Neuroradiology: Page 54

Olea gets Canadian regulatory nods

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

French software developer Olea Medical has received regulatory clearances in Canada for new versions of its PerfScape and NeuroScape software for diagnosing stroke and brain tumors.

May 11, 2011

Signs of 'animals in the brain' can signal disease conditions

By John Brosky

The sudden appearance of animals in radiology images is not the result of eye fatigue, but may be an easily recognizable, and highly memorable, sign of disease to be reported. That's the view of researchers in an award-winning study presented at ECR 2011.

March 23, 2011

iPad may be able to support emergency brain CT interpretation

By Erik L. Ridley

Apple's iPad has the hardware power to support preliminary interpretation of emergency brain CT studies, but an inability of current software to access patient information and previous imaging can lead to some missed findings, according to researchers in Ireland.

March 20, 2011

Brain project seeks reliable tests for comatose patients

By James Brice

Neuroscientist Christian Schwarzbauer, PhD, is using functional MRI as part of a new research initiative in Aberdeen, U.K., to answer one of the most heart-wrenching questions in clinical medicine: Does a spark of conscious life still shine in the minds of patients who are submerged in a persistent coma?

March 20, 2011

Imagers strive to come to terms with age old clinical problems

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - A declining birth rate and an increasing elderly population have resulted in new socioeconomic and healthcare problems. Physicians are confronted with complex clinical scenarios arising from this situation, according to a presentation at Sunday's European Congress of Radiology.

March 8, 2011

CT, MR make rapid, sustained progress in brain perfusion

By Philip Ward

Perfusion imaging is proving increasingly useful for analyzing the biological behavior of central nervous system diseases, particularly the hemodynamic features. Qualitative and quantitative information can now be acquired for evaluating pathoanatomical structures, and pathophysiological changes of the lesions.

March 6, 2011

French window opens on inner workings of the brain

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - A window into the world of radiology in France was opened wide on Friday, when three eminent researchers gave presentations on key areas of advanced imaging during the popular and well-attended European Society of Radiology Meets France session.

March 4, 2011

Functional MRI can help surgical planning for brain cancer

By Wayne Forrest

Routine presurgical functional MRI provides "superior assessment" of the spatial relationship between brain tumors and the motor cortex, which, in turn, enhances the risk-benefit evaluation for patients before surgery, according to a study published online February 10 in European Radiology.

February 20, 2011

Advance in MRI allows faster brain scans

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Researchers from several institutions believe they have achieved a breakthrough in MRI that would enable brain scans to be performed more than seven times faster than currently possible.

January 5, 2011

PET may help find cause for epileptic brain disease in kids

By Wayne Forrest

With the help of FDG-PET, French researchers have discovered a common brain dysfunction among school-age children afflicted with fever-induced refractory epileptic encephalopathy, according to a study published in the January edition of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

January 2, 2011

C-11 PiB PET shows first progression of Alzheimer's disease

By Wayne Forrest

For the first time, Swedish researchers have observed the progression of Alzheimer's disease with the use of PET and carbon-11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B (C-11 PiB), according to a study published online December 13 in the neurology journal Brain.

December 15, 2010

Adjuvant WBRT for metastases improves neither survival nor independence

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) following surgery or radiosurgery of some brain metastases reduces intracranial relapses and neurologic deaths, but it doesn't improve overall survival or the duration of functional independence.

November 11, 2010

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