Celsion receives NIH SBIR grant to develop heat sensitive liposomal technology for cancer treatment
Celsion receives NIH SBIR grant to develop heat sensitive liposomal technology for cancer treatment
Celsion Corporation, a biotechnology drug development company, announced today that it has been awarded a competitive Phase I Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to support the proposal, “New Thermal Sensitive Carboplatin Liposomes for Cancer”.
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Life Technologies, UCSD partner to use SOLiD 4 genomic analysis technology in research programme to study CLL
Life Technologies, UCSD partner to use SOLiD 4 genomic analysis technology in research programme to study CLL
Life Technologies Corporation and the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) Moores Cancer Center announced a partnership to use SOLiD 4 genomic analysis technology in a research programme to study chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), a cancer of the white blood cells.
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Categories: High Risk Breast Cancer Tags: Analysis, Genomic, Life, Partner, programme, research, SOLiD, Study, Technologies, technology, UCSD
Manhattan Scientifics Promoting a New Technology to Eliminate False Positive Cancer Analysis
Manhattan Scientifics Promoting a New Technology to Eliminate False Positive Cancer Analysis
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—-Manhattan Scientifics, Inc. said today that a July 20th New York Times article titled “Prone to Error: Earliest Steps to Find Cancer” highlights the potential value of the early cancer detection technology developed by Senior Scientific, LLC and licensed by Manhattan Scientifics.
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Health information technology still faces significant barriers to implementation: Survey
Health information technology still faces significant barriers to implementation: Survey
Hospitals understand the importance of health information technology (IT) and the benefits of its widespread adoption, yet as a field still face significant barriers to implementation according to a newly released survey of America’s Most Wired hospitals and health systems.
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Mri- An Advanced Imaging Technology Used For Cancer Treatment
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) refers to a sophisticated medical technique used in radiology. This medical imaging technique is commonly used to visualize internal structure and functions of the body organs. The images captured by MRI technique give detail information to assess the functions inside the body. These images provide greater contrast between the different soft tissues of the body than other scanning technologies like computed tomography (CT) and X-rays.
The magnetic resonance imaging scan is a non-invasive method that uses magnets and radio waves to give deep look inside the human body. It is widely used in the neurological treatment, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and oncological imaging. MRI does not use ionizing radiation like CT, but it uses powerful magnetic field to align the nuclear magnetization of hydrogen atoms in water that is present in the body. The MRI images can be reviewed on a large computer screen to identify the exact problem. Here radio frequency field is used to systematically alter the alignment of this magnetization, causing the hydrogen nuclei to produce a rotating magnetic field detectable by the scanner. A radiofrequency electromagnetic field makes the protons change their alignment relative to the field. As soon as the electromagnetic field is turned off, the released protons return to their original alignment.
There are some specialized MRI scans, such as Diffusion MRI, Magnetic transfer MRI, Fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR), Magnetic resonance angiography, Functional MRI, Interventional MRI, Radiation therapy simulation, Multinuclear imaging, Susceptibility weighted imaging, etc. This technique uses some specified components like MRI machine that is embedded with the primary magnets and gradient magnets. The primary magnets develop a magnetic field of around 1.5 to 3 Tesla. The gradient magnets help in altering the magnetic field precisely. MRI scanner also includes horizontal tube. There are specialized computer hardware and software components to set the parameters prior to the examination.
In comparison to the other imaging techniques, the MRI scan is little expansive. It is performed to detect cancers in the organs of the chest and abdomen. It is used to evaluate the problems in heart, liver, biliary tract, kidney, pancreas, spleen, breast cancer implants and adrenal glands. Physicians use MRI to help diagnose or monitor some treatment conditions.
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