Diagnostic imaging

Radiography, MRI, ultrasound, CT, nuclear medicine and more

Research & Innovation News

THz images home in on cancerous tissues

Sep 1, 2010

Spectroscopic information in terahertz images can distinguish cancers from healthy tissues and even identify cancer subtypes.

Magnetic measurements home in on stroke

Aug 25, 2010

Magnetic induction tomography is under investigation for detection of brain lesions such as cerebral haemorrhage.

Innovation: patent applications review

Aug 20, 2010

Our survey of the latest international patent applications in radiation therapy reviews filings from Varian, .decimal, Xoft, SpectraCure and more.

PET/MRI creates diagnostic-quality images

Aug 19, 2010

Simultaneous PET/MR image acquisition enables structural, functional and molecular imaging of brain tumours.

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Opinion

A capital week for Canadian medical physicists

Jul 16, 2010

The Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists held its annual scientific meeting last month in Ottawa. Malcolm McEwen of the National Research Council Canada reports on the event's highlights.

Molecular imaging targets angiogenesis analysis

Jul 2, 2010

Molecular imaging modalities offer potential for assessing angiogenic response and monitoring therapeutic angiogenesis. Yale University's Lawrence W Dobrucki and co-authors review recent process.

Last month, around 60 physicists attended the Winter Institute of Medical Physics, to catch up on the latest developments in radiotherapy and medical imaging, and hone their snowboarding and skiing skills alongside.