Tag: Medical Imaging
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Telethon 2025: Surgeons Use Virtual Reality Goggles to Step Inside Pediatric Hearts Before Surgery
Revolutionizing Pediatric Heart Surgery With Immersive Tech Telethon 2025 is spotlighting a bold leap in paediatric cardiac care: surgeons are donning virtual reality (VR) goggles to walk through a patient’s heart before operating. The innovative Minerva platform, a collaboration between Curtin University’s Hub for Immersive Visualisation and eResearch (HIVE) and Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH), blends…
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Unusual PET-CT Scan Patterns Linked to GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs
Overview: A new imaging wrinkle around popular GLP-1 medications GLP-1 receptor agonists, a class of drugs that has surged in popularity for weight loss and type 2 diabetes management, are facing fresh scrutiny. While these medications—sold under names like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro—continue to help many shed pounds, doctors are now noting unfamiliar patterns on…
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GLP-1 Drugs May Skew PET-CT Scans: A Hidden Risk for Cancer Detection
Understanding the emerging imaging challenge with GLP-1 medications GLP-1 receptor agonists, including popular drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, have transformed weight loss and diabetes management. Yet as usage surged—reported to have risen about 700% in the United States from 2019 to 2023—so have reports of unusual side effects. A less obvious consequence is their…
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NUH and Siemens Expand Ultrasound Tech to Revolutionize Liver Disease Diagnostics
NUH and Siemens Partner to Advance Ultrasound-Based Liver Diagnostics Hospitals in Singapore’s healthcare landscape are witnessing a significant collaboration as National University Hospital (NUH) teams up with Siemens Healthineers to study and develop next-generation ultrasound technologies focused on liver disease diagnostics. This partnership underscores a broader push toward non-invasive, accurate, and accessible liver imaging that…
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Explainable AI in Cancer Detection: Dr. Sakib Mostafa’s Path from Fear to Innovation
Unpacking the Black Box: Why Explainable AI Matters Artificial intelligence is reshaping healthcare, but its most consequential risks aren’t tubes of metal marching toward dystopian futures. They’re systems whose decisions are opaque, creating trust gaps when lives are on the line. Dr. Sakib Mostafa’s work centers on explainable AI—the science of making AI decisions understandable…
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Revolutionizing Medical Imaging: The New Crystal Camera
Introduction to the New Crystal Camera The landscape of medical imaging is undergoing a transformative shift with the introduction of a groundbreaking crystal camera designed for nuclear medicine. This innovative technology, pioneered by scientists from Northwestern University and Soochow University in China, utilizes a perovskite-based detector to capture individual gamma rays with unprecedented precision. This…
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Revolutionizing Nuclear Medicine: The New Crystal Camera
Introduction to the Crystal Camera Revolution In a groundbreaking advancement, scientists from Northwestern University and Soochow University have developed a novel perovskite-based detector, transforming the world of nuclear medicine imaging. This new technology captures individual gamma rays with unprecedented precision, promising to enhance SPECT (single-photon emission computed tomography) imaging significantly. With potential applications in medical…