A study published in the online advance edition of The American Journal of Psychiatry for the first time reveals shape differences in the brains of children with ADHD, which could help pinpoint the specific neural circuits involved in the disorder. Researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Md.
Recognizing the innovation behind its dynamic volume CT scanner, Popular Science has named Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s Aquilion® ONE 320-detector row CT scanner "Best of What's New" in the Personal Health category of its annual awards. As its top-selling issue annually, "Best of What's New" highlights products that represent a significant leap forward, such as the Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT scanner.
Two recent independent studies have confirmed that Agfa HealthCare's pioneering DX-S offline detector system delivers high quality diagnostic exposures with significantly reduced patient exposure dose. A study by the University Clinical Center of Giessen and Marburg in Germany evaluated the dose and quality performance of Agfa HealthCare's DX-S system, compared to the performance of a 400 speed class screen/film system. The study involved 200 thoracic exposures from children (1).
According to an article published early online and in the January 2009 issue of Archives of Neurology, about half of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who are treated with three years of interferon beta are able to achieve and sustain a response as measured by regular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluations. Researcher Annie W. Chiu, B.S. (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Md.
Musgrove Park Hospital, part of Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, has installed a floor mounted AXIOM Artis zee™ interventional cardiac imaging system from Siemens for coronary angiography, angioplasty and Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (CRT). The new equipment replaces an eight year old setup and is the second Siemens cath lab at the hospital.
