Neuroradiology: Page 202

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
Avid launches clinical trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging developer Avid Radiopharmaceuticals said that enrollment has begun in a phase I clinical trial investigating the firm's F-18 AV-133 compound.
October 2, 2007
FDG-PET CAD scheme boosts diagnostic accuracy for Alzheimer's
By Wayne Forrest
With the number of cases of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias expected to rise over the next 10 years, researchers are looking for ways to improve diagnostic accuracy. In a new study, researchers used an artificial neural network (ANN) computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme with FDG-PET for Alzheimer's disease with multicenter data, and found it was able to enhance diagnostic accuracy.
October 1, 2007
InSightec proceeds with phase I trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec has begun the second stage of a phase I clinical trial for noninvasive treatment of brain tumors using MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) surgery on the Haifa, Israel-based company's ExAblate system.
September 25, 2007
Varian, BrainLab team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, and image-guided therapy developer BrainLab of Germany have partnered to introduce the Novalis Tx stereotactic radiosurgery system.
September 18, 2007
NeuroLogica adds cranial stabilization unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable CT developer NeuroLogica is teaming up with German neurosurgery products firm pro med instruments (PMI) to launch its Doro CereTom intraoperative cranial stabilization system.
September 17, 2007
FDG-PET can influence Alzheimer's, dementia treatment
By Wayne Forrest
With more than 5 million Americans afflicted with Alzheimer's disease, the cost of care for people with this most common form of dementia continues to increase. One possible tool for helping to manage treatment of Alzheimer's patients is FDG-PET, and a recent study sought to determine the modality's impact on referring physicians.
September 5, 2007
NeuroLogica scores another NFL contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable CT developer NeuroLogica of Danvers, MA, has added another National Football League (NFL) team to its roster.
August 28, 2007
ImaRx wins NIH study grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biopharmaceutical company ImaRx Therapeutics of Tucson, AZ, has received a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
August 22, 2007
PET exposes shift in brain function among young alcohol abusers
By Edward Susman
SAN FRANCISCO - Keggers and beer bongs may be a ubiquitous part of a young man's college experience, but even such short-term heavy drinking can cause significant neurological changes, according to a presentation last week at the American Psychological Association (APA) meeting. Researchers used FDG-PET imaging to detect changes in brain function among young male alcohol abusers.
August 22, 2007
GE warns of impending Ceretec shortage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bad weather and flooding have forced Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.-based GE Healthcare to close its manufacturing facility in Gloucester, U.K., temporarily interrupting supplies of an imaging radiopharmaceutical.
August 20, 2007
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