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Researchers develop new blood test to detect early stage pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is currently very difficult to detect while it is still resectable. A new blood test developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden, Herlev Hospital, Knight Cancer Center and Immunovia AB, can detect pancreatic cancer in the very earliest stages of the disease.

17 Sep 2018

Adding PET scans to CT imaging can change treatment for women with cervical cancer

An Ontario clinical study that shows adding PET imaging to conventional CT imaging to stage locally advanced cervix cancer can change treatment means newly diagnosed women in this province may also receive PET imaging.

17 Sep 2018

Administering tPA depending on location of clot can be as effective as thrombectomy

There are two main treatments for stroke caused by a clot in a blood vessel in the brain. One treatment, mechanical thrombectomy, involves pulling the clot out with a specialized catheter that is inserted into the artery in the groin and guided by imaging to the clot.

12 Sep 2018

MILabs' new Broadband Photon Tomography selected for Innovation of the Year award

MILabs is pleased to announce that its new Broadband Photon Tomography technique has been nominated for the Innovation of the Year 2018 award by the World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) board of trustees.

11 Sep 2018

Enhanced ultrasound can eliminate need for unnecessary biopsies and surgeries, shows study

A simple enhanced ultrasound scan of the kidney is more accurate than computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in predicting whether suspicious masses are cancerous -- and can eliminate the need for unnecessary biopsies and surgeries, according to a 10-year study presented today at an international medical conference in Chicago.

7 Sep 2018

Founder and Chairman of MR Solutions shortlisted for 2018 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards

Founder and Chairman, Dr David Taylor, of Guildford based MR Solutions has been shortlisted as an Innovation Entrepreneur of the Year for London and the South East in the 2018 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards.

From MR Solutions 7 Sep 2018

Imaging with CMR can improve detection of cardiac injury in lupus patients

The number of diagnoses of systemic lupus erythematodes has tripled over the past 45 years - due in part to improved diagnostic methods.

7 Sep 2018

Analysis of Anglo Saxon teeth gives more reliable indicator of effects of diet and health

Evidence from the teeth of Anglo Saxon children could help identify modern children most at risk from conditions such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease.

7 Sep 2018

Orthopedic surgeons at The Valley Hospital offer robotic-assisted joint replacements

Orthopedic surgeons at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ, are offering patients an innovative option for partial knee, total knee and hip replacements - Stryker's Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgical System. Among the benefits for patients: less pain and shorter recovery time.

7 Sep 2018

MILabs completes installation of new X-ray CT system at University of Sydney

MILabs announces that has successfully completed the installation of its next-generation Adaptive U-CTXUHR at Sydney Imaging, a Core Research Facility of the University of Sydney.

6 Sep 2018

New evidence-based guidelines help to detect, manage pediatric mild traumatic brain injury

New evidence-based guidelines, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with input from the American College of Emergency Physicians and others put forward recommendations for a broad range of health care providers responsible for detection and management of pediatric mild traumatic brain injury, most of which are concussions.

6 Sep 2018

New nuclear medicine imaging method could help diagnose widespread tumors

A new nuclear medicine imaging method could help diagnose widespread tumors, such as breast, colon, pancreas, lung and head and neck cancer better than current methods, with less inconvenience to patients and with equal or improved accuracy.

6 Sep 2018

Avoidable sepsis infections send thousands of seniors to gruesome deaths

Shana Dorsey first caught sight of the purplish wound on her father's lower back as he lay in a suburban Chicago hospital bed a few weeks before his death.

6 Sep 2018

NYIT researchers secure NSF funding to acquire micro-computed tomography machine

Researchers from New York Institute of Technology have secured $426,621 in funding from the National Science Foundation for the acquisition of a micro-computed tomography machine.

5 Sep 2018

Clinical recommendations regarding mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) released

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released fresh clinical recommendations for health care personnel for treatment of children suffering from concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).

4 Sep 2018

FDA recalls montelukast tablets by Camber Pharmaceuticals due to drug mix-up

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers and health care professionals about a voluntary recall of one lot of Montelukast Sodium Tablets – lot number MON17384, expiration 12/31/2019 – by Camber Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Piscataway, N.J. Sealed bottles labeled as montelukast sodium tablets, 10 milligram, 30-count bottle from Camber were found to instead contain 90 tablets of Losartan Potassium Tablets, 50 mg.

3 Sep 2018

CT News and Research

Researchers develop new blood test to detect early stage pancreatic cancer

Adding PET scans to CT imaging can change treatment for women with cervical cancer

Administering tPA depending on location of clot can be as effective as thrombectomy

MILabs' new Broadband Photon Tomography selected for Innovation of the Year award

Enhanced ultrasound can eliminate need for unnecessary biopsies and surgeries, shows study

Founder and Chairman of MR Solutions shortlisted for 2018 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards

Imaging with CMR can improve detection of cardiac injury in lupus patients

Analysis of Anglo Saxon teeth gives more reliable indicator of effects of diet and health

Orthopedic surgeons at The Valley Hospital offer robotic-assisted joint replacements

MILabs completes installation of new X-ray CT system at University of Sydney

New evidence-based guidelines help to detect, manage pediatric mild traumatic brain injury

New nuclear medicine imaging method could help diagnose widespread tumors

Avoidable sepsis infections send thousands of seniors to gruesome deaths

NYIT researchers secure NSF funding to acquire micro-computed tomography machine

Clinical recommendations regarding mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) released

FDA recalls montelukast tablets by Camber Pharmaceuticals due to drug mix-up

Even the fittest middle-aged athletes are not immune to cardiovascular disease, study reveals

Groundbreaking CURATE.AI platform halts progression of advanced cancer

Jaw joint bone appears to evolve based on animal's size rather than its diet

NUS researchers harness AI platform to treat patient with advanced cancer

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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