Search Tag: Neurosurgery
2022 22 Aug
Javed Siddiqi , who created neuroscience programs in multiple hospitals, brings skull base expertise as company readies preclinical studies to assess Arethusta® effectiveness Leucadia Therapeutics, a company working to cure Alzheimer's disease, has hired a global chief medical officer practiced in skull base neurosurgery needed to implant...Read more
2021 04 Apr
A team of U.S. researchers present the results of a pre-clinical study of the first human use of a wireless broadband intracortical brain-computer interfaces in tetrapledgic individuals. You might also like: What’s new in medical devices? An overview of novel medical devices, from an implanted simulator for better sensation...Read more
2018 22 May
Thousands of the world’s leading neuro professionals will flock to London next month to discover the latest technology and trends within the field of neurology. Running on the 6th & 7th of June at the ExCeL, the European Neuro Convention will put on an unparalleled lineup of seminars, suppliers and workshops devoted to the cutting-edge developments...Read more
2016 19 Jan
CAE Healthcare has announced the launch of NeuroVRTM, a neurosurgery simulator that offers the world's most realistic training environment for open cranial and endoscopic brain surgery procedures. Developed by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) in collaboration with clinicians from teaching hospitals in Canada, the U.S., Europe and Asia,...Read more
2015 01 Sep
Studies have shown that, overall, about 20 percent of patients seek second medical opinions; in specialties such as oncology, the rate is more than 50 percent. To meet this demand from patients, an increasing number of online services now offer second medical opinions, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal . Some of these online services...Read more
2015 22 Jul
Doctors at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen’s Department of Neurosurgery have developed a procedure for analysing radiological imaging scans which could lead to more reliable prognoses for malignant gliomas. The findings have been published in Scientific Reports. The new classification system is called The Friedlein Grading A/B (FGA/B) classification...Read more
2015 19 Jun
Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a way of using a different imaging technology, called optical coherence tomography (OCT), that could provide surgeons with a colour-coded map of a patient's brain showing which areas are and are not cancer. This innovation is expected to make surgical removal of tumours in the brain safer and more effective....Read more
2015 23 Mar
New research from NYU Langone Medical Center predicts that, as the population ages, hospitals will require more neurosurgeons to handle the projected influx of patients needing treatment for chronic subdural haemorrhage (SDH). By the year 2030, SDH will surpass brain tumours to become the most common brain condition in adults that requires intervention...Read more
2015 02 Feb
A large majority of neurosurgeons in the United States perform extra tests and procedures as a precaution against malpractice lawsuits. In states with greater risk liability, defensive medicine spending is especially high. Defensive medicine refers to decision-making based on concerns over medical malpractice litigation more than anticipated benefits...Read more
2014 20 Oct
A robotic device that can be used to perform minimally invasive epilepsy surgery has been developed by a team of engineers from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN, USA). A working prototype was unveiled in a live demonstration at the Fluid Power Innovation and Research Conference 2014 (FPIRC14) held in Nashville between 13 and 16 October. For severe...Read more
2014 03 Feb
AVAflex Vertebral Balloon System Enables Targeted Balloon Placement CareFusion, a leading global medical technology company, has announced it recently received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its new AVAflex Vertebral Balloon System. The new system is the latest innovation in CareFusion’s AVAmax Advanced...Read more
2013 21 Jun
IMRIS Inc. has announced that University Hospital Tübingen neurosurgeons in Germany, are reporting success toward their objectives of limiting patient risk and improving surgical precision using intraoperative MRI for brain surgery procedures in the VISIUS® Surgical Theatre since its June 2011 installation. "Using intraoperative MRI in the VISIUS...Read more