Neuroradiology: Page 57

Swiss group performs transcranial HIFU
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A group of Swiss clinicians is reporting the successful use of MRI-guided transcranial high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to treat brain disease.
June 22, 2009
Final results reported for glioblastoma clinical trial
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A final analysis of a large clinical trial spanning two continents confirms that a combination of postoperative radiation therapy and chemotherapy rather than radiation therapy alone better prolongs survival for patients with glioblastoma throughout the remainder of their lives.
June 14, 2009
Warm and fuzzy feelings all in the brain: study
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), May 21 - The same part of the brain that makes us crave food and sex may also help determine whether somebody is a warm and sentimental "people" person, researchers said on Wednesday. The researchers used brain scans to analyze the concentration of grey matter in different regions.
May 20, 2009
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Transesophageal echo informative in cryptogenic stroke
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 23 - Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) can shed light on contributing cardiogenic factors in patients with cryptogenic cerebral ischemia, according to German and U.S. researchers.
April 22, 2009
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Sports drinks start working when they hit the mouth
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 21 - High-carbohydrate sports drinks can boost athletic performance, and their effects may begin as soon as they hit the mouth, a new study suggests. Using functional MRI, researchers found that carb drinks sparked activity in brain areas related to both movement control and pleasure.
April 20, 2009
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Aspirin may increase likelihood of cerebral microbleeds
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 14 - Use of platelet aggregation inhibitors, particularly aspirin, is related to the presence of cerebral microbleeds in lobar brain sites, a Dutch research team reports in the Archives of Neurology. To see if antithrombotic drug use is related to cerebral microbleeds, the investigators obtained MRI scans from 1,062 subjects.
April 13, 2009
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Study: MRI detects cause of writer's cramp
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A French study has found that abnormalities in the fibers connecting different brain areas may contribute to muscle disorders, such as writer's cramp.
April 12, 2009
Brain scans may detect post-trauma stress sooner
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Apr 4 - Scientists using functional MRI scans on soldiers have identified brain patterns that signal post-traumatic stress, a finding they said on Friday could eventually help diagnose the disorder sooner.
April 2, 2009
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CT for brain metastasis unnecessary after PET/CT
By Eric Barnes
A CT scan is often ordered to find brain metastases in lung cancer patients. But if a whole-body PET/CT scan is already available from the original workup, there's no need for a dedicated CT scan, according to researchers from Belgium, who found that the CT portion of the PET/CT scan is enough for the initial diagnosis.
April 1, 2009
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IBA sells Cyclone 30 in Germany
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) sold a new version of its Cyclone 30 cyclotron to the Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine, a department of the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany.
March 24, 2009
Blood pressure not associated with many severe CT findings after acute stroke
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 22 - Higher blood pressure does not increase the incidence of hemorrhagic transformation and several other severe CT findings after acute stroke, according to researchers in Europe.
January 21, 2009
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Mobile teleconsulting can evaluate stroke patients
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mobile teleconsulting is a feasible way to evaluate remotely located patients who have just had a stroke, according to a report in the current issue of the journal Stroke. Although researchers found that hospital-based, land-line systems still provide better quality communication.
December 22, 2008
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