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Movement of nanorobots observed in vivo using PET
A large number of nanorobots in the bladders of mice have been visualised to reveal their movement and behaviour.
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Nuclear PET imaging method developed for tumour detection
Researchers have developed a PET imaging method suitable for many forms of cancer, with high contrast and less inconvenience to patients...
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Exploring horizons in 3D microscopy: what the future holds
The microscope slide is flat (2D), but the world around us is not – despite the flat-earth theories. We need volume information about our samples, ideally with high resolution in all three dimensions as well as over time – the fourth dimension...
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PET imaging agent may help guide therapy for Alzheimer’s
Researchers have developed a new imaging agent that could help guide and assess treatments for people with various neurological diseases...
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PET myocardial perfusion imaging effective in detecting coronary disease
Researchers have found that patients who receive cardiac PET imaging instead of SPECT experienced a significant increase in the detection of severe obstructive coronary artery disease...
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New radiotracer differentiates bacterial infection from inflammation in lungs
Researchers at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, have demonstrated that a new radiotracer, 2-18F-fluorodeoxysorbitol (18F-FDS), can identify and track bacterial infection in lungs better than current imaging methods and is able to differentiate bacterial infection from inflammation.
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PET tracer identifies bacterial infections
The new imaging agent offers a non-invasive method of detecting infection and monitoring antibiotic therapy...
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Imaging agents developed to better monitor growth of tumours
Imaging agents developed to better monitor the growth of tumours and generate new therapies...
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PET imaging used to track Zika virus infection
Scientists have used PET imaging to study brain inflammation following Zika virus infection in mice, allowing investigators to study the progression of the disease over time...
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Novel system developed to improve cancer detection
Researchers have developed a proof-of-concept nano-system that dramatically improves the visualisation of tumours...
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Practical application of in vivo optical imaging in biotherapeutic biodistribution analyses
As advances in protein engineering technology have led to the production of novel and more structurally complex biopharmaceuticals, the ability of these drugs to smoothly traverse the body and arrive at their intended target site has become more unpredictable...
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Trends in contemporary microscopy
In the biomedical arena the imaging of biological samples has long been a mainstay technology, not only furthering our understanding of fundamental biology, but also playing a key role in designing strategies and therapies to combat infection and disease...
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Faron and Turku PET Centre team up to develop Clevegen
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Faron Pharmaceuticals is to collaborate with the Turku PET Centre on the development of its novel cancer immunotherapy Clevegen...