Neuroradiology: Page 229

Cocaine abuse may irreversibly damage dopamine neurons
Chronic cocaine users experience the loss of a transporter protein, which could indicate damage to striatal dopamine fibers and permanent neuronal changes. Researchers from Michigan worked with a selective radiotracer to illustrate the molecular mechanisms of cocaine addiction.
January 19, 2003
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fMRI reveals secrets of better memory
By Tracie L. Thompson
A Nature Neuroscience study using functional MR imaging has found that people with exceptional memorization skills show increased activity in certain regions of the brain during their mental recall efforts.
January 12, 2003
CTF gets CE Mark for Omega
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) developer CTF Systems has received the European CE Mark for its Omega whole-cortex MEG systems of up to 275 channels.
January 1, 2003
Strike a pose: PET sheds light on benefits of yoga
By Shalmali Pal
From treating cancer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering to calming fears in psychiatric patients, yoga is being integrated into modern healthcare. Imaging specialists are doing their part to study and quantify the affects and possible advantages of a yoga practice.
December 30, 2002
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MRI separates schizophrenia, mood disorders in adolescents
By Paula Moyer
A recent neuroimaging study presented at the 2002 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry showed differences in MRI between young people with schizophrenia and those with other mood disorders that have psychotic features.
December 15, 2002
MRI shows differences between adults with ADHD, controls
By Paula Moyer
Recent MRI studies have shown differences between people with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and control subjects. But what do the differences mean?
December 8, 2002
MRI shows progression of West Nile virus encephalitis
CHICAGO - Serial MR imaging of West Nile virus (WNV) encephalitis in the brain of a man who died after contracting the illness shows that extensive disease may be present in such patients before it can be seen in MRI.
December 4, 2002
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Los Alamos using Kodak software for brain research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Neuroimaging researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM, are using software developed by Eastman Kodak’s Research Systems business unit for brain research. Scientists in the lab’s Human Brain Project are using the Interactive Data Language (IDL) application to develop a software tool to view and analyze data obtained through MRI.
November 26, 2002
SFVA to open neurodegenerative imaging center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center plans to open a center for imaging neurodegenerative diseases in late 2003. The facility will feature a high-field MRI/MR spectroscopy system, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
November 25, 2002
Bracco gets approvable letter for MultiHance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast developer Bracco Diagnostics of Princeton, NJ, has received an approvable letter from the Food and Drug Administration for its MultiHance MRI contrast agent.
November 24, 2002
Heston PSA advocates PET use for Alzheimer’s detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Actor Charlton Heston has taped public service announcements for the Academy of Molecular Imaging.
November 20, 2002
MRI of the Brain I and II
It is texts such as these that keep medical training innovative, current, and enjoyable. As neuroradiology is a discipline mastered by those that have "seen" the most, teaching file-based books are an efficient way to gain experience.
November 10, 2002
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