Neuroradiology: Page 205

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
Medtronic inks distribution deal with Axon
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic of Minneapolis has entered into an agreement with Axon Systems, a private developer of neuromonitoring technology used during spinal surgery.
July 25, 2007
NeuroLogica signs Raiders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable CT developer NeuroLogica said that the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) will be using its CereTom scanner during the 2007 NFL season.
July 25, 2007
Neurognostics adds partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Functional MRI (fMRI) developer Neurognostics has signed an agreement with Psychological and Neurobehavioral Sciences in Lakeland, FL.
July 24, 2007
Patient particulars, subtle clues steer cerebrovascular exam decisions
By Eric Barnes
With cerebrovascular imaging, choosing an exam modality such as CT angiography (CTA), MR angiography (MRA), ultrasound, or digital subtraction angiography (DSA) may hinge on a patient's age, sex, medical history -- or when all else fails, a hunch.
July 22, 2007
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Philips begins trial of PET/MR CAD software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Phillips Medical Systems and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) in Germany said they have developed a computer-aided detection (CAD) system designed to assist in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease.
June 26, 2007
Studies link Alzheimer's to beta-amyloid and potential for new ligand
By Wayne Forrest
Two studies by Australian researchers are shedding light on Alzheimer's disease. The first looked at the cause of the debilitating condition and the connection between the presence of the toxic brain protein beta-amyloid and Alzheimer's. The other study examined the potential of a new biomarker for disease detection, offering the first results from human studies of the F-18 PET ligand for brain beta-amyloid imaging.
June 25, 2007
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Bayer Schering Pharma licenses Avid's imaging agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bayer Schering Pharma of Leverkusen, Germany, has exercised its right to license Avid Radiopharmaceuticals' F-18 AV1/ZK molecular imaging agent that targets amyloid plaques in the brain.
June 18, 2007
Neurognostics completes USC fMRI installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Neurognostics of Milwaukee has installed its functional MRI (fMRI) suite of products and services at University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
June 18, 2007
Report: Equipment malfunction stops cancer treatments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Associated Press in Paris is reporting that hundreds of brain cancer patients in France, the U.S., and Spain may be contacted about their radiation treatments from malfunctioning machines.
June 14, 2007
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