Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

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A call for more research on second impact syndrome in youth football

Functional MRI may help settle an open question among pediatric neurologists over “second impact syndrome” in child and teen football players. 

Liquid biopsy speeds up ovarian cancer detection

New research published in the journal Scientific Reports shows a new way to detect the return of ovarian cancer earlier than previously possible. 

Yale researchers discover new technique for identifying common brain disorders

New research from Yale University has provided an innovative approach to scanning brains for common brain disorders, a technique that could shed light on how to diagnose and treat a variety of disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy.

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MRI proves a viable contender for prostate screening, but hurdles loom

A pilot study using MRI as the primary screening test for prostate cancer has shown the imaging modality better at predicting the disease than popular—yet controversial—prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood testing. 

Are existing prostate cancers becoming more aggressive?

Rates of prostate cancer are not increasing, researchers say, but the incidence of existing cases that are aggressive are on the rise. 

Despite conventional wisdom, IVF doesn't increase breast cancer risk

A new study published the Journal of the American Medical Association could flip the previous understanding of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and breast cancer on its head. 

Calcium molecule linked to aggressive cancer, imaging technique shows

New research shows a particular calcium molecule is linked to aggressive cancers when it stops regulating itself properly, and researchers at Columbia University Medical Center are looking for ways to fix it, according to a recent report.

Brain imaging to making mind reading possible

New research will soon make it possible to analyze your own brain.

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