Neuroradiology: Page 48

MRI scans undercut stenosis theory for multiple sclerosis
By Wayne Forrest
MRI has shown that changes in brain blood flow associated with vein abnormalities are not specific for multiple sclerosis and do not contribute to the affliction's severity, according to a study published online August 21 in Radiology.
August 28, 2012
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EU demand for hybrid operating rooms looks set to grow
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
There will be an increased demand by hospitals in Europe to install hybrid operating rooms, finds a new report issued by market research company Frost & Sullivan.
August 13, 2012
IBA, Piramal sign deal on F-18 amyloid imaging
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical provider IBA Molecular and Piramal Imaging have announced an agreement under which IBA will manufacture and distribute F-18 florbetaben, Piramal's new diagnostic imaging agent, in the European and U.S. markets.
August 7, 2012
SyntheticMR signs software agreement
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer SyntheticMR, a subsidiary of Accelerator Nordic, has signed an evaluation agreement with an MRI system supplier to evaluate its SyMRI software at selected clinics.
July 25, 2012
PiB, FDG-PET change diagnosis for dementia patients
By Wayne Forrest
A new study by Dutch researchers adds evidence that PET imaging with carbon-11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) and FDG can lead to early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and differentiate between specific dementias, especially when previous diagnostic certainty is low.
July 25, 2012
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MRI shows fingolimod therapy helps multiple sclerosis patients
By Wayne Forrest
MRI scans have confirmed that the drug fingolimod reduced inflammatory lesion activity and brain volume loss in patients with multiple sclerosis. Results from the two-year, placebo-controlled trial were published online on 2 July in Archives of Neurology.
July 9, 2012
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ESER sponsors emergency radiology course
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Emergency Radiology (ESER) is conducting a summer course on emergency radiology in Munich on 5-6 July.
June 26, 2012
MRI with gadolinium oxide particles finds more MS lesions
By Wayne Forrest
The combination of gadolinium and ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide particles in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) reveals 51% more active lesions in MRI scans than gadolinium alone, French researchers report in the July issue of Radiology.
June 26, 2012
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ContextVision collaborates with Karolinska
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Image enhancement developer ContextVision is partnering with the Karolinska Institute to develop new medical imaging tools.
June 25, 2012
Philips eyes interventional x-ray dose reduction
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
At this week's U.K. Radiological Congress in Manchester, Philips Healthcare unveiled AlluraClarity, a new family of interventional x-ray systems that feature the company's ClarityIQ x-ray dose-reduction technology.
June 25, 2012
GE promotes DaTscan study results
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is touting the results of a randomized, controlled study that found its contrast agent DaTscan to be useful in SPECT imaging of adult patients with clinically uncertain Parkinsonian syndromes.
June 20, 2012
European study shows strokes among younger patients often missed
By Philip Ward
Strokes in younger people tend to be overlooked, or symptoms are being misinterpreted, Dr. Franz Fazekas, head of neurology at the Medical University of Graz in Austria, reported in a large-scale European study presented at this week's European Neurological Society meeting in Prague.
June 12, 2012
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