by | Sep 25, 2020 | Binkley, Michael, Bose, Arpita, Meacham, John, Rengasamy, Karthikeyan
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An interdisciplinary team of Washington University researchers has developed a high-throughput microfluidic bioelectrochemical cell (μBEC) that collects electrochemical data and is compatible with live-cell microscopy and spectrometry. This device transcends the capabilit…
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…
by | May 26, 2020 | Chu, Wenhua, Zhou, Dong
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) have developed a new method and device for the preparation of flourine-18 (F-18) radiolabeled compounds as positron emission tomography (PET) tracers. PET is a widely used clinical and research imaging tool that will …