MRI-guided focused ultrasound combined with microbubbles can open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and allow therapeutic drugs to reach the diseased brain location under the guidance of MRI. It is a promising technique that has been shown safe in patients ...

The world’s first and only ultra-low magnetic scanner could change the way breast cancer is diagnosed and treated, experts say. Developed by scientists at the University of Aberdeen it means patients could receive fewer surgeries and more individually ...

Microscopic medical devices could one day be steered through a patient’s bloodstream using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines, Canadian research suggests. In the study, researchers were able to move small magnetic beads through the arteries of ...