March 15, 2012 - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the eyes and brains of 27 astronauts who have spent prolonged periods of time in space revealed optical abnormalities similar to those that can occur in intracranial hypertension of unknown cause, a potentially serious condition in which pressure builds within the skull. A retrospective analysis of the MRI data appears online in the journal Radiology.

http://glossary.itnonline.com/computerized-tomography-scanMarch 13, 2012 — A new study by Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) researchers found significant variation in the use of head computed tomography (CT) exams among doctors within the emergency department (ED).

February 21, 2012 - If you are looking for a particular object -- say a yellow pencil -- on a cluttered desk, how does your brain work to visually locate it?For the first time, a team led by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) neuroscientists has identified how different neural regions communicate to determine what to visually pay attention to and what to ignore. This finding is a major discovery for visual cognition and will guide future research into visual and attention deficit disorders.

March 6, 2012 – Accelitech and partners have just completed a transaction to bring the first and only CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery system to the Republic of Ireland. Scheduled to begin treating patients in fall of 2012, the center will open on the campus of the Hermitage Medical Clinic in Dublin.

March 12, 2012 — A new study shows that the use of gadobenate dimeglumine, the highest relaxivity gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) available for central nervous system (CNS) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), over a high concentration MRI contrast agent may improve clinicians’ ability to visualize lesions of the brain.