Neuroradiology: Page 176

GE launches MIND Coalition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has unveiled its new Making an Impact on Neurodegenerative Diseases (MIND) initiative to help physicians improve the worldwide detection, diagnosis, and management of neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
July 14, 2011
Toshiba rolls out MR software upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for version 3.1 of its VirtualExplorer MR workstation software.
July 10, 2011
New PET tracers can help identify Alzheimer's lesions
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers are reporting positive results with two new PET tracers being developed to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease. The tracers, flutemetamol and florbetapir, may enable earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's by identifying beta-amyloid plaque in brain tissue, according to two studies published July 11 in Archives of Neurology.
July 10, 2011
PET/CT aids in treatment of neuroblastoma
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
British researchers are using PET/CT to select children with primary refractory or relapsed high-risk neuroblastoma for treatment with a molecular radiotherapy known as lutetium-177 (Lu-177) DOTATATE, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
June 29, 2011
GE launches DaTscan radiotracer in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has begun selling its DaTscan (ioflupane I-123 injection) imaging agent to help physicians evaluate patients with suspected Parkinsonian syndromes, such as Parkinson's disease.
June 27, 2011
DOPA-PET helps diagnose Parkinson's from other disorders
By Wayne Forrest
PET imaging with fluorine-18 dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) can be an accurate means of diagnosing Parkinson's disease and distinguishing it from other neurological conditions, according to research presented earlier this month at the Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in San Antonio.
June 26, 2011
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Kids with normal head CTs don't require hospitalization
By Cynthia E. Keen
Routine hospitalization for neurological observation of children who've had minor blunt head trauma is unnecessary when cranial CT exam results are normal, according to a study of more than 13,500 children that was published online June 17 in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
June 20, 2011
ISCT: CT-based models predict outcomes after stroke
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - A new research project aims to create a brain atlas that will help predict which stroke patients will recover, and which abilities recovering patients might expect to regain, according to a Wednesday presentation at the International Symposium for Computed Tomography (ISCT).
June 15, 2011
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PET tracks amyloid plaques, tangles in Down syndrome
By Wayne Forrest
Using PET and the radiotracer FDDNP, California researchers are assessing the levels of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles -- characteristics of Alzheimer's disease -- in adults with Down syndrome, according to a study in the June issue of Archives of Neurology.
June 13, 2011
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Philips provides MRI to Afghanistan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has received a contract from the U.S. Naval Medical Logistics Command for two mobile MRI scanners to help diagnose and treat traumatic brain injury in soldiers in Afghanistan.
June 12, 2011
MRI may identify ADHD in preschoolers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brain MR imaging of preschool children may help identify early symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study published online June 9 in Clinical Neuropsychologist.
June 8, 2011
GE, Mayo to study dedicated brain scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and the Mayo Clinic have received a grant for $5.7 million from the U.S. National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to develop a dedicated brain MRI scanner to study neurological and psychiatric disorders.
June 8, 2011
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