Neuroradiology: Page 185

Medtronic debuts surgical MRI scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its PoleStar N30 neuro-oncology surgical MRI system.
April 25, 2010
MRI hippocampal measurement doesn't predict cognitive decline
By Rosemary Frei
Using MRI to measure hippocampal volume is not a good method for predicting subsequent cognitive decline in older adults from the general community, according to a study presented at the recent American Academy of Neurology meeting in Toronto.
April 25, 2010
Volume helical shuttle CT perfusion identifies stroke patients
By Rosemary Frei
Whole-brain CT perfusion with a volume helical shuttle technique provides rapid confirmation of whether patients have suffered a stroke or transient ischemic attack, according to studies presented last week at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting in Toronto.
April 19, 2010
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease on MRI often missed by radiologists
By Rosemary Frei
TORONTO - General radiologists reviewing MRI scans missed 65% of cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease -- most of which were later spotted by specialist radiologists more familiar with the condition, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.
April 15, 2010
PET finds risk factor for Alzheimer's in Latinos
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET imaging has shown that a major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease in whites is also a risk factor for the disease in Latinos, according to a new study published in the Archives of Neurology.
April 14, 2010
MR scans may detect signs of early dementia in elderly
By Rosemary Frei
TORONTO - MRI can detect signs of white-matter hyperintensity in the elderly that may indicate three times the risk of developing dementia, according to a French study presented this week at the American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting.
April 13, 2010
GE touts research on PET agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare said results from a multicenter phase II study of its PET imaging agent flutemetamol for brain imaging look promising.
April 11, 2010
Avid, Siemens begin florbetapir production
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging developer Avid Radiopharmaceuticals said PETNet Solutions has shipped the first dose of its florbetapir molecular imaging agent for visualizing beta-amyloid deposits in the brain.
April 6, 2010
Resting fMRI exam may predict stroke and brain injury outcomes
By Wayne Forrest
Neurologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are employing a functional MRI (fMRI) technique called resting state functional connectivity to predict the effects of strokes and other brain injuries on afflicted patients.
March 29, 2010
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Toshiba launches V-TRACE for MRA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has introduced variable true rate angiography with combined encodings (V-TRACE), an MR angiography (MRA) sequence available on all Vantage Titan and Vantage Atlas MRI systems.
March 21, 2010
GE inks deal with BrainLab
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has signed a joint development and marketing agreement with BrainLab to integrate BrainLab's BrainSuite surgical package with GE's MR surgical suite, GE said.
March 17, 2010
SPIE: New uses for focused ultrasound to treat brain diseases defined
By Tami Freeman
Focused ultrasound therapy can noninvasively deliver targeted energy deep into the body with precision. Adding MR imaging enables real-time guidance and visualization of heating and ablation effects. And while the technique may not traditionally be associated with brain treatments, focused ultrasound could prove a perfect fit for treating a range of brain diseases.
March 14, 2010
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