Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

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WMIS highlights from World Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week

Saturday marked the final day of the 2014 Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week and, to celebrate, the World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) announced highlights of the recent 7th World Molecular Imaging Congress held in Seoul, Korea.

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Exceptional responders may hold genetic keys to better cancer treatments

The National Cancer Institute has mounted a search for people who are dramatic outliers in their response to cancer therapies in an effort to improve treatments for common malignancies.

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Newly discovered gene linked to neurodegeneration

A gene that mediates the scale of the hippocampus in both preclinical and human brains is closely associated with the pathology of a group of neurodegenerative diseases, the University of Manchester announced yesterday.

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A 3D brain SPECT could lead to better cognitive function in psychiatric patients

Using 3D brain SPECT scans to guide treatment of psychiatric disorders improved health outcomes and cognitive performance, according to a study published in advance of the Winter 2014 issue of the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences.

FDA may ease approval for breast cancer therapeutics

A new guidance document released by the FDA on Monday provides the means to accelerate the process for approving neoadjuvant therapeutic drugs for early-stage, high-risk breast cancer.

Ohio State cuts ribbon on $13M molecular imaging facility

Ohio State University announced today that it has completed construction and development on a $13 million molecular imaging research center called Translational Research Center for Molecular Imaging Pharmaceuticals at the Columbus-based Wright Center of Innovation in Biomedical Imaging.

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Nobel Prize honors developers of ultra-optical microscopy

Key scientists behind the development of a prototype optical microscope have garnered the 2014 Nobel Prize in chemistry due to the technology’s ability to surpass all previous limits of optical imaging, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today.

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FDA draws up new regulatory strategy for research, pharmaceuticals and devices

Almost 50 percent of devices and 40 percent of medications administered in the U.S. are produced outside its borders. Around 80 percent of the producers of active pharmaceutical ingredients are internationally based and the speed of global research and commerce is swiftly changing. Clearly, the regulatory framework needs to keep up. With that in mind, the FDA is setting new priorities for the coming years. An official document has been drawn up by the FDA to that effect.