Neuroradiology: Page 212

GE, Harvard partner on neurodegenerative disease research

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare reported that the Harvard Center for Neurodegeneration and Repair (HCNR) will use its IN Cell Analyzer imaging system to research the human central nervous system and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

November 27, 2005

SonoSite expands MicroMaxx capabilities

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has added two transducers, imaging improvements, and wireless connectivity to its MicroMaxx ultrasound system.

November 26, 2005

BrainLab, Varian extend product agreement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided therapy developer BrainLab and radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems reported the extension of their global supply and distribution agreement for the Novalis and m3 products.

November 22, 2005

Neurognostics signs first distributor

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Functional MRI (fMRI) technology provider Neurognostics has signed up Specified Imaging, a Louisiana-based distributor of medical imaging products, as the first distributor of its MindState product line.

November 17, 2005

PET more accurate than genetic testing for Alzheimer's

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

PET imaging of glucose metabolism in the brain can accurately predict which patients with mild cognitive impairment will progress to full-blown Alzheimer's dementia, according to a new study by a multinational team of researchers from Germany, Australia, and the U.S.

November 9, 2005

Imaging vets found NeuroLogica to sell portable CT scanner

By Wayne Forrest

Founded by CT imaging veterans, CT scanner designer and manufacturer NeuroLogica of Danvers, MA, will make its RSNA debut in Chicago this year with a new mobile, compact helical CT scanner.

November 6, 2005

BrainLab nets Danish customer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided therapy developer BrainLab has installed its image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) ExacTrac X-Ray 6D system at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark.

October 17, 2005

BrainLab debuts iPlan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image-guided therapy developer BrainLab has introduced its iPlan RT suite of radiotherapy planning modules.

October 16, 2005

Neuroimaging shows abnormalities in non-AIDS-related cryptococcal meningitis

By Edward Susman

SAN FRANCISCO - MRI and CT can reveal cryptococcal meningitis (CM) in nonimmune-compromised patients, according to a presentation last week at the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) meeting.

October 9, 2005

Too much information: fMRI indicates lack of discrimination at fault for senior forgetfulness

By Shalmali Pal

According to a new neuroimaging study, older people who experience forgetfulness may not necessarily have memory problems. Rather, they may be losing their ability to filter out irrelevant information and focus on the matter at hand. Researchers came to this conclusion after using functional MRI (fMRI) to assess the impact of normal aging on a cognitive mechanism known as "top-down modulation," which supports memory and attention.

September 18, 2005

Intuitive Surgical forms pact with Hansen

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Minimally invasive surgery developer Intuitive Surgical of Sunnyvale, CA, has signed a cross-licensing agreement with robotic technology developer Hansen Medical of Mountain View, CA.

September 14, 2005

PET reveals more than body mass wasting away with eating disorders

By Shalmali Pal

Rather than looking outwardly for reasons behind eating disorders, imaging specialists are turning inward to assess potential neurobiological causes for these diseases. Specifically, they are using PET to learn more about disturbances in the brain function and chemistry of women with anorexia or bulimia.

September 14, 2005

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