Neuroradiology: Page 232

Brain SPECT for the Detection of a Seizure focus:

By Scott Williams

April 2, 2002

Brain SPECT Imaging in Dementia:

By Scott Williams

April 2, 2002

Conventional Brain Scintigraphy:

By Scott Williams

April 2, 2002

In MRI studies, humans and apes share similar frontal cortex size

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Katerina Semendeferi, Ph.D., and colleagues used MRI and 3-D reconstruction techniques to compare the relative size of the frontal cortices in humans, apes of all extant species, and selected monkeys.

March 27, 2002

Migraine findings spotlight laser imaging

By Tracie L. Thompson

Radiology researchers are crediting the measurement of cerebral blood flow with laser speckle-contrast imaging -- an invasive alternative to blood-flow imaging with PET or MRI -- for new insights into the triggering of migraine headaches.

March 18, 2002

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and Spine

MRI has proven to be a limitless tool with which to study the nervous system in both normalcy and disease. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and Spine provides us with the most current major reference.

March 18, 2002

BrainLAB to supply collimators to Siemens

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

BrainLAB has signed an agreement to supply its m3 micro-Multileaf Collimator product line to the Oncology Care Systems Group of Siemens Medical Solutions.

March 13, 2002

Elekta brings gamma knife to Canada

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Swedish radiation oncology and neurosurgery firm Elekta has sold its first Leksel gamma knife in Canada.

March 11, 2002

Ministrokes may mean less damage for stroke patients

An acute ischemic stroke preceded by a smaller transient ischemic attack (TIA), in the same vascular region of the brain, can result in lower clinical deficits, resistance to a second ischemic event, and better functional outcomes. German researchers used MRI to study the concept of ischemic preconditioning in 41 stroke patients.

March 10, 2002

Ultrasound matched with tPA breaks up clots in stroke patients

Combining ultrasound with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) therapy appears to significantly enhance outcomes for patients with acute ischemic stroke, researchers reported at the 2002 International Stroke Conference in San Antonio.

February 28, 2002

U.S. gives thumbs-down on PET for Alzheimer's

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The nuclear medicine community may be convinced of PET's value in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the U.S. government isn't sure enough to pay for it. On Thursday a Medicare panel recommended that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services not cover use of FDG-PET in the diagnosis and management of the disorder.

January 10, 2002

3-D ultrasound of fetal brain aids focused postnatal management

By Leanne McKnoulty

Using the fontanelle and sutures as an acoustic window, 3-D ultrasound offers physicians a detailed look at the fetal brain. Dr. Ilan Timor-Tritsch discussed the value of transvaginal ultrasound for this technique at the 2001 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology conference in Melbourne, Australia.

December 17, 2001

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