by | Mar 10, 2018 | Maslov, Konstantin, Rao, Bin, Wang, Lihong
— A photoacoustic tomography device that provides high optical absorption contrast with high lateral resolution, including very good melanin distribution images, for port wine stain birthmarks.
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Benzinger, Tammie, Wang, Qing, Wang, Yong
— Background: One in three seniors will die of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or other neurodegenerative diseases. As the prevalence of AD increases rapidly, there is a strong need for early diagnoses and the ability to evaluate efficacy of drug treatments. Typically, a combination of neurological tes…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Li, Hui
— Radiation dosimetry is a type of quality assurance for radiation therapy (RT) treatment to verify performance and dosage of the therapy to ensure accuracy and patient safety. To determine beam delivery accuracy, phantom patients (made to mimic necessary properties of the body) are used daily to cali…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Jeffe, Donna, Lieu, Judith, Rachakonda, Tara
— The prevalence of hearing loss (HL) in adolescents has grown over the past decade, with rates of 19.5% for HL of >15dB and 5.3% for HL >25dB. Adults with HL are 21% to 39% less likely to have attained postsecondary education than normal-hearing persons and are 1.5 to 2 times more likely to exp…
by | Mar 10, 2018 | Dodd, Sherry, Garbutt, Jane, Highstein, Gabrielle, Rook, Shannon, Strunk, Robert
— Background: Many children with asthma live with frequent symptoms and activity limitations, and visits for urgent care are common. Pediatricians do not typically meet with families regularly in order to monitor asthma, identify possible problems with the management of the child’s asthma, or pr…