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MRS helps predict if antidepressants will prevail in geriatric depression

By Shalmali Pal

Measuring cerebral metabolites with MR spectroscopy (MRS) could help mental health professionals tailor treatment regimens for elderly people with depression, according to Japanese researchers. They found that dysfunction in the frontal lobes is the most likely reason for cognitive impairment and possible depressive psychosis in an older population.

January 16, 2006

CT is the blanket modality for neuroimaging blunt injury patients

By Eric Barnes

SAN FRANCISCO - In case you had any doubts, technology and urgent care practice are increasingly headed toward a single conclusion: CT is all you need to image neurological injuries, including the head, the spine, and even ligamentous trauma.

January 11, 2006

Larger brain volume, head circumference may be early markers of autism

By Shalmali Pal

Although the exact cause of autism is still a mystery, possible explanations include accelerated neural development and/or macrocephaly, resulting in a larger brain and head size. Going a step beyond anatomy, researchers from North Carolina studied brain volume and head circumference in children with autism. Their results suggest that generalized enlargement of certain areas of the brain may begin as early as the first year of life.

January 2, 2006

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