News tagged with scanner

Compensation in the brain could lead to new treatment

New evidence indicates that Parkinson's disease is preceded by a period during which healthy regions of the brain take over the functions of damaged ones. Neurologist Bart van Nuenen performed a unique study involving people ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders Nov 13, 2012 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Mayo Clinic gets FDA approval for new imaging agent for recurrent prostate cancer

Mayo Clinic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to produce and administer Choline C 11 Injection, an imaging agent used during a positron emission tomography (PET) scan to help detect sites of recurrent ...

Cancer Nov 08, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

MRI research sheds new light on nerve fibers in the brain

World-leading experts in Magnetic Resonance Imaging from The University of Nottingham's Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre have made a key discovery which could give the medical world a new tool for the improved ...

Medical research Nov 02, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

New MRI technique allows detailed imaging of complex muscle structures and muscle damage

TU/e and the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam have together developed a technique that allows detailed 3D imaging of complex muscle structures of patients. It also allows muscle damage to be detected ...

Medical research Oct 30, 2012 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

MRI research sheds new light on nerve fibres in the brain

Neuroscience Oct 24, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Low adoption by large hospital ICUs of catheter-associated urinary tract infection precautions

Hospital size matters when it comes to intensive care units (ICUs) adopting even the most routine prevention policies for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), according to a new study from researchers at ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Oct 23, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Hospital uses 'lean' manufacturing techniques to speed stroke care

A hospital stroke team used auto industry "lean" manufacturing principles to accelerate treatment times, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke.

Cardiology Oct 18, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Brain mapping shows auto experts recognize cars like people recognize faces

When people – and monkeys – look at faces, a special part of their brain that is about the size of a blueberry "lights up." Now, the most detailed brain-mapping study of the area yet conducted has confirmed ...

Neuroscience Oct 01, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 4 |

Scientists erase fear from the brain

Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain. This is shown by researchers from Uppsala University in a new study now being published by the academic journal Science. The findings may represent a brea ...

Neuroscience Sep 20, 2012 | 3.6 / 5 (18) | 9 |

Imaging the network traffic in our brains

MRI brain scans no longer just show the various regions of brain activity; nowadays the networks in the brain can now be imaged with ever greater precision. This will make functional MRI (fMRI) increasingly ...

Neuroscience Sep 18, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Low cost design makes ultrasound imaging affordable to the world

An ultra-low cost scanner that can be plugged into any computer or laptop to reveal vital information about the unborn child has been developed by engineers at Newcastle University, UK.

Medical research Sep 13, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

MRI scanners affect concentration and visuospatial awareness

Standard head movements made while exposed to one of the three electromagnetic fields produced by a heavy duty MRI scanner seem to temporarily lower concentration and visuospatial awareness, shows an experimental study published ...

Medical research Aug 29, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Advanced CT scans accurately assess coronary blockages

An ultra-fast, 320-detector computed tomography (CT) scanner can accurately sort out which people with chest pain need – or don't need – an invasive procedure such as cardiac angioplasty or bypass surgery to restore blood ...

Cardiology Aug 28, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

'Harmless' condition shown to alter brain function in elderly

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic say a common condition called leukoaraiosis, made up of tiny areas in the brain that have been deprived of oxygen and appear as bright white dots on MRI scans, is not a harmless part of the ...

Neuroscience Aug 13, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

New research questions how fat influences flavor perception

A joint study carried out by The University of Nottingham and the multinational food company Unilever has found for the first time that fat in food can reduce activity in several areas of the brain which are responsible for ...

Health Jul 19, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

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