Sentences with phrase «uses imaging agent»
Test that uses imaging agent to detect protein buildup may get government funding, but only in limited cases
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In the drive to improve early detection and treatment of cancer, a pair of Toronto scientists has developed a unique technology that combines contrast agents with targeted, long - lasting nano - particles for use in multiple medical imaging platforms.
The MPI that uses clinically - approved, iron oxide - based MRI contrast agents is capable of 3D, high - resolution imaging in real time.
New results in animals highlight a major safety concern regarding a class of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents used in millions of patients each year, according to a paper published online by the journal Investigative Radiology.
Prior to their study with this contrast agent, Lu's team had conducted studies to determine its clearance from the body after the imaging, which is essential for safe clinical use.
In the study, the imaging agent — Ga - 68 prostate - specific membrane antigen (Ga - 68 PSMA)-- used with positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET / CT), changed management in 44 % more cases than another widely used agent.
In addition, therapeutic agents can be developed and tested using imaging technologies that are directly translatable to the clinic.
Additionally, minimum requirements for individual providers should include an understanding of radiation safety needed for optimal imaging, exposure protection and knowledge of the use of x-ray contrast agents.
Polarized xenon is also used as a contrast agent to enhance images in experimental magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of human lungs, but conventional systems for producing and using this gas can be as big as a car.
Another project enabled the first FDA - approved imaging agent that could be used in PET scans of Alzheimer's patients who were still alive.
What makes this technique novel is the accompaniment of an imaging agent known as Ga - 68 DOTATOC, which binds to somatostatin receptors in neuroendocrine cells that use the hormone somatostatin to mediate endocrine function, the release of neurotransmitters and cellular proliferation.
UTMD uses microscopic, gas - filled bubbles that can be paired with viral therapies, therapeutic genes and proteins, and imaging agents.
In magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), contrast agents are used to enhance the imaging of tissue structures.
To bypass this issue, Scott developed a nanocarrier using self - assembled, filament - shaped nanomaterials, which are loaded with a drug or imaging agent.
Specifically, the imaging agents developed in the laboratory for use in fluorescence molecular tomography, are now even being translated into the clinic for human diagnostic applications.
Altes and her team decided to use a specific form of helium, helium - 3, as a harmless contrast agent in conjunction with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to visualize lung function.
18F - AV - 1451 is a brain imaging agent used in PET (Positron Emission Tomography) Scans.
Open - Source Automated Parahydrogen Hyperpolarizer for Molecular Imaging Using 13C Metablic Contrast Agents.
Dr. Sanford, who is both a member of the National Academy of Sciences and recipient of a MacArthur «genius grant,» has designed molecules that can be used to store energy in batteries, serve as new medical imaging agents, convert carbon dioxide into fuels, or serve as pharmaceuticals to treat disease.
After receiving a master degree in Biotechnology at the University of Verona (Italy) in 1998, I joined the neuroscience centre of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a large research - based pharmaceutical company based in Verona (Italy) and Harlow (UK), where I pioneered the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to describe the neural substrates modulated by pharmacological agents, a line of research that I also pursued to obtain a PhD degree in biomedical imaging with the University of Verona.
Nanoparticles for the sole use of imaging agents have a much lower return on investment and higher safety requirements than drug delivery systems... -LSB-...]
Title: Quantifying the attenuation of the ketamine pharmacological magnetic resonance imaging response in humans: a validation using antipsychotic and glutamatergic agents Author: O. M. Doyle et al..
The SNMMI Clinical Trials Network is dedicated to facilitating the use of ALL imaging agents in multi-center clinical trials of investigational therapeutics.
Gadolinium is used as a contrast agent to improve the visibility of internal organs in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Health providers have also used this liquid for MRI imaging as an oral contrast agent due to its high manganese concentration.
Gadolinium is a metal found in contrast agents (dyes) used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, including a form of MRI called magnetic resonance angiography (MRA).
The venture b.e. imaging GmbH, part of the Bender Gruppe GmbH, located in Baden - Baden, Germany, and SPL Medical B.V., located in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, have signed today an exclusive License and Distribution Agreement for the marketing of Combidex ® (Ferumoxtran - 10), a contrast - agent for the detection of cancer metastasis in the lymph nodes using MR imaging, in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.