Diagnostic imaging Research update High-performance, low-field MRI improves lung imaging A high-performance, low-field-strength MRI scanner increases the quality of interventional and diagnostic images Read article: High-performance, low-field MRI improves lung imaging
Diagnostic imaging Research update Millimetre-wave imaging delivers non-invasive skin cancer diagnosis Non-invasive millimetre-wave imaging produces high-contrast 3D images of skin and can map tumours as accurately as histology Read article: Millimetre-wave imaging delivers non-invasive skin cancer diagnosis
Diagnostic imaging Research update European Society of Radiology seeks to demystify biomarkers ESR’s new recommendations aim to promote understanding and use of imaging biomarkers as decision-making tools in clinical trials and routine practice Read article: European Society of Radiology seeks to demystify biomarkers
Radiotherapy News Optical imaging to monitor cancer response early in the treatment process A $2.03 million grant will help researchers develop optical technologies to monitor treatment response during head-and-neck cancer therapy Read article: Optical imaging to monitor cancer response early in the treatment process
Diagnostic imaging Research update Adjustable optometer corrects chromatic aberration Retinal imaging system compensates for chromatic aberrations across different subjects and wavelengths in an individualized manner Read article: Adjustable optometer corrects chromatic aberration
Diagnostic imaging Research update CT-based radiomics reveals prostate cancer risk Applying radiomics and machine-learning techniques to CT data helps assess the aggressiveness of prostate cancer and guide treatment decisions Read article: CT-based radiomics reveals prostate cancer risk
Business and innovation Feature Brain waves Gary Green, the chief technology officer at York Instruments, talks to Margaret Harris about starting a company to commercialize a new brain-imaging technology Read article: Brain waves
Diagnostic imaging Research update Is it time to get serious about the placenta? With significant advances occurring in placental MRI, the time is now ripe for systematic and detailed MRI scans of the placenta in pregnancy Read article: Is it time to get serious about the placenta?
Diagnostic imaging Research update Intelligent 3D scanner helps diagnose skin cancers A 3D scanner uses fringe projection and machine learning to analyse suspicious skin lesions Read article: Intelligent 3D scanner helps diagnose skin cancers
Diagnostic imaging Research update Diffusion-weighted imaging can streamline breast MRI The breast MRI protocol can be safely abbreviated by using diffusion-weighted imaging instead of delayed-phase enhancement Read article: Diffusion-weighted imaging can streamline breast MRI
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