Neuroradiology: Page 191

Avid closes on financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging developer Avid Radiopharmaceuticals has completed the first round of $34.5 million in financing led by Alta Partners, a leading life sciences venture capital firm.
May 21, 2009
PDS wins clearance for NeuroPET scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PhotoDetection Systems (PDS) has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its NeuroPET scanner.
May 14, 2009
MRI reveals meditation's effects on the brain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With the help of high-resolution MRI, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have found that people who practice regular meditation have increased brain volume in certain regions.
May 12, 2009
Ziehm extends deal with BrainLab
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
C-arm developer Ziehm Imaging and image-guided therapy firm BrainLab have extended to North America their alliance covering the joint development and marketing of C-arms and computer-aided surgical software.
May 7, 2009
SBRS helps treat spine metastases
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Stereotactic body radiosurgery (SBRS) extends survival and dramatically reduces pain and related symptoms of metastatic spine cancer, according to findings announced Wednesday to attendees of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting.
May 5, 2009
MRI spots brain lesions among long-term migraine patients
By Edward Susman
Middle-aged women who experience migraine with aura are more likely to have brain infarctlike lesions that are detectable on MRI than men or other migraine sufferers who don't have the visual phenomenon associated with their headaches, according to a study presented at last week's American Academy of Neurology meeting.
May 4, 2009
Acoustic neuroma patients benefit from radiosurgery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brain tumors at the base of the skull may be treated effectively with lower doses of radiosurgery to preserve both hearing and facial nerve function using Gamma Knife radiosurgery, according to findings being presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons this week.
May 3, 2009
Mobile MRI to scan Congress
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A mobile MRI scanner is being used to scan members of the U.S. Congress this week as part of an effort to raise awareness about the need for early brain cancer detection.
May 3, 2009
MRI spots brain abnormality in autistic children
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study used MRI to discover that toddlers with autism appear more likely to have an enlarged amygdala, a portion of the brain that processes facial expression and alerts the cortical area to the emotional significance of events.
May 3, 2009
MRI, PiB-PET may help distinguish dementias
By Edward Susman
SEATTLE - Researchers at last week's American Academy of Neurology conference suggested that MRI and PET may be able to help physicians distinguish between dementia patients with Alzheimer's disease and those with Lewy body dementia.
May 3, 2009
Whole-body PET finds tumors missed by other tests
By Charlene Laino
SEATTLE - Whole-body PET detects 20% more cancers not found with other diagnostic tests in patients with suspected paraneoplastic neurological disorders, researchers reported at the 2009 American Academy of Neurology meeting.
April 30, 2009
CT perfusion catches stroke cases that CTA misses
By Charlene Laino
SEATTLE - CT perfusion imaging with a 64-slice scanner is highly useful in evaluating patients with acute stroke, detecting abnormalities in nearly a third of patients in whom no occlusion is identified on conventional CT angiography (CTA), researchers reported at the 2009 American Academy of Neurology meeting.
April 29, 2009
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