Neuroradiology: Page 49

Smartphones useful for neurological patient education

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Neurologists can make use of their smartphone or tablet PC as a tool for patient education, according to a presentation at the recent European Neurological Society meeting in Prague.

June 12, 2012

7T MRI helps predict multiple sclerosis in uncertain cases

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers have achieved 100% positive and negative predictive values using 7-tesla MRI and a specialized scanning protocol to scan the brains of patients suspected of having multiple sclerosis (MS). The technique could possibly be applied to 3-tesla magnets, providing a means to diagnose MS patients without further invasive workup.

June 3, 2012

fMRI shows our emotions getting in sync

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Using functional MRI (fMRI), Finnish researchers have found that experiencing strong emotions may help synchronize brain activity among a group of individuals, according to a study published online May 23 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

May 24, 2012

EuroPCR keynote attracts attention at Paris event

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Interventional cardiologists and interventional vascular radiologists have the ideal background to support interventional neuroradiologists in providing 24-hour cover for stroke patients who need mechanical thrombectomy of cerebral arteries, according to a keynote presentation given at this week's EuroPCR meeting in Paris.

May 15, 2012

Germans develop mobile stroke ambulance

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Portable scanner developer NeuroLogica and German telemedicine vendor MEYTEC have developed a comprehensive mobile stroke ambulance.

May 7, 2012

Psychopaths have distinct brain structure: study

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists who scanned the brains of men convicted of murder, rape, and violent assaults have found the strongest evidence yet that psychopaths have structural abnormalities in their brains.

May 7, 2012

MRI shows musicians' brains really are markedly different

By Philip Ward

Research carried out in the Beatles' home town has confirmed that musicianship has a significant impact on the right hippocampal shape and subfield volumes. MRI showed musicians have larger volumes in the presubiculum, subiculum and fimbria.

April 19, 2012

MRI tops FDG-PET in older dementia patients

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Dutch researchers says invasive and expensive techniques, such as lumbar puncture and PET scans, are not useful to establish the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in most elderly patients, as MRI is preferable, according to a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.

March 29, 2012

Susceptibility-weighted MRI proves viable in stroke cases

By Wayne Forrest

Susceptibility-weighted MR imaging is a viable alternative to perfusion-weighted MR imaging to assess reduced blood flow and predict stroke evolution, according to a study published online on 10 February in European Radiology.

February 22, 2012

7T MRI protocol shows brain plaques in MS patients

By Wayne Forrest

A new study published online February 20 in Archives of Neurology suggests that 7-tesla MRI with a specialized protocol is highly sensitive for detecting plaques in white and gray brain matter in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

February 21, 2012

MRI shows benefits of Mediterranean diet on the brain

By Wayne Forrest

The fabled Mediterranean diet may be good for your brain as well as your waistline. MRI has revealed that people who adhere to the diet have reduced brain white-matter hyperintensity volume, thus reducing their chance of chronic small-vessel damage, according to a study in the February issue of Archives of Neurology.

February 19, 2012

Heart failure, ischemia, tied to gray-matter loss at MRI

By Eric Barnes

Heart failure is associated with gray-matter loss at MRI and a worsening of both memory and psychomotor skills. To a lesser extent, the presence of ischemic heart disease slows recall as well, according to a new study in the European Heart Journal.

February 16, 2012

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