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May 26, 2011
Our survey of the latest international patent applications in medical imaging reviews filings from Hitachi, Philips, Bioptigen and more.
Improved nanofibres for tissue engineering
Apr 21, 2011
UV treatment builds better nanofibres for use in tissue engineering.
Carbon nanotubes capture cancer cells
Apr 12, 2011
Nanotube-based device can detect cancer cells and viruses.
Innovation: patent applications review
Mar 28, 2011
Our survey of the latest international patent applications in medical imaging reviews filings from Philips, Biterials, Imperial Innovations and more.
In brief: research round-up
Mar 18, 2011
Recent developments in focused ultrasound therapy, cell imaging and more.
Dual-energy CT images cancer biomarkers
Feb 21, 2011
Dual-energy microCT enables simultaneous imaging of iodine and gold probes, thereby revealing key cancer biomarkers.
In brief: research round-up
Feb 10, 2011
Recent developments in image guidance, nanomedicine, tumour tracking and more.
Nanoparticles boost radiotherapy efficacy
Feb 4, 2011
Gold nanoparticles activated by linac X-rays enhance the local dose to tumour vasculature.
In brief: research round-up
Jan 17, 2011
Recent developments in Raman imaging, radiotherapy, MRI and more.
Nanoparticles, stem cells destroy tumours
Jan 13, 2011
Neural progenitor cells act as "Trojan Horse" in magnetic hyperthermia technique.
'Super-twisted' light swirls into view
Nov 25, 2010
Highly polarized light could be used to study the proteins responsible for neurodegenerative diseases.
In brief: research round-up
Nov 23, 2010
Recent developments in OCT, radiotherapy, ultrasonography and more.
Innovation: patent applications review
Nov 12, 2010
Our survey of the latest international patent applications in radiation therapy reviews filings from Philips, DKFZ, IBA and more.
In brief: research round-up
Oct 15, 2010
Recent developments in CAD, radiotherapy, MRI, nanomedicine and more.
Nanodiamonds line up for bioimaging
Oct 14, 2010
Nanodiamonds show promise for biomedical applications ranging from cellular fluorescence imaging and Raman mapping to targeted drug delivery and stem-cell tracking.
Nanoparticles promising for enhancing CT
Oct 12, 2010
A nanoparticle-based contrast agent visibly increases contrast in CT images of tumour cells.
Innovation: patent applications review
Oct 8, 2010
Our survey of the latest international patent applications in medical imaging reviews filings from Hologic, Volcano, NIRS and more.
Multimodal particles offer surgical guidance
Oct 5, 2010
A multimodal nanoparticle enables both pre- and intraoperative imaging of tumour-draining lymph nodes.
Nanotechnology: impacting radiotherapy
Sep 27, 2010
Nanomedicine could play a range of roles in radiotherapy, from radiation sensitization of tumours to protection of normal tissue.