Neuroradiology: Page 51

fMRI finds brain's hate connection

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

With the help of functional MRI (fMRI), researchers have found that depression frequently affects three regions of the brain, which, in turn, can trigger a person's feelings of hate, according to a study published on 4 October in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

October 4, 2011

Europe's brain disorder bill hits 800 billion euros

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters) - The annual cost of brain disorders in Europe has soared to 798 billion euros ($1 trillion U.S.) and the region is facing a political, social, and financial "ticking bomb" as more people fall prey to mental illnesses, researchers said on Tuesday.

October 4, 2011

Functional ultrasound imaging tracks brain activity

By Tami Freeman, PhD

Researchers at the Institut National de la Santé et de la Rechereche Médicale in Paris are conducting research on functional ultrasound, an ultrasensitive imaging technique that can visualize whole-brain microvasculature dynamics with high spatiotemporal resolution. Find out more in our news report.

September 15, 2011

Serotonin levels affect brain's response to anger

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters) - Fluctuating levels of serotonin, often brought on when someone hasn't eaten or is stressed, affect brain regions that enable people to regulate anger, scientists said on Thursday.

September 14, 2011

Shake-up needed to realize functional MR's potential

By Philip Ward

Strategic collaborations across disciplines, and with clinicians and partners in industry, are vital to deliver on the promise offered by advances in brain imaging, according to Dr. John Williams, head of neuroscience and mental health at the Wellcome Trust.

September 8, 2011

MR guidance improves outcome after brain surgery

By Cynthia E. Keen

When neurosurgery is performed to resect a glioma, the use of intraoperative MRI guidance improves the chances the entire cancerous tumor will be removed. Patient outcomes from a randomized clinical trial confirmed this in an article published online on 24 August in Lancet Oncology.

August 31, 2011

Siemens sells PET/MRI to practice in Germany

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has sold a Biograph mMR to MRT, Nuklearmedizin und PET/CT Zentrum Bremen Mitte, a private radiology practice in Bremen, Germany.

August 21, 2011

NeuroLogica gets CE Mark for inSPira HD

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Portable scanner developer NeuroLogica has received CE Mark approval for its inSPira HD portable high-resolution SPECT camera.

August 15, 2011

NordicNeuroLab launches an e-Store

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Functional neuroimaging product developer NordicNeuroLab has opened an online e-store on its website to enable its customers to order accessory products for functional imaging directly from the company.

July 31, 2011

GE launches MIND Coalition

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has unveiled its new Making an Impact on Neurodegenerative Diseases (MIND) initiative to help physicians improve the worldwide detection, diagnosis, and management of neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

July 14, 2011

iSi 2011: Anatomy know-how proves crucial in brain deformities

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Understanding brain development is central to diagnosing congenital malformations that often don't become apparent or are missed in childhood, according to a presenter at the International Symposium on State-of-the-Art Imaging (iSi 2011) in Bordeaux, France, on Thursday.

July 7, 2011

Brain scan reveals how brain processes jokes

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British scientists say they have uncovered how the human brain responds to jokes -- research that could help determine whether patients in a vegetative state can experience positive emotions.

June 29, 2011

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