Neuroradiology: Page 223

Echo-planar MR spectroscopy improves mood in depressed patients

By Tracie L. Thompson

Can undergoing MRI have a therapeutic effect? Massachusetts researchers have found that a particular exam frequently improved the mood of bipolar psychiatric patients -- results that weren't replicated when different exams were performed or normal controls were scanned.

January 14, 2004

Miicro in PET deal with GlaxoSmithKline

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Neuroimaging drug developer Miicro has signed a study services agreement with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).

January 11, 2004

Loss of brain myelin in mid-life may lead to Alzheimer's disease

By Bruce Sylvester

As if a midlife crisis weren’t bad enough: The breakdown of myelin in the brain that comes with aging could contribute to the onset of Alzheimer's disease, a leading brain researcher reports in the Neurobiology of Aging.

January 7, 2004

PET illustrates regional brain shifts in depression for psychotherapy versus medication

By Bruce Sylvester

According to FDG-PET results, patients who have recovered from depression using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) experience different brain-pattern changes compared with patients who have recovered using drugs, Canadian researchers report in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

January 6, 2004

VSM sells MEG to France

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) developer VSM MedTech of Vancouver, BC, has negotiated an agreement to provide a 275-channel MEG system to the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) in Lyon, France.

December 30, 2003

Perfusion CT predicts, measures, thrombolysis benefit after acute stroke

As CT and MRI vie for supremacy in stroke assessment, perfusion CT (PCT) is earning points for its ability to clearly delineate both infarct and penumbra. Radiologists who perform the functional CT test are gaining confidence in their methods -- and are using them increasingly to predict which patients are likely to benefit from thrombolytic therapy.

December 23, 2003

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VSM places MEG unit in Münster

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) developer VSM MedTech of Vancouver, B.C., reported that its CTF Systems subsidiary has finalized an agreement to provide a 275-channel MEG system to Westfalische Wilhelms-Universität Münster in Germany.

December 10, 2003

High volumes and better imaging techniques may improve stroke survival

By Tracie L. Thompson

A large-scale study on subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) outcomes has found that hospitals that treat more SAH patients save more of them as well. The phenomenon is also seen with other diagnoses, but this time some credit is extended to interventional neuroradiologists and their improved imaging equipment.

December 10, 2003

MR spectroscopy may predict disease progression in MS

By Edward Susman

Researchers from New York University in New York City have suggested that magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) could help doctors predict the course of disease in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

December 7, 2003

VSM taps Price as CEO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Longtime Philips Medical Systems executive Jack Price has been named CEO of magnetoencephalography (MEG) developer VSM MedTech of Vancouver, BC.

December 4, 2003

CT perfusion studies can identify patients at risk of hemorrhage from thrombolytic therapy

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - Quantitative CT perfusion imaging appears to give doctors a means to determine if the patient suffering an acute stroke is at risk of suffering hemorrhage with thrombolytic therapy.

November 29, 2003

MRI, MRS piece together neurological damage in chemical solvent abusers

By Shalmali Pal

The health problems associated with toluene abuse are undeniable -- toxic encephalopathy, cognitive impairment, cerebellar dysfunction, parkinsonism, and hearing loss, to name a few.

November 19, 2003

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