U of Houston imaging tech aims to improve diagnostics

Photon-counting detectors developed by University of Houston researchers may lead to more advanced medical imaging diagnostics, according to a study published Dec. 30 in the Journal of Medical Imaging

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The technology, which is still in the research and development phase, allows for “for more precise 3D visualization of different tissues and contrast agents by capturing X-rays at multiple energy levels simultaneously,” according to a Feb. 25 news release from the university. 

“This could improve cancer detection,” study author Mini Das, PhD, a professor at the University of Houston, said in the release. “If you inject two different contrast agents — one targeting a tumor and another targeting inflammation — you could see where each one accumulates.”

Read the full study here.

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