by | May 26, 2020 | Zhou, Dong
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) have developed a new method and device for the preparation of flourine-18 (F-18) radiolabeled compounds as positron emission tomography (PET) tracers. PET is a widely used clinical and research imaging tool that will …
by | Apr 29, 2020 | Bach, Richard, Boyle, Walter
— Background: Cardiovascular disease, including acute myocardial injury (AMI), is responsible for over 610,000 deaths per year in the US making it the number one cause of death. The gold standard for AMI diagnosis relies on determination of the cardiac troponin I (cTnI) plasma level. The rise in the l…
by | Jan 6, 2020 | Cahill, Alison, Cuculich, Phillip, Schwartz, Alan, Wang, Yong
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed an electromyometrial imaging (EMMI) method to non-invasively monitor uterine contractions. During pregnancy, many women experience preterm contractions. Sometimes these contractions progress to pre-term labor a…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Dodt, Jeremy, Hughes, Scott, Mantia, Jill, Melnek, Christine, Reynolds, Steven, Whipple, Toni
— Background: Current EHR systems require that scheduling changes are performed by the scheduling team acting as a “hub”. The provider is unable to see availability of rooms and resources, especially of those that open up due to pending cancellations. This results in inefficiencies that co…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Chen, Hong, Dunn, Gavin, Leuthardt, Eric, Petti, Allegra
— Background: The American Brain Tumor Association reports that about 80,000 of the estimated 700,000 Americans that live with a brain tumor have been diagnosed in 2017. The surgery required for a traditional brain tumor biopsy entails making a hole in the skin and skull, placing a needle probe, and r…