Sentences with phrase «better imaging techniques»

The company also took advantage of better imaging techniques that could document the presence of amyloid in the brain; in the previous two studies, anywhere from 20 % to 30 % of the volunteers did not actually have amyloid.

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Whanger built on their findings by examining high - resolution photographs that uncovered new details of the image, as well as using 3D imaging techniques.

Professor Geddes is internationally renowned for her novel work with ultrasound imaging that has revolutionized our understanding of the anatomy of the lactating breast, milk ejection and blood flow, as well as the infant's sucking technique, suck - swallow - breathe co-ordination, gastric emptying and body composition of both the term and preterm infant.

An imaging technique that illuminates the change could help with efforts to better monitor coral health, researchers report November 6 in Scientific Reports.

Professor Jianfeng Feng commented that new technology has made it possible to conduct this trail - blazing study: «human intelligence is a widely and hotly debated topic and only recently have advanced brain imaging techniques, such as those used in our current study, given us the opportunity to gain sufficient insights to resolve this and inform developments in artificial intelligence, as well as help establish the basis for understanding and diagnosis of debilitating human mental disorders such as schizophrenia and depression.»

The developed UEM variant techniques are several, and here we illucidate convergent - beam and near - field imaging, as well as tomography and scanning - pulse microscopy.

Farmer's experience with Exxon, which involved a variety of imaging and remote sensing techniques to locate geological structures favorable for the accumulation of petroleum, also served him well in working with NASA mission planners and technologists developing the instruments to be carried into Mars orbit by the next generation spacecraft.

This and other insights obtained from the imaging technique could help researchers improve batteries for electric vehicles as well as smart phones, laptops, and other devices.

Braun believes their results «may aid in the development of better treatments for dry eye, and also add valuable context and understanding for current imaging techniques used to observe tear film dynamics.»

But current super-resolution microscopy techniques do not deliver spectral information, which is useful for scientists to understand the behavior of individual molecules, as well as to enable high - quality multicolor imaging of multiple targets.

A CHEMICAL imaging technique could point the way to better toothpastes for sensitive teeth, according to a group of scientists at the University of Warwick and Unilever Research.

A novel molecular imaging technique could be the key to understanding how best to treat these and other devastating diseases, according to a recent study presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (imaging technique could be the key to understanding how best to treat these and other devastating diseases, according to a recent study presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (Imaging (SNMMI).

«We plan to do further research to determine whether we can use brain - imaging techniques to better identify dogs that are optimal to serve as companion animals for the disabled,» Berns says.

The body - wave maps were comparable to, and in some cases better than, existing imaging techniques.

The development of new, advanced imaging techniques holds the promise for elucidating a better understanding of the how the brain works.

MRI is superior to other imaging techniques for measuring the interior of the heart, including the right and left ventricles or main chambers of the heart, as well as the heart's muscular tissue.

Ultrasound technology and photoacoustics are two medical imaging techniques that complement each other well.

«But we quickly realized that this technique could also be adapted to other research regimes, most notably imaging for biological and cellular samples, wet samples, samples with rough surfaces, as well as organic photovoltaics.

In this role, she works with many collaborators to facilitate implementing superresolution microscopy into their research programs as well as developing novel techniques for microbial live cell imaging.

The 3 - D X-ray imaging technique and simulated planetary conditions that NASA is enlisting at the ALS provide the best pictures yet of the behavior of the internal 3 - D microstructure of spacecraft materials.

Such a high accuracy can be exploited in creating nanosized optical devices as well as molecular platforms and barcodes for various imaging techniques and analytics.

The international research team assessed how well the most widely - used imaging techniques measure the pathological changes expected in the brain and the accuracy with which they can predict an individual's clinical outcome.

Landrø also says he thinks that techniques from 4D seismic imaging could be used with the data collected by all the DONET sensors to obtain a better understanding of how the area is changing over time.

But such techniques — unlike imaging studies — are better at finding planets that orbit their stars quite nearby, within about 6 AU.

Another popular technique for 3D cell imaging called spinning disc confocal microscopy can't image samples nearly as long as Betzig's technique, but it is still better for imaging thick cells and tissue.

