Twenty-five percent of deaths in the United States are caused by cancer, and the number of incidences increases due to population growth, prolonged life expectancy, and an abundance of risk factors including smoking, a lack of activity, and obesity. A common feature of most tumors is a low level of oxygen, called hypoxia, the severity […]
January 2019
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On August 18, 1868, astronomers turned their telescopes toward a solar eclipse, not knowing they were about to expand the periodic table. Their goal was to discern the ingredients of solar prominences, the giant loops of glowing, electrified gas the sun occasionally belted out. When astronomers split the prominences’ light into its components, they detected some […]
Here is the thing, unless you like lying in tubes that make loud and mystifying noises, getting an MRI scan probably is not on the top of your list of ways to spend your free time. Unfortunately, sometimes getting an MRI (which stands for magnetic resonance imaging) is just a medically necessary evil. In that […]
Artificial intelligence (A.I) and natural language processing are making their way into the medical imaging field, and radiologists have mixed feelings on these developments because they might encroach on the invaluable human element of evaluating diagnostic images. The progression of artificial intelligence can be seen in virtual assistants and self-driving cars, while in healthcare it can […]
Lying perfectly still for an hour in a magnetic resonance imaging machine (MRI) isn’t anyone’s idea of fun. But for some patient populations, such as those suffering from the tremors that come with Parkinson’s disease, it’s practically impossible. Using a $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a team of […]
A study reported by Duke University researchers on Protein Density Fat Fraction (PDFF) in MRI liver imaging as a non-invasive way to diagnose non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). That study confirmed its utility but also found that the method was less effective in distinguishing NAFLD from its more advanced cousin, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). In this report, […]
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