Piezoelectric nanoparticles that target and electrically stimulate tumour cells upon exposure to ultrasound could enhance the treatment of brain tumours
Hybrid anatomy--activity images can be acquired in real-time, allowing more efficient and effective interventions
Imaging a polymer gel dosimeter with kilovoltage cone-beam CT enables direct visualization of the delivered dose distribution
A round-up of some recent international patent applications in radiation therapies
Ohio State researchers begin clinical trial investigating the use of transcranial focused ultrasound to control epilepsy
Convolutional neural network correctly identifies 96% of tumours of different origins and types
Machine-learning algorithms help detect lung cancer in ultralow-dose PET/CT images
MRI tool enables non-invasive assessment of hypoxia and neovascularization in breast tumours
Rachel Lea describes this long-established cancer treatment
Rob Chuter introduces the Christie Hospital's MR Linac device
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Measurements of scattered light, which depend on mechanical properties, could be used to characterize a tumour's metastatic potential and therapy response
Intensity-modulated proton therapy can spare the hippocampus during whole-brain irradiation and minimize treatment-related cognitive decline
MRI tracking of drug accumulation in tumours can maximize the effectiveness of the cancer treatment photodynamic therapy
An integrated catheter offers real-time monitoring of radio-frequency ablation used to treat cardiac arrhythmias
Bacteria-derived, self-adjusting contrast agents provide opportunities for more sensitive MRI diagnostics
A lightweight non-rotating gantry based on CERN magnet technology could one day revolutionize hadron therapy
Using optical coherence micro-elastography to visualize tumour margins in breast-conserving surgery could help reduce re-excision rates
Using machine learning to analyse fMRI data reveals new information about the cellular architecture of the human brain
European Space Agency-funded project to investigate the influence of partial gravity on lower limb biomechanics
Partnership will use AI to predict how individual patients will respond to cancer immunotherapies
Incorporating resting-state functional MRI data into radiotherapy planning could reduce cognitive impairment after brain irradiation
Motion-compensated PET enables simultaneous brain imaging and behaviour analysis in unrestrained small animals
In today's uncertain times, our editors try to predict what will happen in the scientific world in 2019
A round-up of some recent international patent applications in medical imaging
A fully-automatic deep-learning algorithm can estimate the gestational age of premature infants via smartphone lens imaging
A time-of-flight PET/MRI technique produces diagnostic-quality images of breast cancers using as little as 10% of the conventional tracer dose
Two new approaches to creating 3D X-ray images could improve disease screening and allow imaging of delicate biological samples
A deep-learning model accurately predicts 3D dose distributions to enable automatic radiation treatment planning
