by | Feb 12, 2021 | Bergonzi, Karla, Culver, Joseph, Eggebrecht, Adam, Ferradal, Silvina
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Researchers in Prof. Joseph Culver’s laboratory have developed a patented, compact, lightweight functional neuroimaging device for long-term bedside monitoring. This technology, based on high-density diffuse optical tomography (HD-DOT), could be used as a surrogate for …
by | Feb 9, 2021 | An, Hongyu, Eldeniz, Cihat
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Researchers in Prof. Hongyu An’s laboratory have developed a new image processing system for faster acquisition of motion-corrected MR or PET/MR images. This technology could be expanded to multiple sampling schema to correct both respiratory and cardiac motion.
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by | Sep 18, 2020 | Jha, Abhinav Kumar, Liu, Ziping, Moon, Hae Sol, Rahman, Md Ashequr, Yu, Zitong
— Engineers in Washington University’s Computational Medical Imaging Lab have developed automated, machine-learning techniques to improve nuclear medicine imaging (SPECT and PET). These tools include estimation-based segmentation methods to define boundaries and ASC (attenuation and scatter comp…
by | Jul 14, 2020 | Hu, Peng, Macones, George, Qu, Yuan "Ed", Stout, Molly, Tuuli, Methodius, Zhao, Peinan
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a photoacoustic near-infrared (PANIR) probe to predict preterm birth by quantifying water content in cervical tissue (an early and objective indicator of cervical remodeling). This compact photoacoustic endoscopy probe u…
by | May 28, 2020 | Guruswami, Sundaram, Sharma, Vijay, Sivapackiam, Jothilingam
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed PET radiotracers to image amyloid beta (A-beta) at early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). For AD treatment to be effective, it may have to be administered during the preclinical stage. As such, there i…