Neuroradiology: Page 109

3D printers help build a better cranial nerve

By Eric Barnes

Researchers have created a high-resolution model of a 3D-printed brain and skull base from CT and MR images that details the cranial nerves in ways that outperform standard diagnostic images. The complex neuroanatomy of the nerves can be better understood and depicted by the use of highly customizable 3D-printed models, according to a report in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

March 23, 2017

York Instruments records 1st order

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.K. magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology developer York Instruments has sold its first MEGScan system to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

March 20, 2017

MRI shows less gray matter in kids with sleep apnea

By Wayne Forrest

MRI scans have revealed significant reductions of gray matter in several brain regions of children with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea, compared with children who sleep normally, according to a paper published online March 17 in Scientific Reports, one of the Nature journals.

March 19, 2017

Spreemo builds spine network to improve outcomes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Data analytics technology developer Spreemo Health has launched the Spine Radiology Network, which is aimed at raising the standard of spine care by improving treatment outcomes and reducing diagnostic errors for patients with back pain.

March 19, 2017

SIR: MRI debunks venoplasty for treating MS

By Kate Madden Yee

Opening up narrowed veins from the brain and spinal cord -- a procedure called venoplasty -- is not effective for treating multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study presented on March 8 at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting in Washington, DC, by researchers from the University of British Columbia.

March 8, 2017

Piramal partner gets Canadian approval for Neuraceq

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Piramal Imaging's partner in Canada has received marketing authorization from Health Canada to begin commercial production and distribution of its Neuraceq radiotracer for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.

March 7, 2017

MRI links early brain abnormality in infants to autism

By Wayne Forrest

Using MR imaging, researchers have found that children diagnosed with autism at 2 years of age had a substantially greater amount of extra-axial cerebrospinal fluid when they were 6 and 12 months old, according to a study published online March 6 in Biological Psychiatry.

March 7, 2017

Color mapping boosts vessel interpretation in stroke CT

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Color mapping of cerebral vasculature in 4D CT angiography speeds interpretation and may improve accuracy in the detection of vessel occlusions in acute stroke patients, researchers said on Sunday at ECR 2017.

March 5, 2017

Brain maps aid understanding of human cognition

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - Detailed brain maps compiled from voxel-based morphometry of brain MR images can yield new insights into human cognition, including evidence that the hippocampus has an important role in executive function, according to a Saturday morning presentation at ECR 2017.

March 3, 2017

Elekta nabs Canadian Medical Device License

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Health Canada has issued a Medical Device License (MDL) to radiation oncology vendor Elekta for its Leksell Gamma Knife Icon radiosurgery system.

February 27, 2017

fNIRS device connects speech and listening

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Using a functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) device, researchers have successfully measured how the brain synchronizes a conversation between two or more people, according to a paper published online February 27 in Scientific Reports, one of the Nature journals.

February 27, 2017

MRI links brain volume to ADHD

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI scans of more than 3,200 subjects have confirmed a delay in the development of five brain regions in people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to an international study published online February 15 in Lancet Psychiatry.

February 15, 2017

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