Neuroradiology: Page 70

FDA OKs Boston Scientific's MRI-conditional DBS device

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of Boston Scientific's Vercise Gevia deep brain stimulation (DBS) system during full-body MRI exams.

August 19, 2019

MRI shows effect of Ritalin on kids' brains

By Wayne Forrest

MR images indicate that methylphenidate, also known as Ritalin, can affect certain areas of white matter in the brains of preteen children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a Dutch study published online August 13 in Radiology.

August 15, 2019

GT Medical secures Ariz. radiation therapy contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GT Medical Technologies announced that HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center is the first hospital in Arizona to offer the company's GammaTile therapy, a surgically targeted radiation therapy for patients with brain cancer.

August 14, 2019

7T MRI and 3D printing uncover signs of severe MS

By Abraham Kim

A combination of 7-tesla MRI and 3D printing technology has revealed that patients with a growing number of chronic active brain lesions are also more likely to have more debilitating forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), including individuals receiving standard treatment. The findings were published online August 12 in JAMA Neurology.

August 13, 2019

MRI links high blood pressure with white-matter lesions

By Erik L. Ridley

MRI scans have linked higher blood pressure with greater accumulation of white-matter lesions in the brain, demonstrating the benefits of intensive blood pressure control in hypertensive adults, according to research published August 13 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

August 13, 2019

GE, Fujitsu lead research effort on AI for brain aneurysms

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has partnered with Fujitsu Australia, Macquarie University, and Macquarie Medical Imaging to develop artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that can help clinicians diagnose and monitor brain aneurysms on CT scans.

August 11, 2019

Study: FDG-PET reigns supreme for assessing Alzheimer's

By Erik L. Ridley

FDG-PET is superior to amyloid PET imaging with the radiopharmaceutical florbetapir for assessing cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

August 8, 2019

SyntheticMR wins Siemens contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical imaging software developer SyntheticMR said that its SyMRI Neuro software is now available on Siemens Healthineers' syngo.via platform.

August 7, 2019

3D-printed head customizes neurosurgery simulation

By Abraham Kim

Researchers from Australia have created a 3D-printed head model, based on a combination of MRI and CT angiography scans, that allows for the realistic simulation of neurosurgical procedures. They discuss the specifics of their method in an article published online August 1 in 3D Printing in Medicine.

August 7, 2019

MRI shows routine football hits damage the brain

By Kate Madden Yee

Brain MRIs have shown that it's not just concussions that damage the brains of football players but also routine hits over the course of a season, according to a study published online August 7 in Science Advances.

August 7, 2019

Synaptive debuts new neurosurgery planning tool

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

3D visualization firm Synaptive Medical has unveiled Modus Plan, a neurosurgery planning software application that includes automated tractography segmentation capability.

August 6, 2019

AI-based model enhances diagnosis of brain MRI exams

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based model that mimics a radiologist's image interpretation process can provide automated diagnosis of brain MRI exams at a level comparable to an academic neuroradiologist, according to researchers from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

August 6, 2019

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