InfraReDx, Inc., a medical device company developing intelligent cardiovascular diagnostic imaging technologies, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the LipiScan™ IVUS Coronary Imaging System. LipiScan IVUS is the first cardiac catheter to combine intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to help cardiologists [...]

A new imaging system using six different wavelengths to illuminate the interior of the eyeball (ocular fundus) may pave the way for doctors to easily screen patients for common diseases of the eye, such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. The system is described in the journal Review of Scientific Instruments, which is published [...]

A type of high-tech imaging can be used to distinguish the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter from other microorganisms as quickly as 24 hours after a sample is placed on solid media in a Petri dish, according to a study published by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. The researchers, with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), used [...]

Cascade Technologies, Inc. announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Spectral Molecular Imaging, Inc. (SMI) will complete development of its new product SkinSpect™, aimed at early detection of melanoma by hyperspectral imaging, in mid-September 2010, significantly ahead of schedule. The device incorporates new advances in component technologies (optics, cameras, displays, embedded computers and software), as well [...]

Overutilization of medical imaging services exposes patients to unnecessary radiation and adds to healthcare costs, according to a report appearing online and in the October issue of the journal Radiology that calls on radiologists to spearhead a collaborative effort to curb imaging overutilization. “In most cases, an imaging procedure enhances the accuracy of a diagnosis [...]

Some nuclear-based breast imaging exams may increase a woman’s risk of developing radiation-induced cancer, according to a special report appearing online and in the October issue of Radiology. However, the radiation dose and risk from mammography are very low. “A single breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) or positron emission mammography (PEM) examination carries a lifetime risk [...]

A new lab-based computed tomography (CT) system, capable of delivering synchrotron-like 3D imaging at 50 nanometer resolution within a laboratory setting, was announced by Xradia, Inc. The UltraXRM-L200 is the newest addition to the ultra-high resolution UltraXRM™ nanoscale family of X-ray microscopes. The microscope uses state of the art X-ray optics originally developed for synchrotron [...]

GE Healthcare showcased its Innova EPVision software application that combines 2D and 3D x-ray images and cardiac models from multiple imaging modalities such as CT, x-ray and MRI to help alleviate motion during cardiac procedures by use of image stabilization features, at the recent Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) meeting. “This CT fluoro fusion product addresses [...]

A conventional cardiac CT scan images a larger portion of a patient’s body and then extracts the data pertinent to the cardiac question. A new approach being researched portends to image only the heart, thus reducing radiation exposure to the patient. With current CT scanners, the x-rays probe the patient along multiple wide beams focused [...]

Offers solutions based on Blu-ray middleware developed by Philips, to reduce time-to-market for Wipro’s customers Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) has announced that the company has signed a partnership agreement with Philips to offer Blu-ray middleware and solution development services around Philips’ developed Blu-ray technology. Wipro enters the [...]

Article by ScienceDaily When we put an idea on the back burner, it goes into a processing area of the brain called the default-mode network. This network enables us to hold the low-priority idea in abeyance until a time when we aren’t busy with something else. “The default-mode network appears to be the brain’s back [...]

Medical imaging is the technique that is used to generate images of human body or parts for clinical purposes or medical science.  Revolutionary advances in imaging technology provides a superior  method for imaging apoptosis.  A  team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame and the Washington University School of Medicine elucidates the method of [...]

Medical Care Technologies Inc. has announced the initial development of Tele-Health� Suite 6.17 technology with image capture for Autism. This technology will allow families and professionals to record behaviours and catalogue them within this Medsuite� for further analysis and treatment. Diagnosis relies on behavioural observation and screening. One of the most important child health issues [...]

Crystals resemble some biological structures; finding opens door to new technologies X-rays can do a lot of useful things — detect broken bones, tumors and dental cavities, analyze atoms in diverse materials and screen luggage at airports — but who knew they could cause crystals to form? A team of Northwestern University researchers has discovered [...]

Electron cryotomography is an emerging technique that allows the structures of unique biological objects such as individual macromolecules, viruses, and even small whole cells to be reconstructed in their near-native states in three dimensions (3-D) to an approximate 5-nm resolution.  With the advanced technique of electron microscopy, researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, [...]