Neuroradiology: Page 118

Zika's rapid spread on MRI scans shocks researchers
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers using MRI to study the Zika virus in a pregnant monkey said they were "shocked" at how quickly the virus spread from the animal to its fetus. The findings could shape efforts to develop a vaccine for the disease, according to a study published online September 12 in Nature Medicine.
September 12, 2016
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FDA clears Icometrix's image quantification software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Health technology company Icometrix has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its image quantification software, called icobrain.
September 8, 2016
Monteris cleared for NeuroBlate study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI-guided laser ablation technology developer Monteris Medical said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an investigational device exemption application for a study of the firm's NeuroBlate technology in a potential new indication.
September 7, 2016
Piramal Imaging inks Taiwan deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical imaging developer Piramal Imaging has given PET Pharm Biotech exclusive rights to manufacture, market, and distribute its Neuraceq (florbetaben F-18) radiopharmaceutical throughout Taiwan.
September 6, 2016
DTI-MRI links key brain regions to cognitive disorders
By Wayne Forrest
Using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI), researchers have located two areas of the brain with increased atrophy, infarctions, and lesions that collectively create a kind of logjam that contributes to cognitive impairment and/or dementia, according to a paper published online September 6 in Radiology.
September 6, 2016
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Whole-brain RT no good for metastasized lung cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Whole-brain radiotherapy is of little benefit for patients whose lung cancer has spread to the brain -- despite its widespread use, according to a new study published online September 4 in Lancet.
September 4, 2016
MRI finds something fishy in outbreak of brain infections
By Wayne Forrest
When more than 200 people in Singapore were afflicted simultaneously with group B streptococcal bacterium and acute central nervous system infections, Singaporean healthcare professionals had to act quickly. Their first move was to turn to diffusion-weighted MRI for answers.
September 1, 2016
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Smartphone app enables remote surgical consultations
By Erik L. Ridley
If necessary, can on-call spine surgeons make good decisions about whether or not to operate on a thoracolumbar spine fracture just by viewing video clips of CT images on a smartphone app? Yes, they can, according to research from an Israeli group published online recently in the Spine Journal.
August 31, 2016
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PET, fMRI find beer reflex in brain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Indiana University used PET and functional MRI (fMRI) to find a small section of the brain that controls one's craving for alcohol, according to a study published online in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
August 30, 2016
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Ultrasound jump-starts patient's brain after coma
By Erik L. Ridley
A team from the University of California, Los Angeles has successfully used ultrasound to jump-start a patient's brain as he recovered from a coma, restoring full consciousness and language comprehension within three days of the procedure.
August 25, 2016
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MRgFUS shows effectiveness for essential tremor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) therapy can produce dramatic and lasting improvements in patients with moderate to severe essential tremor, according to a multicenter clinical trial published in the August 25 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
August 24, 2016
New PET device could go to your head
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers are developing quite the novel way to acquire PET brain scans. Rather than placing a patient in a conventional scanner, he or she would wear a helmet outfitted with PET detectors, according to an article published August 22 on Smithsonian.com.
August 23, 2016
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