re the result of a study published in the journal Science, 10 September issue.Nico Dosenbach, author of the study, and a team of researchers, have examined the functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging (fcMRIs) brain scans of subjects ranging in age between 7 and 30 years. These fcMRIs measure neuronal connections in the resting brains of subjects. They then used pattern analysis software, a computer program, for determining how neuronal connections change as brain maturity occurs over time. The authors explained in their study that 13,000 measurements of functional brain connections can be revealed using a five-minute scan. The team of researchers used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique which measures brain activity by blood flow changes correlation to different brain regions. MRI scans are considered to be a safe technique, as it does not use radiation....
will be held in Inverness next month. Different categories will participate in the conference such as doctors, researchers, technical experts and business people. They will share their experiences at the P4 Digital Healthcare Convention, organized by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), at the city’s Eden Court Theatre. HIE believes the Highlands and Islands has a unique ability to create a new form of healthcare businesses dedicated to develop and use technology to provide both prevention and treatment services for remote areas over large distances. As a largely mountainous region with a widely-distributed mainland population and almost 100 inhabited islands, it is also a location which expected to benefit most from healthcare technology innovation.
metastasis or to follow up cancer patients throughout treatment. Currently, the detection analyses of cancer cells are performed in medical laboratories requiring labor intensive, expensive and time-consuming sample processing and cell isolation steps. A full tumor cell detection analysis can take more than a day. A lab-on-chip, integrating the various processing steps, would enable a faster, easy-to-use, cost-effective detection of tumor cells in blood. Therefore, they are labor-saving and minimally invasive, helping increase the patient's comfort and the effectiveness of today's healthcare.
iterative reconstruction (ASIR) can reduce the risk of radiation exposure by 27%, as reported by a new study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) and entitled “Adaptive Statistical Iterative Reconstruction: Assessment of Image Noise and Image Quality in Coronary CT Angiography”.
members to help them gain the knowledge, skills and experience required to become professionals in CT imaging techniques. By collaboration with Elsevier Partners; a publisher of scientific, technical, and medical information products and services, the ASRT will provide a complete series of CT modules through Mosby’s Imaging Suite. The fully integrated, online solution has been designed to be in line the routine communication, workflow, education, and compliance challenges of radiological technologists and managers. Hospitals and other healthcare organizations will be able to license the CT Basics modules through Mosby’s Imaging Suite, providing access to the whole radiology staff members.
announced a global partnership that will last for multiple years to design the next-generation web-based solution for efficient diabetes management. Burkhard G. Piper, President Roche Diabetes Care, said, "We conducted a comprehensive search for a technology partner and we were pleased to select ICW. It is our goal to continuously improve the information exchange between patients and their caregivers. We aim to provide new solutions that can facilitate the exchange of health data that are key for successful therapeutic interventions. Combining our knowledge and expertise, we will be able to leverage web-based technologies and make significant advances in the areas of connectivity between patients and healthcare professionals."
focused website in Spanish to help patients share decision of their healthcare by providing them with new information and resources that will help them access quality, affordable healthcare coverage.