Neuroradiology: Page 213

Study suggests vasovagal reactions are rare in VC

By Eric Barnes

Vasovagal reactions can result from overstimulation of the vagus nerve, and are a phenomenon best avoided. Emotional trauma and certain medications can produce reactions, as can conventional colonoscopy, according to published studies. Can virtual colonoscopy produce vasovagal reactions as well? Researchers from Italy performed a study to address this question.

December 13, 2005

Barco, NeuroLogica sign development deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image display developer Barco said it has been chosen by Danvers, MA-based mobile CT developer NeuroLogica to develop 3D rendering software for its CereTom mobile scanner console and associated Clarus workstation.

December 12, 2005

SonoSite signs Medtronic Navigation distribution deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Compact-ultrasound developer SonoSite has signed up Medtronic Navigation as a nonexclusive distributor of its ultrasound systems in conjunction with Medtronic Navigation's SonoNav intraoperative imaging system used to guide neurosurgery.

December 7, 2005

Brain imaging reveals how learning process drives learning itself

By Shalmali Pal

The term "judgments of learning" (JOL) describes a neurological process that helps us learn information in the short term and determine whether we'll remember it in the long term. In a functional MRI (fMRI) study, psychologists evaluated the neural basis of JOL, specifically looking at brain circuitry.

December 6, 2005

Siemens, BrainLab display NaviVision at RSNA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Medical Solutions and image-guided therapy developer BrainLab showed the companies' work-in-progress NaviVision system this week at RSNA 2005 in Chicago.

November 30, 2005

fMRI study illustrates caffeine boost in brain activity

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - A new study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) shows why many of us get a boost from caffeine. The results were presented Wednesday at the 2005 RSNA conference.

November 30, 2005

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

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