MRI

Largest-ever medical imaging study launches in the UK

Posted in Science on 15th Apr, 2016
by Alex Muller

Scientists intend to capture images of the brains, hearts, bones, and arteries of 100,000 patients, with the help of MRIs, X-rays, and ultrasounds.

New type of molecular tag makes MRI 10,000 times more sensitive

Posted in Science on 26th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Researchers have discovered a new form of MRI thats 10,000 times more sensitive and could record actual biochemical reactions in real time.

Stanford researcher scans his own brain for a year and a half, the most studied in the world

Posted in Medicine on 17th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

Psychologist experiments on himself, documenting his neural, metabolic, and genetic changes over 18 months.

3D brain map reveals connections between cells in nano-scale

Posted in Science on 1st Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers hope uprecedented images will allow study of abnormal connections in neurological disorders and a better understanding of the brain.

Medical millirobots offer hope for less-invasive surgeries

Posted in Science on 1st Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

To advance minimally invasive treatments, researchers have proposed using tiny robots, driven by magnetic potential energy from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners.