Neuroradiology: Page 226

Brain structure may vary in teens with major depressive disorder
By Jerry Ingram
Teenagers who suffer from major depressive disorders also appear to have smaller hippocampi, implying that certain biological markers can be pinpointed in pediatric mood disorders with MRI, according to Canadian researchers. They published their results in the online journal BMC Medicine.
February 11, 2004
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MRI links brain trauma to long-term depression
By Bruce Sylvester
Psychiatrists from the University of Iowa in Iowa City imaged patients three months after trauma, and found that a mild degree of left frontal atrophy may indicate a significant risk for depression over the next year.
February 11, 2004
BrainLab wins ruling in Nomos patent lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German image-guided surgery developer BrainLab said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, DC, has ruled in its favor regarding a patent infringement suit filed by competitor Nomos of Cranberry Township, PA.
February 9, 2004
Enzyme found in bat saliva enhances MRI of thrombolysis
By Paula Moyer
SAN DIEGO - Vampire bat saliva can be used up to nine hours after an ischemic stroke for thrombolysis, with follow-up MR detection, according to a presentation this weekend at the American Heart Associaton's International Stroke Conference.
February 8, 2004
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Neuroblastoma patients benefit from 131I MIBG scans throughout treatment
By Shalmali Pal
The positive feedback for MIBG scans in neuroblastoma patients continues. In a presentation at the 2003 RSNA conference in Chicago, Dr. Soo-Ah Im from the Catholic University of Korea in Seoul shared her department’s experience with imaging neuroblastoma patients with 123I MIBG after chemotherapy.
February 3, 2004
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
By Eric Barnes
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
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