Neuroradiology: Page 38

DTI-MRI links hypertension to brain damage, cognitive deficits

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) have found that high blood pressure can damage nerve tracts that connect different parts of the brain, according to a study presented this week at the American Heart Association's 2015 Hypertension Scientific Sessions in Washington, DC.

September 17, 2015

Neuroimaging underlines untapped potential of meditation

By Rebekah Moan

Imaging studies have confirmed that meditation can create the same physiological changes in the brain as medication for patients with clinical depression. More research needs to be done, but initial evidence suggests that, instead of medicating, people should try meditating.

September 16, 2015

Lancet: Dementia imaging on cusp of a revolution

By Becky McCall

Imaging is on the "cusp of a revolution," according to a pan-European group of researchers who have studied the mounting evidence supporting the use of different imaging modalities in both early and established dementia. Their personal view was published online by Lancet Neurology.

September 9, 2015

fMRI shows brain activity in early psychosis

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Finnish researchers are using functional MRI (fMRI) to show how patients who have experienced one previous psychotic episode process information differently than healthy people.

August 31, 2015

MRI shows kids may not outgrow ADHD

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

MRI scans show differences in brain structure and activity in young adults who were diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescence, according to a study published online August 26 in European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

August 26, 2015

St. Jude obtains CE Mark for MRI chronic pain unit

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

St. Jude Medical has received the CE Mark for MRI-conditional labeling for its Prodigy MRI chronic pain unit with select leads.

August 23, 2015

MRI finds brain changes in boys who faced adversity

By Wayne Forrest

MRI scans have found that boys who faced challenges during the first six years of their lives had less cortical gray brain matter and altered brain structure by the time they reached their late teens or early 20s, according to a study conducted at a leading U.K. institution.

August 19, 2015

Brainreader launches MRI software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Danish medical device company Brainreader has launched its new Neuroreader software, which is designed to detect changes in a patient's brain volume.

August 3, 2015

Functional MRI sheds light on placebo effect

A new study using functional MRI has shown what happens in the brain when a placebo is given, and it also highlights aspects that can help the doctor-patient relationship, according to Dr. Nina Theysohn, a radiologist from Essen, Germany.

July 23, 2015

Blue Earth gets orphan drug status

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Blue Earth Diagnostics has received two orphan drug designations for its F-18 fluciclovine radiopharmaceutical for diagnosing glioma.

July 7, 2015

Florbetaben-PET finds more beta-amyloid plaques

By Wayne Forrest

New research indicates that PET imaging with the radiotracer florbetaben can detect a form of beta-amyloid plaque that develops early in the brain. The findings could possibly lead to the earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease, as well as new clinical indications for florbetaben.

June 24, 2015

DTI-MRI may identify early onset of Alzheimer's disease

By Wayne Forrest

Using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) to identify damaged white matter in the brain may help pinpoint the early onset of Alzheimer's disease, as well as the start of two atypical forms of the condition, according to a new Dutch study published online May 27 in Radiology.

May 31, 2015

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