1. St. Mary's Health System Offers 3T MRI
(Communities/MRI)

... contrast, which means we can now detect much smaller abnormalities such as multiple sclerosis plaques, brain tumors and strokes that cannot be seen on a conventional 1.5T scanner. This improved detection ...

2. SIR Highlights Medical Advances & New Discoveries
(Organizations/Society of Interventional Radiology)

... (including molecular medicine, nanotechnology, stenting jugular veins for multiple sclerosis). Kieran J. Murphy, M.D., FSIR, vice chair and deputy chief of medical imaging at the University of Toronto ...

3. ECR 2010 Final Programme
(Radiology Conferences/ECR 2010)

... on functional imaging in CT , biomarkers, MRI of the lungs, and hybrid imaging; State of the Art Symposia on multiple sclerosis, adrenals, and lymph node imaging; new Categorical Courses on abdominal emergencies ...

4. Blacks with MS more Affected: MRI Studies
(Communities/MRI)

... the disease. Fewer African Americans than Caucasians develop multiple sclerosis (MS), statistics show, but their disease progresses more rapidly, and they don't respond as well to therapies, a new study ...

5. MRI of Patients Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis
(Communities/MRI)

Magnetic resonance images ( MRI ) of patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in childhood show that pediatric onset multiple sclerosis is more aggressive, and causes more brain lesions, than MS diagnosed ...

6. MRI Clinic Merge Ultra Patient Care with Cost Savings
(Communities/MRI)

... to avoid invasive biopsies and exploratory surgeries, removing that associated risk. Multiple Sclerosis, head injury and Alzheimer’s patients need periodic MRIs to monitor their condition. Yet, many forego ...

7. MRI - Useful in Predicting Multiple Sclerosis
(Communities/MRI)

In patients with a clinically isolated syndrome treated with interferon beta-1b, MRI Found to Be Useful in Predicting definite multiple sclerosis (CDMS), the study published in the November issue of the ...

8. Disclosing Mysteries of the Brain with PET
(Communities/PET)

... in patients with schizophrenia and in animal models with migraines. Although neuroinflammation has been shown to play a major role in many neurodegenerative disorders—such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's ...

9. MRI Analysis Software Discovers Early Symbols of Multiple Sclerosis
(Communities/MRI)

Researchers of the Unit for Systems Biology of the University of Jaén in Spain are developing software to analyse magnetic resonance images to  detect multiple sclerosis even before the typical brain damage ...

10. MRI Study of Normal Brain Development
(Communities/MRI)

... an first and foremost step in the understanding of cognitive decline observed in the elderly as well as in those with various pathologies ranging from multiple sclerosis to schizophrenia, depression and ...

11. Study Gives More Proof that Intelligence is Largely Inherited
(Communities/Neurology Brain CNS)

... age and then slowly beginning to decline, Thompson believes identifying the genes that promote high-integrity myelin is critical to forestalling brain diseases like multiple sclerosis and autism, which ...

12. New Perspectives in Cell Imaging at ECR 2009
(Radiology Conferences/ECR 2009)

... to combat the inflammatory processes are successful, for instance infiltrating macrophages in multiple sclerosis. Combined with adapted contrast agents, MRI offers the possibility of tracking transplanted ...

13. QEII Showcases Region's First Intra-operative MRI
(Company News/General Company News)

... amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis, serious mental illness, stroke, epilepsy, vision dysfunction, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, cancer and chronic pain. For further ...

14. Rapid onset of a hemiparesis in a country girl
(Radiology Education/Cases)

... No other significant history. Differential Diagnosis * Demyelination, including: o Multiple sclerosis o ADEM * Cerebral abscesses / Cerebritis * Primary CNS tumours * Metastases Final Review ...

15. High-tech diagnosis yields vital clues into mental illness
(Communities/Neurology Brain CNS)

... College of Medicine provides patients with access to consultants in neuropsychology and neurology for help with brain disorders such as stroke, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain ...

16. Kyron Clinical Imaging adds Cleveland Clinic neuroradiologist to medical advisory board
(Communities/Neurology Brain CNS)

... joined Kyron's Medical Advisory Board. Phillips' research has the potential to improve the quality of life in patients suffering from neurodegenerative disorders, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's ...

17. New imaging approach promises insights into multiple sclerosis
(Imported/Imported)

Researchers have developed a way to use three types of microscopic imaging techniques simultaneously to analyze living tissue and learn more about the molecular mechanisms of multiple sclerosis, which ...

18. Researchers first to image biomarker of neurogenesis
(Communities/Neurology Brain CNS)

... The finding may also prove to be monumental in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, depression, and other disorders of the central nervous system where neurogenesis is ...

19. The blood-brain barrier: A misunderstood key to finding life-saving cures to brain disease
(Imported/Imported)

An international team of scientists suggest several strategies to propel research for treatments of brain diseases that include multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, obesity and stroke. An international ...

20. Genetic differences may help explain response to multiple sclerosis treatment
(Imported/Imported)

Researchers may have identified important genetic differences between patients with multiple sclerosis whose symptoms are reduced by interferon beta therapy and those who continue to experience relapses. By ...