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Study offers strategy for managing incidental findings on fMRI
By Wayne Forrest
The use of functional MRI (fMRI) as a research tool has exploded as neuroscientists employ it to plumb the depths of the human psyche, measuring how our brains respond to advertising or even whether we're telling the truth. But what happens when incidental findings pop up on fMRI brain scans of healthy research participants?
July 5, 2010
Varian, BrainLab expand partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems and image-guided therapy firm BrainLab are building on their long-term partnership.
June 29, 2010
FDG-PET and memory tests best predict Alzheimer's
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET scans and memory tests appear to be the best predictors of cognitive problems that may develop into Alzheimer's disease, according to a study published online June 30 in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
June 29, 2010
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MRI finds genetic link in Alzheimer's disease
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers in Massachusetts may have uncovered additional evidence that several previously studied genetic variants are associated with the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Neurology.
June 13, 2010
Unexpected findings on kids' brain MRIs vex doctors
By Wayne Forrest
Pediatricians who perform routine brain MRI scans on their patients need a plan to deal with findings that reveal unexpected but benign anomalies that are unlikely to cause problems, according to study published online June 14 in the journal Pediatrics.
June 13, 2010
GE to collaborate with Neuroimage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has inked a collaboration with its Medical Diagnostics Imanet business and Neuroimage to develop neuroimaging and biomarker technologies to support clinical trials.
June 9, 2010
GE nets fluorescent imaging grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Global Research has received a four-year, $4 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to develop a fluorescent nerve imaging agent and surgical system.
June 8, 2010
Radiosurgery effective for ped arteriovenous malformations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Stereotactic radiosurgery is a safe and effective means of treating many children with arteriovenous malformations, according to a presentation at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting held recently in Philadelphia.
May 27, 2010
Banner Alzheimer's Institute nets NIH grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Phoenix has received a $6.5 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
May 24, 2010
Neurosurgeon files MRI patent lawsuit against Siemens
By James Brice
A California neurosurgeon is suing a division of multimodality vendor Siemens Healthcare, charging that the Malvern, PA, company has violated his patents for MRI technology, including diffusion tensor imaging and nerve imaging.
May 17, 2010
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PET can help clarify dementia diagnoses
By Rosemary Frei
A study presented at last month's American Academy of Neurology annual meeting showed that adding PET to the clinical investigation of atypical or unclear dementias led to a change of 29% of the initial diagnoses.
May 2, 2010
PET visualizes a brain on drugs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed an imaging protocol that allows them to visualize the activity of the brain's reward circuitry in normal individuals and people addicted to drugs.
April 26, 2010
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