Neuroradiology: Page 183

Imaging Biometrics upgrades IB Neuro

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization software developer Imaging Biometrics will highlight a new version of its IB Neuro MR perfusion software at next week's RSNA meeting in Chicago.

November 24, 2010

fMRI gauges concussions in high school football players

By Wayne Forrest

With the help of 3-tesla functional MRI (fMRI), researchers at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, have found that some high school football players suffer undiagnosed changes in brain function as a result of repeated hits to the head during games and practices.

November 21, 2010

CTA parameters quantify arterial narrowing in aSAH patients

By Eric Barnes

Monday, November 29 | 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SSE17-03 | Room N229In patients presenting with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), whole-brain CT perfusion (CTP) and CT angiography (CTA) provide baseline perfusion parameters for future comparison when CTA is performed for evaluating a suspected ruptured aneurysm, researchers will report in this Monday session.

November 18, 2010

Good stroke outcomes seen after forced suction thrombectomy

By Eric Barnes

Monday, November 29 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSE17-01 | Room N229The Penumbra revascularization system is an excellent recanalization tool for ischemic stroke patients; however, it can't recanalize every occluded vessel. Fortunately, a simple modification of Penumbra makes it possible to recanalize many other cases, say researchers from South Korea.

November 18, 2010

iPhone can aid in triage of head injury patients

By Erik L. Ridley

Digital photographs of CT images taken with an iPhone can be used to predict the need to transfer patients with head injuries, preventing unnecessary patient transfers and reducing healthcare costs, according to research from Florida.

November 18, 2010

iPhone visualizes telestroke images well, but speed is slow

By Kate Madden Yee

Monday, November 29 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSC07-05 | Room S102DImage quality and accuracy of interpretation is excellent when the iPhone is used for visualizing telestroke images, but due to the device's slower speed and smaller field-of-view, it's still not up to par compared to a PACS workstation, Boston researchers report.

November 16, 2010