasound provides a less expensive and radiation-free way to identify and track cancer in comparison to technologies such as CT and MRI.  More...
10 Feb 2014

Health Information Exchanges between Hospitals Benefit the Patient

As hospitals and physicians’ offices in the United States hurry to join online systems that allow them to share medical information securely, a new study suggests that these systems may already be helping slash unnecessary care.    More...
10 Feb 2014

Agreement to Expand Distribution for MR Volumetric Brain Atrophy Software

New software is the only US FDA-approved medical device capable of automatically detecting and quantifying atrophy in the human brain and provides accurate, and fully automated MRI post-processing capabilities. More...
10 Feb 2014

Fluke Biomedical Acquires Unfors RaySafe

Fluke Biomedical, a world-leading manufacturer of biomedical test instruments, has reported that it has acquired Unfors RaySafe, a company that develops X-ray dose monitoring technology.   More...
06 Feb 2014
Image: ICR researchers pioneer scanning technique that can image a patient’s entire body to reveal where cancer is affecting the bones (Photo courtesy of ICR - Institute of Cancer Research).

Whole Body, Diffusion-Weighted MRI Scan Could Optimize Bone Marrow Cancer Treatment

An innovative scanning technique that images a patient’s entire body can reveal where cancer is affecting the bones and guide physicians in the optimal choice of treatment.  More...
06 Feb 2014
Image: A study conducted in lab mice suggests that breast cancer patients can drastically slash that risk through treatment with moderate doses of radiation to the unaffected breast at the same time that they receive radiation therapy to their affected breast (Photo courtesy of CUMC – Columbia University Medical Center).

Moderate Doses of Radiotherapy to Unaffected Breast May Prevent Second Breast Tumors

A study conducted in lab mice suggests that survivors can drastically slash that risk through treatment with moderate doses of radiation to the unaffected breast at the same time that they receive radiation therapy to their affected breast.  More...
05 Feb 2014
Image: Long exposure image of Cherenkov emission and induced fluorescence from fluorescein dissolving in water during irradiation from a therapeutic LINAC (linear particle accelerator) beam (Photo courtesy of Dartmouth engineering PhD candidate Adam Glaser).

Cherenkov Effect Breakthrough Allows Clinicians to Visualize Radiotherapy in Body

A scientific breakthrough may provide radiation oncologists with new tools to increase the accuracy and safety of radiation treatment in cancer patients by helping them visualize the powerful beams of a linear accelerator as they enter or exit the body.  More...
05 Feb 2014
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The Medical Imaging channel of HospiMedica deals with Radiography, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, and similar items.