Neuroradiology: Page 193

MRI helps uncover use of deadly erectile dysfunction drug

By Wayne Forrest

MRI's ability to find abnormalities in severe cases of hypoglycemia proved beneficial to Singapore physicians in diagnosing patients who consumed an erectile dysfunction drug that's illegal in that country -- and that caused several patient deaths.

February 24, 2009

Michael J. Fox Foundation awards neuroimaging grants

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has awarded a total of $1.9 million in grants to develop neuroimaging techniques for visualizing the clumping of the alpha-synuclein protein in the living human brain.

February 18, 2009

MRI shows brain atrophy to predict Alzheimer's

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Using MRI, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have identified a pattern of regional brain atrophy in patients with mild cognitive impairment that indicates a greater likelihood of progression to Alzheimer's disease.

February 10, 2009

MRI shows marijuana disrupts brain function

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Pediatric researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia used MR scanning with diffusion tensor imaging to determine that adolescents and young adult heavy users of marijuana are more likely than nonusers to have disrupted brain development.

February 2, 2009

PDS pushes PET's imaging boundaries with lower doses

By Rick Dana Barlow

PhotoDetection Systems (PDS) believes it has built a more sensitive PET system for humans and is reaching out to some heavy hitters in the medical community to showcase it.

January 21, 2009

fMRI helps find schizophrenia symptoms

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University are using functional MRI (fMRI) to help explain the cognitive and psychological symptoms of schizophrenia.

January 19, 2009

Medtronic installs MRI system in Canada

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional technology firm Medtronic has installed its intraoperative PoleStar surgical MRI system at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre.

January 12, 2009

IMRIS signs Yale

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian intraoperative MRI developer IMRIS has received an order for its IMRISneuro system from Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, CT.

January 12, 2009

UCLA study finds PET with FDDNP radiotracer can predict Alzheimer's

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have produced additional evidence demonstrating that a new PET radiotracer is effective in diagnosing brain aging before symptoms appear, and in differentiating Alzheimer's disease from other less serious neurological conditions.

January 12, 2009

IMRIS takes first Australian order

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian intraoperative MRI technology developer IMRIS has received its first order from Australia for its IMRISneuro surgical imaging product.

January 6, 2009

Ziosoft gets software OK

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization software developer Ziosoft has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its CT brain perfusion application.

January 6, 2009

Stereotactic radiosurgery adequate for treating brain metastases

By Cynthia E. Keen

U.S. researchers have found that adding whole-brain radiation therapy to stereotactic radiosurgery isn't necessary for treating patients with brain metastases. In fact, adding whole-brain radiation more than doubles a patient's risk of cognitive decline compared to those who receive only stereotactic radiosurgery.

January 6, 2009

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