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Scientists at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have received a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a neuroimaging project to study frontotemporal dementia in patients using PET, MRI and diffusion tensor imaging.
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and white matter tractography successfully identifies white matter fibers stemming from the precentral gyrus prior to surgery within the posterior limb of the internal capsule in children with thalamic juvenile pilocytic astrocytomas, or benign tumors in the thalamus of the brain, said a study published in the December issue of Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.
A new technology involving the fusion of four different types of images to create a 3D brain map has helped University of Cincinnati physicians remove a fist-sized tumor from the brain of an Indiana woman.
The FDA has cleared Prism Clinical Imaging's MR perfusion capability for its products and services for functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging and advanced physiological studies.
While finding a biomarker for Parkinson's disease that would let physicians screen for or track its progression remains an elusive goal, researchers have shown that diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) offers promise, according to a study published online in March in Neurology.
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) could allow researchers to estimate three months in advance the chronic effects of inflammation of the optic nerve—a condition which often occurs as a result of multiple sclerosis (MS)—according to research published online Dec. 16 in Neurology.
Researchers have shown that three new imaging techniques can detect mild brain damage not visible using traditional methods, which could help scientists better define the type of damage that can lead to long-lasting memory and emotional problems, as well as help identify those who are most vulnerable to further trauma, according to research presented this week at the Society for Neurosciences conference in Washington, D.C.
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Utilizing diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)--along with MRI--to calculate high mean diffusivity values of the hippocampus is a better predictor of memory decline and the brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease than MRI alone, said a study published online yesterday in Neurology.
Automated morphological analysis techniques (MRI, diffusion tensor imaging and neurocognitive assessments) have shown the association of apolipoprotein E (ApoE4) allele in the brain of healthy, non-demented older adults with decrease in cognition, according to a study published in this month’s Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
The National Institutes of Health has granted $6.9 million in federal economic stimulus funding to Stanford University School of Medicine for 18 projects that had been previously stalled due to budget shortfalls, such as new radiotherapy (RT) or MRI research.
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has revealed that abnormalities in the fibers connecting different brain areas may contribute to muscle disorders such as writer's cramp, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Neurology.
Johns Hopkins' Brain Science Institute in Baltimore is underwriting the Center for Translational Imaging, which aims to channel experience from Hopkins' imaging-dedicated centers into a university-wide understanding and use of imaging techniques for neuroscience research.
CHICAGO—Cellularity assessed with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) at initial presentation is potentially an important parameter to further characterize tumor microstructure and predict clinical course in the pediatric population, according a study presented Monday in the Pediatric Radiology Series at the 94th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
A panel of Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists selected a top ten list of breakthrough devices and therapies, which were unveiled during Cleveland Clinic's 2008 Medical Innovation Summit this week.
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The use of health IT to reduce rehospitalizations will be welcome but also disruptive, said Stephen Jencks, an independent consultant in healthcare safety during a Feb. 24 webinar on the potential use of health IT to mitigate rehospitalizations, sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
During the Health IT Standards Committee meeting on Feb. 24 in Washington, D.C., the Clinical Operations Workgroup sought to gather comments on proposed recommendations on implementation specifications for content exchange, vocabulary and code set standards for the Interim Final Rule of meaningful use.
In 2006, the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), a branch of the FDA, began examining the number of medical device reports they received. Over the past two years, the number of submitted reports has increased, sparking a demand for the CDRH to make a move to electronic reporting.
A new hospital breaking ground usually isn’t breaking news. But the vision of patient care at one new facility, tentatively named Palomar Medical Center West (PMC West), is currently illegal under California state law.