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Smiths Detection Launches Compact CT Checkpoint X-ray

Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, today announces that it has launched the HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX Model S, a smaller footprint version of its successful, security operator preferred, Computed Tomography (CT) passenger checkpoint scanner.

28 Feb 2023

Optical Scanning Device for Biomedical Diagnosis Uses Linescan Technology

Whether the goal is to perform medical imaging for dermatology or wound care purposes, or to collect data for biometric applications, there is a critical need to collect the images of the human body in a precise, repeatable, and high-quality manner.

From Chromasens GmbH 7 Feb 2023

Rapid Non-Invasive Detection of Malaria-Infected Individuals

A rapid, inexpensive, non-invasive screening technology could assist in hastening the process of eradicating malaria, one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, according to experts who created it.

20 Dec 2022

New Method Based on Laser Ablation to Make Biopsies Faster

A new method, depending on laser ablation, has been developed by researchers to perform biopsies quicker, more affordably, and in a way less detrimental to the patient.

16 Dec 2022

Revolutionary Malaria Detection Tool

A team led by the University of Queensland has created a quick, needle-free malaria detection tool that has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives each year.

12 Dec 2022

Optical Biometer Developed for Myopia Control in Children

The Myah device, a new optical biometer, underwent clinical validation in research published in the journal Children. The study examined its consistency in biometric measurements and agreement with the widely available optical biometer, Myopia Master.

16 Nov 2022

New Ultra-Small Spectrometer Can Be Placed on a Microchip

A team of researchers including a materials researcher from Oregon State University (OSU) has designed a superior tool to quantify light, contributing to a field called optical spectrometry in a manner that could enhance numerous things ranging from environmental monitoring to smartphone cameras.

21 Oct 2022

Hybrid Imaging System with CT and Photon Counting for High-Resolution Imaging

A research group has proposed a new method to produce more detailed CT scan images of patients at the Biochemistry and Biophysics Center of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, US.

17 Oct 2022

Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Studies Uncomplicated Phacoemulsification Effects

A study published in the journal Diagnostics investigated the long-term implications of uncomplicated phacoemulsification on macular retinal perfusion using optical coherence tomography angiography in healthy aging patie...

14 Oct 2022

Innovative Method for Rapid Analysis of Bacterial Pathogens

A recent study published in Diseases highlights matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for discovering bacterial isolates from community patient urine samples and testing the isolated germs for antibiotic susceptibility.

5 Oct 2022