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Image: A researcher entering the fMRI scanner wearing 3D glasses (Photo courtesy of Ohio State University).

Research Reveals How Brains See the World in 3D

Researchers have discovered how the brain can represent 3D information, even though the human retina can only record information in 2D. More...
05 Apr 2017
Image: A novel spectroscopy probe can identify malignancy in pancreatic cysts (Photo courtesy of BIDMC).

Light Scattering Spectroscopy Identifies Malignant Cysts

A new light scattering spectroscopy (LSS) device can distinguish between harmless pancreatic cysts and those with malignant potential with high accuracy, according to a new study. More...
30 Mar 2017
Image: The G-EYE mounted on a Pentax HD+ endoscope (Photo courtesy of Smart Medical Systems).

Novel Endoscope Enables Increased Diagnostic Yield IAD

A permanently integrated balloon system mounted at the tip of a conventional endoscope enhances colonoscopy detection capabilities by straightening intestinal haustral folds, improving endoscope optics, and eliminating bowel slippage. More...
23 Mar 2017

Consulting Cardiologists Face an Imaging Paradigm Shift

In response to the rapid and unsustainable growth in the use of cardiac imaging procedures, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) has confirmed the January 1, 2018, deadline for physicians to begin reporting on appropriate use criteria (AUC) interactions in order to receive payment for Medicare advanced imaging, as mandated by the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014. More...
22 Mar 2017
Image: Examples of Ga-68-pentixafor uptake in rabbits using a combined PET-MRI system (Photo courtesy of TUM).

PET Radiotracer Identifies Atherosclerotic Inflammation

A new study describes a novel positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer that can quickly and non-invasively identify life-threatening atherosclerotic plaques. More...
17 Mar 2017
Image: The Watson Imaging Clinical Review (WICR) is designed to help healthcare providers identify patients that require urgent attention (Photo courtesy of IBM).

IBM Debuts Watson Health Cognitive Imaging Solution

IBM has launched the IBM Watson Imaging Clinical Review (WICR), the first cognitive imaging offering from Watson Health that is designed to help healthcare providers identify patients that require urgent attention. More...
16 Mar 2017
Image: A cartoon depicting of brain \'coupling\' during human-to-human communication (Photo courtesy of Drexel University).

Wearable Device Used to Measure Brain during Conversations

Biomedical engineers and psychologists are using a brain-imaging headband to investigate how brains interact and synchronize when humans communicate with each other. More...
14 Mar 2017
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MedImaging General Imaging channel provides a portal into the less common imaging technologies such as diffuse optical tomography (NIR), optical coherence tomography, electrical impedance tomography and more.