Green Fluorescent Proteins from Jellyfish
Green fluorescent proteins are widely used in basic science experiments, but in clinical medicine they are [MORE]
Optical Ultrasound of the Heart
For the first time, it has become possible to make live images from inside the heart [MORE]
Mazor Core Surgical Room
“A form of robotic-guided spine surgery results in a five-fold reduction in surgical complications and a seven-fold [MORE]
EchoPixel True3D
“EchoPixel, a company in Mountain View, California, hopes to bridge the gap [between what a surgeon sees on a [MORE]
Photon Medical Camera
As an endoscopic camera is inserted into the body, scattered light diminishes the image it shows. Researchers at [MORE]
MRI Based on T2 Mapping
An MRI scan can determine the size of a plaque in the carotid arteries, but cannot [MORE]
T Cells
Big science projects like the Human Genome, the Human Proteome and the Human Brain Atlas, have certain technologies in [MORE]
Brain Activation Patterns Identify Thoughts
Here’s a conundrum to consider: does a comatose person have a privacy right to their thoughts? [MORE]
Imaging Cancer
Reporting in the journal NANO, Indian chemists describe how they made silica-coated europium-doped gadolinium oxide nanorods for dual imaging [MORE]
Dual Agent PET and MRI
Two injected radioagents– fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) and 18F-sodium fluoride (18F-NaF)—followed by quantitative MRI/PET scanning, produces better [MORE]
Breast Surgery
Because breast tissue has relatively high optical contrast, laser light can penetrate deeply to find tumor margins during surgery. [MORE]
Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee
Readers of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer or The Gene: An Intimate History” know [MORE]
RU High Resolution Stem Cell
Here’s an interesting proposition—stem cells, as those used for bone marrow transplantation—change shape depending on their [MORE]
Body Tom Portable CT
As this piece describes it: “BodyTom, the world’s first portable, full-body, 32-slice CT scanner, is a multi-departmental [MORE]