Head and Neck Radiology: Page 74

MRI links carotid artery plaque inflammation to unstable angina

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Systemic inflammation has long been suspected of contributing to the destabilization of vulnerable plaques in acute coronary syndromes, while imaging has remained at the sidelines of the discussion. Now, however, radiologists from Italy believe they have found a link between signs of vascular inflammation on MRI and the presence of unstable angina.

March 9, 2003

CTF signs UGA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CTF Systems will be providing its whole-cortex magnetoencephalography (MEG) system to the University of Georgia in Athens.

February 27, 2003

Medtronic starts carotid stent clinical trials

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical device manufacturer Medtronic has begun enrolling patients for a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and performance of its Exponent self-expanding carotid stent system.

January 30, 2003

CTF installs MEG system at KUMC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) developer CTF Systems has installed a MEG system at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) in Kansas City.

December 10, 2002

Conferees seek consensus on carotid ultrasound

By Tracie L. Thompson

A consensus conference will be held in San Francisco this week to answer a major question in vascular imaging: What are the most appropriate criteria for diagnosing carotid disease with ultrasound?

October 22, 2002

For thyroid applications, iodine-123 looks great, less stunning

Research indicates that the use of iodine-131, generally considered the gold standard for thyroid cancer diagnosis, may actually have a negative impact on treatment outcomes. As a result, investigators are turning to iodine-123 as a potential alternative.

October 20, 2002

Chest CT may offer too much information on head and neck metastases

Chest CT is more sensitive than x-ray for detecting lung metastases of head and neck malignancies, but does earlier detection translate into better patient outcomes? U.K. researchers set out to answer this question in a recent prospective study.

October 17, 2002

MRI Devices debuts neuro coil for Philips systems

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Coil developer MRI Devices of Waukesha, WI, has released a neurovascular array coil for Philips Medical Systems' Intera 1.5-tesla MRI scanners.

October 14, 2002

FDA public health notification: Cochlear implant recipients at greater risk for meningitis

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has become aware of a possible association between cochlear implants and the occurrence of bacterial meningitis.

October 3, 2002

Cbyon places surgical navigation suite at MGH

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Surgical visualization and navigation firm Cbyon of Mountain View, CA, has sold two of its Cybon image-guided surgical systems to the department of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

September 12, 2002

CT of the Head and Spine

CT is still the main diagnostic tool in neuroradiology, especially among physicians who face geographic and financial constraints. CT of the Head and Spine will be most useful to this group as an overview.

September 4, 2002

Virtue its own reward, fMRI confirms

By Eric Barnes

Researchers at Atlanta's Emory University used fMRI to study the phenomenon of reciprocal altruism. After tucking their subjects into an MRI scanner and recording their responses to a game called Prisoner's Dilemma, the group concluded that, darn it, it feels good to be nice! :)

August 21, 2002

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