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Alzheimer's Association upset with CMS draft decision on brain amyloid imaging

The Alzheimer's Association is disappointed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services draft coverage decision on brain amyloid imaging, particularly given the clear, scientific consensus recommendations provided to CMS by the Association and the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging regarding appropriate, limited coverage, only in specific populations.

6 Jul 2013

Researchers develop new PET tracer to better monitor the progress of cancer and cancer therapy

Imaging techniques in cancer medicine provide far more than merely information on the scale and location of cancerous ulcers. There are modern methods that additionally characterise the tumour cells precisely, for instance by specific molecules they carry on their surface. Such additional information gives doctors key clues as to the precise cancer type and enables them to predict the probability that a patient will respond to a particular form of therapy.

6 Jul 2013

Saint Luke's Hospital opens Charles & Barbara Duboc Cardio Health & Wellness Center

The Charles & Barbara Duboc Cardio Health & Wellness Center is ushering in a new era for preventive cardiac care at Saint Luke's Hospital.

6 Jul 2013

UCLA psychologists identify brain regions associated with successful spread of ideas

How do ideas spread? What messages will go viral on social media, and can this be predicted? UCLA psychologists have taken a significant step toward answering these questions, identifying for the first time the brain regions associated with the successful spread of ideas, often called "buzz."

6 Jul 2013

El Lilly calls for Medicare coverage of beta-amyloid imaging agents for Alzheimer's disease

Eli Lilly and Company today announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a draft decision proposing Coverage with Evidence Development for the use of beta-amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agents. Beta-amyloid imaging agents are used to evaluate patients with cognitive impairment for Alzheimer's Disease and other causes of cognitive decline.

5 Jul 2013

CEA-Leti receives €1M from bpifrance to accelerate the development of liver-cancer detection system

CEA-Leti announced today €1 million in funding from bpifrance to accelerate preclinical development of a liver-cancer detection system called LipImage 815™.

4 Jul 2013

Prana gets Austin HREC approval for 12-month open label extension study of PBT2 in Alzheimer’s patients

Prana Biotechnology today announced that it has received approval from the Austin Health Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) to commence a 12-month open label extension study with Alzheimer’s Disease patients participating in Prana’s IMAGINE trial.

4 Jul 2013

Royal Philips receives FDA clearance to market AlluraClarity live image guidance system in US

Royal Philips today announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to market its innovative AlluraClarity live image guidance system in the US.

From Philips Healthcare 4 Jul 2013

Endoscopic imaging: an interview with Len Farris, Vice President of Marketing, Americas, PENTAX Medical

The impact of endoscopic imaging on patient care has been enormous since the first fiber optic systems were introduced more than 50 years ago. Today, high resolution and high definition systems are used to provide clinicians and patients unprecedented images from inside the body.

From PENTAX Medical Company 3 Jul 2013

CRB Bio II, ADE Capital Sodical commit €3M seed investment round in Raman Health Technologies

CRB Bio II, a VC Fund managed by CRB Inverbío, and ADE Capital Sodical, have committed a €3M seed investment round in Raman Health Technologies, a new start up company developing a new non invasive diagnostic technology platform based on Raman laser and Infrarred spectroscopy. Its first indication will be for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer disease in a blood sample.

3 Jul 2013

Research: Change in functional state, structure of spinal cord and brain occur within 40 days of injury

A spinal cord injury changes the functional state and structure of the spinal cord and the brain. For example, the patients' ability to walk or move their hands can become restricted. How quickly such degenerative changes develop, however, has remained a mystery until now.

3 Jul 2013

Growing brain aneurysms 12 times more likely to burst, says new UCLA study

Brain aneurysms of all sizes—even small ones no larger than a pea—are up to 12 times more likely to rupture if they are growing, according to a new UCLA study.

3 Jul 2013

Study finds that long-term cannabis use affects motivation

Long-term cannabis users tend to produce less dopamine, a chemical in the brain linked to motivation, a study has found.

2 Jul 2013

Research roundup: 'Welcome-mat' effect of Medicaid expansion; Setting up shops; California's transition to Medicaid managed care

The number of people eligible for Medicaid who remain uninsured varies from state to state, according to the authors. But the federal health law is likely to increase the rate of enrollment for this group. The potential impact of this increase in Medicaid enrollment, also known as the 'welcome-mat' effect, is unclear.

2 Jul 2013

Cannabis users appear to lack motivation

Researchers found that dopamine levels in a part of the brain called the striatum were lower in people who smoke more cannabis and those who began taking the drug at a younger age.

2 Jul 2013

Study describes radiologic findings in H7N9 pneumonia

H7N9 pneumonia is characterized by imaging findings that differentiate it from other types of pneumonia, including rapidly progressive changes in the lungs and pulmonary connective tissues, according to the first study to describe radiologic findings in the disease. The results are published online in the journal Radiology.

2 Jul 2013

MemorialCare partners with SimonMed to operate five imaging centers in convenient locations

MemorialCare Medical Foundation, the physician group division of MemorialCare Health System in Southern California, announced it has entered into a joint venture partnership with SimonMed, a prominent imaging company, to operate five imaging centers in convenient locations throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties.

2 Jul 2013

Cerebral aneurysms are more likely to rupture if they grow in size

Cerebral aneurysms of all sizes-even small ones below seven millimeters-are 12 times more likely to rupture if they are growing in size, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

2 Jul 2013

DNA fragments in blood may help doctors to quickly identify coronary artery disease

DNA fragments in your blood may someday help doctors quickly learn if chest pain means you have narrowed heart arteries, according to a new study published in the American Heart Association journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology.

2 Jul 2013

Study shows lymphatic circulatory system may be intimately involved in vascular disorders

The often forgotten lymphatic circulatory system may be intimately involved in vascular disorders, according to a study by researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and University of Michigan. Their research was reported recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

30 Jun 2013

Imaging News and Research

Alzheimer's Association upset with CMS draft decision on brain amyloid imaging

Researchers develop new PET tracer to better monitor the progress of cancer and cancer therapy

Saint Luke's Hospital opens Charles & Barbara Duboc Cardio Health & Wellness Center

UCLA psychologists identify brain regions associated with successful spread of ideas

El Lilly calls for Medicare coverage of beta-amyloid imaging agents for Alzheimer's disease

CEA-Leti receives €1M from bpifrance to accelerate the development of liver-cancer detection system

Prana gets Austin HREC approval for 12-month open label extension study of PBT2 in Alzheimer’s patients

Royal Philips receives FDA clearance to market AlluraClarity live image guidance system in US

Endoscopic imaging: an interview with Len Farris, Vice President of Marketing, Americas, PENTAX Medical

CRB Bio II, ADE Capital Sodical commit €3M seed investment round in Raman Health Technologies

Research: Change in functional state, structure of spinal cord and brain occur within 40 days of injury

Growing brain aneurysms 12 times more likely to burst, says new UCLA study

Study finds that long-term cannabis use affects motivation

Research roundup: 'Welcome-mat' effect of Medicaid expansion; Setting up shops; California's transition to Medicaid managed care

Cannabis users appear to lack motivation

Study describes radiologic findings in H7N9 pneumonia

MemorialCare partners with SimonMed to operate five imaging centers in convenient locations

Cerebral aneurysms are more likely to rupture if they grow in size

DNA fragments in blood may help doctors to quickly identify coronary artery disease

Study shows lymphatic circulatory system may be intimately involved in vascular disorders

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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