Neuroradiology: Page 234

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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Brain cancer research grants available
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Brain Tumor Foundation is now accepting applications from U.S.- and Canada-based researchers for its 2002 grant funding cycle.
December 9, 2001
Java junkies exhibit different cerebral blood flow
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
CHICAGO - If you’re a radiologist planning a cerebral perfusion or functional MR imaging (fMRI) study, you need to know if the patient is a java junkie, according to research conducted at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC.
November 27, 2001
Half-dose CT works fine for some neuro applications
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - For standard head CT applications such as initial screening, standard exposure protocols help ensure the best possible image quality when it's needed. But for non-critical applications such as routine follow-up, minimizing patients' radiation exposure makes more sense.
November 26, 2001
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Hyperintensity of white matter on MRI indicates stroke risk
By Leslie Farnsworth
CHICAGO – The presence of white matter hyperintensity on T2-weighted MRI and the risk of clinical stroke are directly related, independent of traditional risk factors, said Dr. Norman Beauchamp in a presentation Monday at RSNA 2001. And by combining white-matter grade with other known risk factors, researchers have defined a subset of particularly high-risk individuals.
November 25, 2001
New fMRI studies show learning and judging in action
By Tracie L. Thompson
Functional MRI is living up to its promise as a window on the brain at work, as exemplified by two recently published studies that used fMRI to track neurological activity associated with learning and ethical decision-making.
November 14, 2001
Alzheimer's disease Part III: Donepezil's benefits may not endure
By Eric Barnes
Researchers at this year's Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting used SPECT and digital autoradiography to measure cerebral blood flow in patients undergoing drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease. The benefits are only temporary, one group concluded.
October 17, 2001
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P.E.T.Net licenses beta-amyloid plaque-labeling technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
P.E.T.Net Pharmaceuticals has licensed a technology portfolio from the University of California, Los Angeles for labeling beta-amyloid plaques, which may be useful in detecting and treating Alzheimer's disease.
October 9, 2001
Alzheimer's researchers tackle progression, prediction
By Eric Barnes
PET images of Alzheimer's disease patients show a typical pattern of hypometabolism in the temporal and parietal regions of the brain. However, metabolic patterns vary widely among AD patients. Researchers at the 2001 Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in Toronto offered important insight into this issue.
October 1, 2001
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NeuroPhysics installs first European system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SPECT developer NeuroPhysics has installed its first NeuroFocus functional brain imaging system in Europe.
September 24, 2001
MRI study finds that Ecstasy use may lead to axonal brain injury
By Eric Barnes
Users may rave about the effects of ecstasy, but the popular club drug could damage the brain's serotonin axons, according to Dutch researchers writing in the latest issue of Radiology.
September 17, 2001
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