Imaging Archive — Page 8 of 13

CT technologist Aussie Jookar, RT, left, and Marta Schulman, MD, introduce patient Gracen Langley, 3, to the new state-of-the-art CT machine at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
August 22, 2019

New CT scanner eases need for young children to stay still

New CT technology at Children’s Hospital is changing the medical imaging landscape for young children and adolescents.

July 11, 2019

New look at atherosclerosis

A new imaging method makes it possible to directly measure cell division and changes in metabolism in atherosclerotic plaques.

July 11, 2019

Working memory in psychotic disorders

Functional MRI studies have revealed that targeting activation of certain brain regions may improve working memory and cognition in psychotic disorders.

June 20, 2019

Potential probe for early ovarian cancer

Larry Marnett and colleagues have developed what may become the first agent for targeted PET imaging of cancer tissues, such as ovarian cancer, that express high levels of the COX-1 enzyme.

Todd Peterson, PhD
June 13, 2019

Peterson appointed director of VUIIS Radiochemistry Core Lab

Todd Peterson, PhD, associate professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, has been appointed director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS) Radiochemistry Core Lab, following the departure of Michael Nickels, PhD.

A training program for a new tool used by cardiologists and anesthesiologists to help criticall ill patients
May 9, 2019

Line placement better with ultrasound

Using ultrasound to place arterial lines reduces the need for surgical access and improves arterial line location, Vanderbilt researchers have found.