Seeing the breath of life: specially treated gases could soon bring a breakthrough in medical imaging

Article Abstract:

Researchers are studying the possibility of utilizing helium and xenon in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to provide more detailed scans of the lungs, brain, colon and other organs. The technique involves hyperpolarizing the gases to generate MRI signals that are about 100,000 times stronger per nucleus than those produced by water.

Methods, Magnetic resonance imaging, Helium, Xenon, Polarization (Light)

---

Clearing the air; common rocks may deliver cleaner power

Article Abstract:

Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory are studying the feasibility of using common minerals to minimize the impact of carbon dioxide emissions on the atmosphere. They believe that such minerals can be made to react with carbon dioxide to create a harmless waste product.

Evaluation, Environmental aspects, Air pollution control, Carbon dioxide, Air quality management, Minerals, Minerals (Geology)

---

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Riding the back of electrons: theoretician Rolf Landham remains a defining figure in the physics of information
• Abstracts: For whom the bell curve really tolls: a tendentious tome abuses science to promote far-right policies. Relative hunger
• Abstracts: A predictive model for aerosol transmission through a shrouded probe. Design and evaluation of a long-term soil gas flux sampler
• Abstracts: Smashing through science's glass ceiling. Testing, testing: unusual proteins could improve cancer diagnosis and reduce deaths
• Abstracts: This is not a hoax! Parental discretion advised. Rapid recall

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.