Diagnosis is usually made in the context of mass effect due to a macroadenoma or, increasingly, fortuitously during imaging performed for unrelated purposes; the latter case is known as pituitary ...

Researchers have discovered a groundbreaking use of terahertz (THz) imaging to visualize cochlear structures in mice, offering non-invasive, high-resolution diagnostics. By creating 3D ...

Physicists have now developed a microscopy technique based on ... PET Imaging Confirms Direct Involvement of Dopamine in Cognitive Flexibility Mar. 28, 2025 — Scientists have confirmed a ...

The worldwide use of both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and pacing devices has vastly increased in recent years and an important number of implanted patients likely will need an MRI over the ...

Racial disparities among the use of prediagnostic MRI for the detection of prostate cancer shrank between 2012 and 2019, though geographic disparities remained, according to a study published Sept.

Doctors can use MRI to examine a person’s lower spine, lumbar region, and surrounding tissues. MRI of the spine can show spinal alignment, lumbar disk herniation, inflammation, and more.

per liter, were not available for this study. In all patients the diagnosis of panhypopituitarism was established by determinations of pituitary gonadotrophins, protein-bound iodine, I 131 ...

which is used in MRI imaging. Gadolinium-based contrast agents, which create sharper images of the scan, are injected into the body before an MRI to explore any potential issues in the body.

A surgeon uses imaging scans, such as ultrasound or computed tomography to help guide the placement of the radioactive substance. Treatment will depend on various factors. A doctor will discuss ...

PET/CT is widely used in oncology imaging, but concerns about radiation exposure and accuracy due to respiratory movement and gut motility persist. A recent study evaluated the use of PET/MRI compared ...