The brain in three dimensions
Stroke treatment is a question of time. The faster the cerebral infarct can be diagnosed, the less the brain will be damaged. But unfortunately it is not always easy to get the Read more …
PC diagnoses Alzheimer’s better than physicians
Standard computers can be taught to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease from brain scans, according to researchers at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuro-imaging at University College Read more …
Schizophrenia
Imaging water molecules in the brain correlates structural and functional deficits Read more …
World premiere at MEDICA
Over 15 million people are affected by strokes annually, and about five million of these (source: WHO 2004) are left with lasting damage. Read more …
fMRI may detect brain activity of patients in vegetative state
British researchers detected near-normal brain activity in patients who are believed to be in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) by using functional MRI. The findings may help Read more …
World’s first human brain images scanned with a PET/MRI hybrid system
The next-generation of hybrid imaging technology was presented at this years SNM meeting in Washington, D.C: The first human brain images from a prototype PET/MRI system, which is Read more …
Treating Alzheimer with a skin patch
“Exelon Patch”, developed by Novartis is the first skin patch to treat patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease. The new therapy that has already been approved by the FDA, Read more …
Spinal cord repair: pilot trials within sight
Injury to the brain and spinal cord cause permanent damage because, unlike bone and skin tissues, they lose the ability to repair themselves soon after birth. Read more …
Intra-operative imaging in modern neurosurgery
The brain has few anatomical landmarks. During surgery it is critical that the neurosurgeon knows the exact locality of surgical instruments in relation to important brain Read more …
Non-invasive therapy for herniated discs
USA - Pressure and inflammation caused by a herniated disc in the lumbar spine, and particularly painful sciatica, can be relieved using a neuroradiological technique rather than Read more …
Top-Class scientific lectures and lively discussions in Heidelberg
Four times a year, the “Leica Scientific Forum – Advances in Life Science” offers top-class lectures, with eminently respectable speakers in the field of medicine like Noble prize Read more …
Closing in on the brain
The new Nextim system, eXimia NBS is a novel brain stimulation technology which provides individual measures of the health and functional capacity of the central nervous system, Read more …
HITACHI to showcase latest technologies at Paris event and to present the group seminar "What's next in Healthcare" on May 21, from 10 am