But a better understanding of how these drugs work in animal studies, and the advancement of brain - imaging techniques, has sparked a swathe of new research.

Now, researchers are hoping to improve this imaging technique, known as molecular breast imaging or breast specific gamma imaging, with better image quality and precise location (depth information) within the breast, while reducing the amount of radiation dose to the patient for these procedures.

Fields like these are a great way to showcase this imaging technique because plants reflect infrared light especially well.

«Mental visual imaging training improves multiple sclerosis patients» well - being: Technique helps with memory and imagination.»

For several years, Pinton has been trying to develop better ultrasound imaging techniques for tracking shear waves in living tissue.

The study mostly makes use of cultured cortical neurons from rats, exploiting a wide array of molecular and imaging techniques to probe the mitochondrial function and well - being of neurons manipulated to model Wolfram syndrome.

To do this, the team obtained extremely high spatial resolution observations from the eight - meter Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawai`i using a technique called speckle imaging, as well as adaptive optics (AO) observations from the ten - meter Keck II telescope, Gemini's neighbor on Mauna Kea.

The best, Heatherton says, provide interdisciplinary training by blending deep, expert, classical social science training with training from neuroscientists in imaging techniques.

«New OCT technique provides better 3 - D imaging of the cellular structure of the eye.»

The imaging techniques developed by Northwestern and the National Gallery have allowed Kenneth Brummel, the AGO's assistant curator of modern art, to better understand Picasso's style, influences and process.

This is where scientists come in with nondestructive analytical techniques such as X-ray fluorescence intensity mapping and spectral reflectance imaging, as well as elemental and molecular analysis of microscopic samples.

During the 495th Brookhaven Lecture, Istvan Dioszegi discussed the principles of neutron imaging and advancements to verify nuclear warheads, as well as why and how the technique might become a tool for verification under terms of the New START treaty.

Using 3D imaging techniques such as X-ray tomography [2] and a 3D scanner, the researchers characterized the 3D structures made by the ants as well as the construction dynamics.

Non-invasive imaging techniques are the key for better understanding the root - soil interaction which is of great relevance for both plant and soil scientists.

The main purpose of this short workshop is to obtain a better understanding of the self - calibration and advanced imaging techniques, in particular on ALMA data.

Besides learning many cell biology techniques (tissue culture, Westerns, generating DNA constructs, transfections) as well as fly genetics, students can get familiar with imaging techniques depending on their own interests and experience.

The program hence includes a variety of «Omics» techniques, such as genomics, proteomics, and lipidomics, as well as single - molecule approaches and high - resolution 2D and 3D imaging and microscopy.

«Similar to how non-invasive medical imaging has reduced the need for invasive, exploratory surgeries, geophysical monitoring techniques, such as SSIP, allow us to monitor large volumes of aquifer sediments without having to drill groundwater wells, which saves money and disturbs less land,» said project lead Dr. Kenneth Williams, LBNL.

He has pioneered and patented several novel imaging techniques, including visible light OCT (vis - OCT), as well as inverse spectroscopic OCT (IS - OCT) which are two cornerstones of this study.

This third edition of Electron Microscopy: Methods and Protocols expands upon the previous editions with current, detailed protocols on biological and molecular research techniques based on TEM and SEM as well as other closely related imaging and analytical methods.

PA - FPs, especially the monomeric, reversible type, are very well suited for super resolution imaging, where the power of the technique relies heavily on the same fluorophore being imaged multiple times in order to reconstruct an image.

This new imaging technique promises a better understanding of how genes are activated or silenced.

Dr. Akassoglou has also developed imaging techniques to study neurovascular diseases in vivo, which will enable a better understanding of the origins and progress of these diseases and thus find more practical strategies for disease detection and treatment.

Whether you are a scientist or engineer looking for a community of peers for discussion and ideas, a physician with insight and interest in applications of imaging techniques, or a technologist trying to better utilize your facility's imaging systems, the CAIC is a Council that needs your expertise.

We are studying chromatin organisation and compaction, as well as the 4D human genome architecture by correlative imaging approaches, including live cell imaging and various super-resolution techniques (figure 2).