A microscopic sensor developed by biomedical engineers from the Institute for Biomedical Engineering in Zurich, Switzerland, has the ability to detect tiny changes in magnetic fields.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) may now be able to answer the question, “What do self-driving cars and medical imaging have in common?” after having developed a new imaging technology.

Researchers at the University of Nottingham were the first to use MRI to study the heart function of kidney patients while they were receiving dialysis treatment. 

CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 2016 – Giving hospitals and imaging centers of any size the clinical benefits of high quality ultrasound technology within a cost-effective, easy-to-use system, Toshiba Medical is launching the XarioTM 100 Platinum Series. The entry-level ultrasound solution offers healthcare providers at private practices, clinics and imaging centers a versatile and ergonomic system that facilitates fast and accurate exams. 

The University of Utah School of Medicine published a new study of brain images showing that religious and spiritual experiences activate the brain reward circuits, similar to the way it does with love, sex, gambling, drugs and music.

While physicians might request image scanning as their first step in detecting mesothelioma, the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance stresses the importance of understanding these imaging tests. 

Zachary Masi, MD, presented findings at RSNA in Chicago that found the venous phase of computed tomography angiography (CTA) extremity studies for trauma can be accurately performed with an arterial phase only and does not require a venous phase.  

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a research team at the University of Pittsburgh's schools of engineering and medicine a $1.7 million grant to develop new mathematical models to measure lung activity in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients.