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CT Scan: also known as computed tomography scan, makes use of computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken allowing the user to see inside an object without cutting it.
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OCT 07, 2016Plants & Animals
The origin of teeth in the evolutionary mystery of the world’s animal timeline is very much a mystery. We know ani ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 05, 2016Neuroscience
When a baby is first born, the skull is comprised of a few bone plates that gradually come together. As the child ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 27, 2016Cardiology
Numerous studies have linked high levels of body fat to an increased risk for heart disease, and a new study takes this ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 25, 2016Videos
Worldwide, rates of thyroid cancer have gone way up. Is there an epidemic of this kind of cancer though? Statistics from ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 05, 2016Immunology
Medical approaches for treating infections of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have come a long way in the past few de ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 14, 2016Neuroscience
When doctors need to diagnose a brain injury or neurological disease, imaging is crucial to making an informed dec ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 13, 2016Neuroscience
When medical professionals have to determine a patient’s condition, they look to their vital signs---heart rate, r ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 29, 2016Plants & Animals
Fossils are interesting artefacts that give us a glimpse of an earlier time on Earth. They show us what life looked like ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Computed tomography (CT) scans can often be life-saving medical procedures, but do we really understand the risks i ...JUN 27, 2016Cancer
Medical imaging can offer surgeons tremendous knowledge before going into the operating room. But there’s a limit ...JUN 15, 2016Neuroscience
The expression “Seeing is believing” is one that most would agree with. The problem in neuroscience is that ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 03, 2016Cardiology
Vascular Medicine, the official journal of the Society for Vascular Medicine, has dedicated its June 2016 issue to resea ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 29, 2016Health & Medicine
The development of dangerous coronary artery calcification shares a common pathway with bone formation, and so heart con ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 21, 2016Cardiology
Noninvasive CT scans are far better at finding clogged arteries that can trigger a heart attack than the exercise stress ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 07, 2016Cancer
Once you’ve made it through lung cancer treatment, you want to make sure you catch it early if it comes back again ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 02, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center say they “have taken a frequently used and necessary imaging test and ma ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Tissue bioengineering is rapidly expanding as the demand for lab-grown tissues grows steadily due to shortages in donate ...FEB 11, 2016Health & Medicine
Ants like to nest anywhere they possibly can to protect themselves from the elements. Whether that’s deep undergro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 30, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a series of world firsts, doctors have successfully transplanted a kidney from an adult donor into a child with the a ...JAN 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Metastasis is one of the biggest challenges facing current available cancer treatments. It is this unpredictable progres ...JAN 11, 2016Neuroscience
It’s common knowledge that exercise has many benefits. While it can keep the heart healthy and the muscles strong, ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 09, 2015Health & Medicine
Imagine this: Your child is at football practice afterschool when he collides head-on with another teammate. He is stunn ...OCT 21, 2015Neuroscience
While there are many ways to image the brain including CT scans, PET scans and MRIs, the best way to observe and monitor ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 19, 2015Neuroscience
While doctors, scientists and medical researchers have good imaging tools to see blood, bones and muscle, seeing what ha ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
The origin of teeth in the evolutionary mystery of the world’s animal timeline is very much a mystery. We know ani
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 05, 2016
Neuroscience
When a baby is first born, the skull is comprised of a few bone plates that gradually come together. As the child
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 27, 2016
Cardiology
Numerous studies have linked high levels of body fat to an increased risk for heart disease, and a new study takes this
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 25, 2016
Videos
Worldwide, rates of thyroid cancer have gone way up. Is there an epidemic of this kind of cancer though? Statistics from
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 05, 2016
Immunology
Medical approaches for treating infections of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have come a long way in the past few de
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 14, 2016
Neuroscience
When doctors need to diagnose a brain injury or neurological disease, imaging is crucial to making an informed dec
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 13, 2016
Neuroscience
When medical professionals have to determine a patient’s condition, they look to their vital signs---heart rate, r
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 29, 2016
Plants & Animals
Fossils are interesting artefacts that give us a glimpse of an earlier time on Earth. They show us what life looked like
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Computed tomography (CT) scans can often be life-saving medical procedures, but do we really understand the risks i
...
JUN 27, 2016
Cancer
Medical imaging can offer surgeons tremendous knowledge before going into the operating room. But there’s a limit
...
JUN 15, 2016
Neuroscience
The expression “Seeing is believing” is one that most would agree with. The problem in neuroscience is that
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 03, 2016
Cardiology
Vascular Medicine, the official journal of the Society for Vascular Medicine, has dedicated its June 2016 issue to resea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
The development of dangerous coronary artery calcification shares a common pathway with bone formation, and so heart con
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 21, 2016
Cardiology
Noninvasive CT scans are far better at finding clogged arteries that can trigger a heart attack than the exercise stress
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 07, 2016
Cancer
Once you’ve made it through lung cancer treatment, you want to make sure you catch it early if it comes back again
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center say they “have taken a frequently used and necessary imaging test and ma
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tissue bioengineering is rapidly expanding as the demand for lab-grown tissues grows steadily due to shortages in donate
...
FEB 11, 2016
Health & Medicine
Ants like to nest anywhere they possibly can to protect themselves from the elements. Whether that’s deep undergro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 30, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a series of world firsts, doctors have successfully transplanted a kidney from an adult donor into a child with the a
...
JAN 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Metastasis is one of the biggest challenges facing current available cancer treatments. It is this unpredictable progres
...
JAN 11, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s common knowledge that exercise has many benefits. While it can keep the heart healthy and the muscles strong,
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 09, 2015
Health & Medicine
Imagine this: Your child is at football practice afterschool when he collides head-on with another teammate. He is stunn
...
OCT 21, 2015
Neuroscience
While there are many ways to image the brain including CT scans, PET scans and MRIs, the best way to observe and monitor
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 19, 2015
Neuroscience
While doctors, scientists and medical researchers have good imaging tools to see blood, bones and muscle, seeing what ha
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim