Neuroradiology: Page 110

MRI opens early window into autism

By Wayne Forrest

MRI scans in combination with a computer algorithm helped researchers predict which infants with older autistic siblings would exhibit autistic characteristics themselves by age 2, according to a study published online February 15 in Nature.

February 15, 2017

MRI start-up Alzeca takes aim at Alzheimer's disease

By Brian Casey

A new start-up company called Alzeca Biosciences is developing an MRI contrast agent that the company hopes will become an alternative to PET for early-stage diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. The firm has hired imaging industry veteran Carlo Medici to leverage his experience in the contrast market.

February 14, 2017

Optical technique sorts malignant from benign in brain surgery

By Eric Barnes

A new microscopy technique sorts healthy from malignant brain tumors, making surgery safer and more precise, according to the U.S. National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.

February 10, 2017

MRI helps shed light on concussion causes, effects in soccer

By Wayne Forrest

Diffusion-tensor MRI is helping researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine explore the effects on the human brain of heading a soccer ball. In a new study, they found that players who head the ball more often are more likely to have concussion symptoms.

February 6, 2017

Synaptive brings BrightMatter to Long Island

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

3D visualization firm Synaptive Medical has signed North Shore University Hospital of Long Island as a new customer.

January 30, 2017

CDC: MRI helps identify cluster of amnesia in Mass.

By Brian Casey

Physicians in Massachusetts have used MRI to help identify a cluster of amnesia cases that may be linked to opioid abuse, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC has issued an alert to healthcare providers to scan some adults presenting with sudden-onset amnesia.

January 30, 2017

Novel PET agent could sniff out neurological disease

By Wayne Forrest

Backed by previous research suggesting that losing one's sense of smell can be a sign of neurodegeneration, researchers are developing a novel PET imaging agent that targets olfactory neurons to assess the extent of disease, according to a study published online January 23 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

January 23, 2017

Brain atlas advances MRI exploration

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers have developed a high-resolution, interactive anatomic brain-mapping atlas they say can overcome the limitations of functional MRI and expand the modality's value to conventional MR brain imaging and standard MRI applications.

January 19, 2017

Scientists use DTI-MRI to map Tasmanian tiger brain

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Scientists have used MRI and diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) to reconstruct the brain architecture and neural networks of the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, an extinct carnivorous marsupial native to Tasmania, according to research published online January 18 in PLOS One.

January 18, 2017

Men's, women's brains are not so different

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrary to previous research, a meta-analysis of dozens of MRI brain studies found no significant difference in the size of men's and women's amygdalas, according to a study published in NeuroImage.

January 18, 2017

Siemens, Biogen team up on MRI software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers and biotechnology firm Biogen are collaborating to develop MRI software applications for quantifying key markers of multiple sclerosis disease activity and progression.

January 16, 2017

PET/CT may have found cardiovascular event trigger

By Wayne Forrest

PET/CT scans have identified activity in a stress-related structure in the brain that could be linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online January 11 in Lancet.

January 11, 2017

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