Neuroradiology: Page 113

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

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

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