Neuroradiology: Page 189

NeuroLogica gets nod for SPECT unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable scanner developer NeuroLogica has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its inSPira HD portable high-resolution SPECT scanner.
August 31, 2009
FDA panel recommends GE's DaTSCAN
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has cleared one more hurdle in its quest to bring a new brain SPECT radiopharmaceutical called DaTscan to market.
August 10, 2009
FDA panel to review GE DaTscan agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will meet on August 11 to discuss GE Healthcare's new drug application for DaTscan (ioflupane iodine-123 injection).
August 9, 2009
Intense x-rays expose Alzheimer's disease
By Richard Stevenson
A challenge in Alzheimer's disease treatment is that conventional tools such as MRI cannot resolve the micrometer-sized changes in the brain associated with the illness. However, these tiny features can now be identified with diffraction-enhanced imaging, with the potential to delivery early diagnosis, according to U.S. researchers.
August 5, 2009
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Neuroblastoma patients face chronic health risks
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A survey of almost 1,000 adults who received treatment as young children for neuroblastoma between 1970 and 1986 and survived their illness revealed that 41.1% had experienced one or more chronic health conditions later in life.
August 4, 2009
MRI helps identify fetal neural tube defects
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fetal MRI exams can provide more diagnostic details than ultrasound in assessing fetuses suspected of having neural tube defects, according to a study conducted by researchers in Cairo, Egypt.
August 3, 2009
FDG-PET best for early detection of neuroblastoma
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET shows "superior" ability to detect early-stage neuroblastoma, whereas scintigraphy with iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine (I-123 MIBG) can be beneficial in detecting the pediatric disease in more progressed stages, according to a study published in the August issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
August 2, 2009
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MRI brain mapping may assist Alzheimer's diagnosis
By Edward Susman
U.S. researchers used a structural MRI brain mapping technique to assist physicians in making a clinical diagnosis of three common neurodegenerative disorders, according to a presentation at last week's Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease.
July 19, 2009
Study: InSightec's ExAblate helps with pain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at University Children's Hospital Zurich have completed a feasibility study testing the use of noninvasive transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery for treating neuropathic pain.
July 13, 2009
Avid phase II results presented at Alzheimer's conference
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Avid Radiopharmaceuticals said that two presentations of phase II trial results at this week's International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease support the efficacy of its fluorine-18 AV-45 PET agent for molecular imaging of amyloid aggregates in the brain.
July 13, 2009
SPECT may aid in diagnosing early Alzheimer's disease
By Charlene Laino
VIENNA - SPECT may be useful for the very early detection of Alzheimer's disease, according to research reported at the Alzheimer's Association's 2009 International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease.
July 13, 2009
CT not useful for pediatric headache patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ordering CT examinations for children younger than age 6 who are admitted to an emergency department for a headache seldom aids in diagnosis, exposes the child to unnecessary radiation, and is a waste of money.
July 5, 2009
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