Search Tag: neuroimaging
Research-finds-amended-brain-connections-in-epilepsy-patients
2013 19 Nov
A new study, available online in the journal ‘Radiology’, published its findings on the latest research on epilepsy, since the most frequent type of this condition causes abnormal, widespread connections in patients’ brains which could provide indicators towards detection and treatment. Seizures emanating from the temporal lobes, situated right...Read more
First-uk-site-to-install-siemens-artis-q-interventional-technology
2014 13 Jul
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust has become the first site in the UK to invest in the newest interventional radiology innovation from Siemens Healthcare. The Artis Q biplane system, due to be installed later in the year, will provide the hospital with the latest technology to support the diagnosis and treatment of neurological conditions and...Read more
Neuroimaging-for-personalised-pain-therapy
2014 20 Sep
New research indicates that changes in functional connectivity between brain regions, as can be measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the resting state, may underlie the pathogenesis of fibromyalgia and other chronic pain states. As such, this parameter maybe used to monitor changes in brain function associated with pharmacological treatment,...Read more
Care-lags-for-in-hospital-stroke-patients
2014 08 Oct
The findings of a new study presented at the Canadian Stroke Congress indicate that delivery of care lags for people who have a stroke while hospitalised for another ailment compared to those who are admitted following strokes outside of hospitals. Such patients endure more delays in getting the right tests and the right drugs. "Intuitively, you would...Read more
Early-neuroimaging-scans-can-prevent-cardiovascular-disease
2014 27 Oct
According to a systematic review conducted by cardiologists, neuroscientists and psychiatrists from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, future prevention and treatment strategies for vascular diseases may lie in the early evaluation of brain imaging tests. The review has been published in JACC Cardiovascular Imaging. The researchers examined...Read more
Brain-centre-upgrades-mr-system-to-benefit-research
2014 14 Nov
Aston Brain Centre improves spine image quality and consolidates musculoskeletal leadership with enhanced MR system Aston Brain Centre at Aston University in Birmingham has upgraded its MAGNETOM® Trio MR system from Siemens Healthcare to the advanced capabilities of the MAGNETOM Trio Tim 3T in order to offer improved image quality for the benefit...Read more
Reducing-imaging-scans-for-headaches-may-delay-diagnosis
2014 30 Dec
According to an article published in the January issue of Neurosurgery , recent guidelines that seek to reduce the use of neuroimaging tests for patients with headaches run the risk of either missing or delaying the diagnosis of brain tumours. The article was written by Neurosurgeon Dr. Ammar H. Hawasli and colleagues of Washington University School...Read more
Managing-incidental-findings-found-during-neuroimaging
2015 31 Mar
Neuroimaging is an important diagnostic tool in the assessment of neurological disease, but often unmasks incidental findings (IFs). The negative impacts of IFs, such as patient anxiety, present neurologists with management dilemmas, largely due to the limited knowledge base surrounding the medical significance of these IFs. Specifically, the lack of...Read more
Protocol-urged-for-in-hospital-stroke-patients
2015 07 May
A Canadian study published online in JAMA Neurology reveals that patients who had a stroke while hospitalised for another reason waited longer before being diagnosed and receiving treatment, compared with those who had strokes before entering the hospital. Researchers also found that patients with in-hospital stroke were more likely to have a comorbid...Read more
Neuroimaging-not-helpful-in-sports-concussion-diagnosis
2015 07 Jun
Results of a new study tend to support the prevalent opinion among physicians specialising in sports-related concussion (SRC) that neuroimaging is not that useful in diagnosing SRCs. Researchers from the Canada North Concussion Network in Manitoba examined neuroimaging studies in children and adolescents with SRCs and found that the images appeared...Read more
Brain-imaging-boosts-efforts-to-lower-alzheimer-s-risk
2015 08 Jun
A report published in American Journal of Neuroradiology (AJNR) discusses how cognitive decline can be identified early and prevented by applying quantitative brain imaging techniques. Amidst growing evidence that neurodegenerative diseases alter brain structures, use of quantitative brain imaging is gaining popularity among clinicians as this helps...Read more
Happiness-in-an-mri
2015 26 Nov
Happiness is a subjective experience; for instance, some people feel happiness more intensely than others when they receive compliments. To better understand the neural mechanism behind how happiness emerges, researchers in Japan conducted a study using MRI brain scans. Overall happiness, according to the study, is a combination of happy emotions and...Read more
Ean-congress-2016
2016 28 May
This major scientific event will attract 6,500 participants from European and other countries. The European Academy of Neurology was last year Vonder European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) and the European Neurological Society (ENS) launched. Over the course of some 130 scientific sessions, international experts and key trends Highlights...Read more
Current-screening-misses-early-dementia-diagnosis
2016 24 May
While changes in cognitive abilities may not be severe enough to disrupt daily life, a clinical diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) indicates an increased risk of eventually developing Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia. In a paper published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease , researchers at University of California...Read more
Ai-based-neuroimaging-approach-helps-predict-alzheimer-s-disease
2017 22 Dec
Machine learning techniques such as support vector machine (SVM) have been applied recently in order to accurately classify individuals with neuropsychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) based on neuroimaging data. However, the multivariate nature of the SVM approach often precludes the identification of the brain regions that contribute...Read more
New-york-roentgen-society-annual-meeting-2018
2018 17 Oct
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Imaging-in-neurological-disease-of-hospitalised-covid-19-patients
2020 13 Jun
Originating in Wuhan, China, COVID-19 soon spread throughout the world and has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Italy was the second country to be hit as hard as China, with a total of 222,104 cases and 31,106 deaths (at time of publication). A study was conducted to understand the characteristics of neurological symptoms...Read more
Rsna21-spectrum-of-covid-19-brain-complications
2021 30 Nov
Findings from a large international study on brain complications of COVID-19 were presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago. Study findings show that approximately one in 100 patients hospitalised with COVID-19 will develop complications of the central nervous system. These complications can include...Read more