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Radiology & Imaging

Retrieval-augmented AI can boost radiology consults while safeguarding patient privacy

In modern hospitals, timely and accurate decision-making is essential—especially in radiology, where contrast media consultations often require rapid answers rooted in complex clinical guidelines. Yet, physicians are frequently ...

Surgery

Surgical microscope uses 48 tiny cameras to offer precise 3D imaging

For over a century, surgeons performing delicate procedures have relied on stereoscopic microscopes to gain a sense of depth. These tools mimic human vision by presenting slightly different images to each eye, allowing the ...

Health

Survey finds some confusion over mammogram guidelines

Mammograms can find cancer early before symptoms appear. Regular screening decreases the risk of dying from breast cancer. But a recent survey question by the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that some Americans appear ...

Radiology & Imaging

AI performs virtual tissue staining at super-resolution

Traditional histopathology, crucial for disease diagnosis, relies on chemically staining tissue samples to highlight cellular structures for microscopic examination by pathologists. This labor-intensive "histochemical staining" ...

Oncology & Cancer

Breast cancer incidence trends vary by age

Breast cancer incidence trends differ by age, even among older women, particularly by race and ethnicity and stage at diagnosis, according to a study published online June 24 in JAMA Network Open.

Oncology & Cancer

AI matches doctors in mapping lung tumors for radiation therapy

In radiation therapy, precision can save lives. Oncologists must carefully map the size and location of a tumor before delivering high-dose radiation to destroy cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. But this process, ...

Radiology & Imaging

Dual wavefront correction enhances quality of deep-tissue imaging

Wavefront shaping is a promising approach to deep tissue imaging. Until now, it was possible only via an invasive approach: fluorescent points were manually inserted into the sample, and the tissue was indirectly mapped by ...

Radiology & Imaging

Removing out-of-pocket fee improves access to 3D mammography

A new study by UCLA researchers shows that removing a modest $45 out-of-pocket fee significantly improved access to digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography), an advanced breast cancer screening technology. Researchers ...

Neuroscience

New instrument for enhanced imaging of nerve fibers in the brain

In order to understand the structure and functioning of the brain, neuroscientists need to study the complex, three-dimensional pathways and connections of nerve fibers. The intersection of multiple nerve fibers poses a particular ...

Radiology & Imaging

AI-assisted model enhances low-quality MRI heart scans

An AI-assisted model developed by researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and the School of Engineering can take low-quality MRI heart scans and turn them into high-quality images, while reducing the ...

Neuroscience

New MRI approach maps brain metabolism, revealing disease signatures

A new technology that uses clinical MRI machines to image metabolic activity in the brain could give researchers and clinicians unique insight into brain function and disease, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...

Oncology & Cancer

New AI tool could enhance and personalize brain tumor imaging

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by researchers at UCL and UCLH can analyze scans more quickly than experienced neuroradiologists and provide greater patient-personalized detail to aid treatment.

Radiology & Imaging

Holotomography allows for real-time observation of organoids

Organoids, which are 3D miniature organs that mimic the structure and function of human organs, play an essential role in disease research and drug development. A Korean research team has overcome the limitations of existing ...

Radiology & Imaging

Training medical image analysis AI with knowledge, not shortcuts

When human radiologists examine scans, they peer through the lens of decades of training. Extending from college to medical school to residency, the road that concludes in a physician interpreting, say, an X-ray, includes ...

Oncology & Cancer

The importance of breast cancer screening

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in women across the U.S. And rates of the disease continue to climb, notably among younger women. A report from the American ...

Radiology & Imaging

Enhancing MRI with AI to improve diagnosis of brain disorders

At the intersection of AI and medical science, there is growing interest in using machine learning to enhance imaging data captured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. Recent studies show that ultra-high-field ...

Surgery

How to decide which breast cancer surgery is right for you

Women diagnosed with breast cancer are almost immediately confronted with treatment decisions. If a surgical oncologist gave a choice between a lumpectomy and a mastectomy to remove a tumor, that's often because either option ...

Pediatrics

Study highlights the value of neonatal ultrasound

For preterm infants, patterns of growth—and increases in fat tissue, in particular—may be indicators of metabolic health and brain development. Standard assessments for these measures, however, are often not feasible ...

Oncology & Cancer

New imaging technique accurately detects aggressive kidney cancer

A new study led by investigators from the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has demonstrated a new, non-invasive imaging technique can accurately detect clear-cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common form ...

Radiology & Imaging

AI-guided imaging system improves radiology precision

Our imagination for artificial intelligence is expansive and ambitious. While there are plenty of dystopian tropes, pop culture is full of hopeful examples of what we believe artificial intelligence could bring to us, ranging ...

Radiology & Imaging

ChatGPT shows human-level assessment of brain tumor MRI reports

As artificial intelligence advances, its uses and capabilities in real-world applications continue to reach new heights that may even surpass human expertise. In the field of radiology, where a correct diagnosis is crucial ...