Head and Neck Radiology: Page 60

Head and neck surgeons can handle ultrasound, journal article says
By Erik L. Ridley
Head and neck surgeons can readily incorporate office-based ultrasound procedures into their practice, according to an article in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Office-based ultrasound offers an easy and cost-effective tool to the surgeons, the authors report.
January 4, 2007
Boston Scientific buys EndoTex
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific said that it has acquired privately held medical device developer EndoTex Interventional Systems of Cupertino, CA.
January 3, 2007
Danaher buys Imaging Sciences
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dental equipment firm Danaher has purchased 3D dental imaging developer Imaging Sciences International.
January 3, 2007
MRI pegs cognitive dysfunction as noteworthy clinical feature in multisystem APS
By Shalmali Pal
Cerebral microvasculopathy could be an underlying mechanism for cognitive dysfunction, based on MR studies performed in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), according to Greek investigators.
January 2, 2007
Siemens, UCLA to test Alzheimer's PET agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, announced today that it plans to begin clinical trials in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles, on a new biomarker based on PET technology that could potentially identify Alzheimer's disease before the onset of symptoms.
December 20, 2006
PET reveals limbic dysfunction in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
By Paula Moyer
Patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) who have an abnormal odor perception may have widespread limbic dysfunction, according to a presentation by Swedish investigators at the North American Regional Epilepsy Congress in San Diego earlier this month.
December 18, 2006
Boston Scientific receives FDA nod for FilterWire EZ
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its FilterWire EZ embolic protection system for use in carotid artery stenting (CAS) procedures.
December 13, 2006
Calcium contrast boosts T2-weighted signal in molecular MRI
By Shalmali Pal
A calcium-sensitive contrast agent, married with superparamagnetic iron oxide particles (SPIO), could make MR studies of the brain on a molecular level feasible, according to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
December 5, 2006
Pilot study shows stereotactic radiosurgery safely treats epileptic seizures
By Edward Susman
SAN DIEGO - For patients who want to avoid open surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery offers a safe alternative for the treatment of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, according to a presentation this week at the North American Regional Epilepsy Congress.
December 5, 2006
Ellex buys Innovative Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Australian firm Ellex Medical Lasers Limited has acquired ophthalmic ultrasound developer Innovative Imaging of Sacramento, CA.
December 3, 2006
Intravenous aspirin reduces complications in brain aneurysm embolization
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Patients who were treated with intravenous acetylsalicylic acid, commonly known as aspirin, had significantly reduced thromboembolic events when doctors attempted to perform embolization of cerebral aneurysms, according to a study presented at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 30, 2006
Radiation dose can add up in CT stroke imaging
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - Even for indications as serious as suspected stroke, doctors should be aware of the radiation doses being delivered with the multiple CT exams typically delivered during the course of care. The cumulative dose from an initial noncontrast CT scan followed by a CT perfusion study, for example, isn't easy to assess. But a new study from Germany could lead to better dose control and safer scanning.
November 30, 2006
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