Neuroradiology: Page 200

Philips, ImaRx ink research deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, and biopharmaceutical firm ImaRx Therapeutics have formed a research collaboration.
November 4, 2007
ASTRO studies assess CT's reliability pre- and postradiotherapy in breast, brain, lung
By Shalmali Pal
LOS ANGELES - As radiation oncologists continue to push the envelope with dose escalation, imaging guidance becomes an indispensable tool for treatment planning, assessing response relationships, and, ultimately, reducing morbidity. To that end, three presentations at this week's American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) meeting looked at the role CT plays in targeting and planning.
October 29, 2007
CorTechs Labs
By Brian Casey
(Booth 4077) CorTechs Labs of La Jolla, CA, develops technology for assessing MR brain images for signs of neurodegenerative disease, and at this year's RSNA show the company will highlight its NeuroQuant software.
October 28, 2007
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UPMC starts Leksell treatments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patient treatments have begun at the Center for Image-Guided Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian with the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion system from Stockholm, Sweden-based Elekta.
October 22, 2007
NeuroLogica
By Cheryl Hall Harris, R.N.
(Booth 4379) NeuroLogica of Danvers, MA, will return to the RSNA stage with its CereTom portable eight-slice CT scanner, which enables bedside scanning of the head, neck, and extremities regardless of the patient's location.
October 21, 2007
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fMRI test shows how anesthesia impacts memory-related brain regions
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Several studies have shown that elderly patients experience short- and long-term cognitive decline after undergoing surgery. Researchers at Yale University performed a functional MRI (fMRI) experiment to see if anesthesia played any part in memory decline. They presented their results this week at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) meeting.
October 18, 2007
Covidien, BioSynthema enter cancer therapy deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging firm Covidien and biopharmaceutical firm BioSynthema have signed exclusive agreements to develop and commercialize a nuclear medicine therapy for neuroendocrine cancer patients.
October 17, 2007
SonoSite debuts S-Nerve
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact-ultrasound provider SonoSite has introduced its S-Nerve procedural tool, an ultrasound device designed for anesthesiologists.
October 14, 2007
Elekta MEG system in new U.K. facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Elekta of Stockholm, Sweden, has installed its Elekta Neuromag system for the investigation of autism at the newly opened Oxford Neurodevelopmental Magnetoencephalography Centre.
October 11, 2007
MR-enhancing brain lesions need diligent post-therapy follow-up in pediatric patients
By Shalmali Pal
Brain changes seen on MR in children treated for central nervous system tumors do not necessarily predict relapse, according to Italian researchers. Nevertheless, the neurological alterations brought on by chemotherapy and radiotherapy need to be watched closely with imaging and correlated with the patient's clinical and cognitive courses, the group wrote in the November International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
October 11, 2007
CTA improves as first-line test for traumatic neck injury
By Eric Barnes
There are clinical guidelines for determining which trauma patients should undergo CT of the neck, but there is little definitive advice on which patients should undergo CT angiography (CTA) to screen for blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI). Dr. Michael Lev, director of emergency neuroradiology at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses the use of extracranial vascular imaging, particularly CTA, in blunt trauma patients admitted to the emergency department.
October 11, 2007
Ev3 completes FoxHollow purchase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device firm ev3 of Plymouth, MN, has completed its purchase of Redwood City, CA-based FoxHollow Technologies, the company said.
October 4, 2007
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