Biomedical optics
Therapeutic and diagnostic applications of optical technologies
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Oct 27, 2008 (6 comments)
As the boundaries between medical disciplines become increasingly blurred and those between diagnosis, therapy and management follow suit, how can medical physicists adapt to these changing needs?
High-performance computing: shaping medicine's future
Jul 14, 2008
Tools such as grid networks and supercomputers will play a vital supporting role in biomedical research and clinical development.
Cellular imaging draws disciplines together
Jun 10, 2008
The traditionally diverse disciplines of biology and physics are finding common ground in the effort to image cellular functions.
Optical imaging comes to the fore
Apr 17, 2008
Optics-based techniques such as fluorescence and Raman imaging are poised to play a bigger role in cancer diagnostics.
Multimodal themes shape the BiOS agenda
Jan 28, 2008
A multimodality approach to diagnostics and therapeutics was one of the defining themes at the recent Biomedical Optics Symposium in San Jose, California.
In biomedical optics, all roads lead to San Jose
Jan 14, 2008
If biomedical optics is your thing, then the BiOS meeting in Silicon Valley looks like the place to be.
Magnetic nanoparticles: the attraction is clear
Aug 3, 2007
Early-stage experimental studies confirm the potential of magnetic nanoparticles in a range of clinical applications.
Biomedical optics: getting ready to shine
Apr 18, 2007
The future of diagnostic imaging will be all about the fusion of once discrete modalities and the rise of biomedical optics.
Biomedical optics: hot topics suggest a robust outlook
Jan 22, 2007
Whether it's cancer screening or drug discovery, molecular imaging or tissue engineering, the future's looking bright for biomedical optics.
Nanoparticles in the frame
Sep 4, 2006
A rigorous evaluation of toxicity and biocompatibility issues is essential if nanoparticles are to see wide-scale adoption in clinical imaging and drug-delivery applications.