Johns Hopkins engineers have created a new optical tool that could improve cancer imaging. Their approach, called SPECTRA, uses tiny nanoprobes that light up when they attach to aggressive cancer ...

A new technique to detect brain metastases in mice could assist preclinical investigations of the brain and other organs in human patients. Developed by the NanoBRIGHT project consortium, the new ...

October 3, 2007 — Researchers say their work is adding weight to the argument that magnetic resonance spectroscopy should be added to routine breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams. "This ...

The new tool— combining Raman spectroscopy and machine learning—introduces the Ramanome-based Metastasis Index (RMI), offering an innovative means of diagnosing and managing cancer.

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging improves the accuracy of cancer detection when added to conventional MRI. It is more sensitive in the detection of cancers located in the prostate apex ...

MR spectroscopy compared with DW-MRI and DCE-MRI at 3-tesla for the noninvasive prediction of short-term radiation response for patients with localized ... A randomized phase II study of OGX-427 plus ...

Raman spectroscopy is already used in neurosurgery, but in a more invasive and less precise manner. "Studies have been conducted on its use during brain tumor surgery in patients," Valiente notes.

Concordance of FDG-PET scan and MRI- spectroscopy in primary and metastatic intracranial tumors. JCO 22 , 1551-1551 (2004). DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.1551 ...

The team found that, unlike CT or MRI scans that can indicate the presence of a tumor but not the specific molecular signatures that can alert physicians to current or impending metastasis, SPECTRA ...