Tag: MRI

Intelligence Explained

By Emily Singer | 10/20/2009 | 3 Comments

Tracking and understanding the complex connections within the brain may finally reveal the neural secret of cognitive ability.

Magnetic Spin to Revolutionize Medical Scanning

By Michael Day | 03/27/2009 | 0 Comments

Novel technique boosts sensitivity one thousandfold.

MRI for Viruses

By Jocelyn Rice | 01/13/2009 | 1 Comment

An MRI imager that is 100 million times more powerful could create 3-D images of viruses.

Detecting Subtle Brain Injuries

By Emily Singer | 11/18/2008 | 0 Comments

New imaging methods may help distinguish brain damage from psychiatric disorders.

Voyage of the Bacteria Bots

By Kristina Grifantini | 10/31/2008 | 4 Comments

Self-propelled microbots navigate through blood vessels.

First Detailed Map of the Human Cortex

By Emily Singer | 07/07/2008 | 1 Comment

A new imaging technique reveals previously hidden brain structures, including the central hub.

Solving the Mystery of fMRI

By Courtney Humphries | 06/20/2008 | 0 Comments

Researchers determine which cells mediate the blood flow tracked in fMRI.

Multicolor MRI for Molecular Imaging

By Katherine Bourzac | 06/19/2008 | 0 Comments

Injectable magnets could let doctors watch diseases at work.

Magnetic Genes

By Lissa Harris | 06/18/2008 | 4 Comments

Genetically engineered cells make their own nanomagnets, providing clear MRI images.

Nanoworms Target Tumors

By Corinna Wu | 05/14/2008 | 1 Comment

A new shape for nanoparticles helps deliver imaging agents.

A Fuller Picture of Your Lungs

By Katherine Bourzac | 04/10/2008 | 4 Comments

A cheap MRI machine images lung function more realistically.

Eyedrops that Probe the Brain

By Anna Davison | 04/04/2008 | 0 Comments

Gene probes deployed in eyedrops show brain damage in MRIs of mice.

Mind Reading with Functional MRI

By Emily Singer | 03/05/2008 | 2 Comments

Scientists use brain imaging to predict what someone is looking at.

Looking into the Brain with Light

By Michael Chorost | 01/29/2008 | 0 Comments

An Israeli company is working on a new device to monitor oxygen levels in the brain.

3-D View of the Brain

By Brittany Sauser | 10/15/2007 | 0 Comments

New software for the operating room.