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2007-11-28 23:02:00 Are you an addict Stacie is. Take the Internet test to see if you are addicted.Do you wake up early to check your blog stats, stay up till all hours typing away at you keyboard. Is google sending you money every month? I wish........ !! You will enjoy what Stacie has to say about everything. Check out Stacie's Blog More About: Blogs , Notice
Review questions for MRI III « Coolmristuff
2007-11-28 22:18:00 Review questions for MRI III « Coolmristuff More About: Questions , Review
Review Questions for MRI registry. « Coolmristuff
2007-11-27 23:53:00 Review Questions for MRI registry. « Coolmristuff More About: Registry , Review , Regis
Sickle Cell Disease The Silent Crisis « Coolmristuff
2007-11-27 22:59:00 Sickle Cell Disease The Silent Cris is « Coolmristuff
Review questions for MRI « Coolmristuff
2007-11-27 22:57:00 Review questions for MRI « Coolmristuff More About: Questions , Review
Black Friday Shopping Online
2007-11-18 15:20:00 There are always great deals on Black Friday here are a few places to get some.http://bfads.net/Best buy adAmazon has specials going on all day take a look. Every hour there will be a new featured product.Wal-mart also is putting out there Black Friday e-Circular at Walmart.com with great deals on toys, electronics and other fun stuff.For you adults out there there is the PlayboyStore.com or theThe Playboy Bunny Shop.You can always go for a MACMacy's Best Gifts in HandbagsShop for New England Patriots Gear at NFLShop.com!Shop for Pittsburgh Steelers Gear at NFLShop.com!Free Shipping on Orders of $99 or More 11.1-12.31 only at ProGolf.com!Complete Your Favorite Albums Now. $7.99 or Less. Download on iTunes now.Circuit City Great dealsSome real hot deals at PAC-SUNClothing & Apparel20% Off Any Purchase Until 1PM In Store Only20% Off$25 Gift Card w/$50 Purchase (Online Only)FreeButton Shirts (Online Only)$14.99 and UpFree Shipping On All Online OrdersFreeGirls Dresses (Online Only... More About: Shopping
Coolmristuff moving to Wordpress
2007-11-03 17:02:00 I am in the process of moving my blog to Wordpress , My new blog is Coolmristuff.wordpress.com please come check out the new look and feel. There are no ADS. I am still learning the new format so please be patient. I really like what I have seen so Far. I will continue posting in blogger for a while until I see the wordpress page taking off. I have imported all my old blog posts to wordpress, so everthing is now converted to the new format. I hope Everyone likes the new format Please send me you coments. More About: Moving
winamri.com Win a free MRI machine
2007-10-27 17:23:00 One day after announcing a new cost-effective 1.5 T Magnetom Essenza MRI, Siemens has initiated a clever marketing strategy to bring attention to its product.One small hospital in the US, currently without an MRI, has a chance to win the system by producing a short video on why they want the scanner, and entering it in the contest held over at WinAnMRI.com. The video with the most votes wins. So, whether you want to watch a bunch of amusing videos, or you want to side with your local hospital, head on to the website and vote.(hat tip: WSJ Health Blog)More about this MRI: ESSENZA 1.5 Tesla Magnetom Essenza is a powerful and low-cost system that supports the clinical and financial success of its users. In addition to the low initial investment, savings of up to 25% can also be attained on installation costs for space, power requirements and construction. In part this is due to the light-weight 3.5 ton magnet, which even makes it possible to install the Magnetom Essenza on higher floor... More About: Machine , Free , Mach
Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome
2007-10-25 23:08:00 I came across this very intresting case by By: patricia burrows, Radiologist, Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts, USAthese are great MRI's of this Syndrome Here is another good caseThanks mypacsnetGeneral DiscussionHemangioma-Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (also known as Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome) is a rare disorder characterized by an abnormal blood condition in which the low number of blood platelets causes bleeding (thrombocytopenia). The thrombocytopenia is found in association with a benign tumor consisting of large, blood-filled spaces (cavernous hemangioma). The exact cause of this disorder is not known.SymptomsHemangioma-Thrombocytopenia Syndrome is a rare disorder that is typically characterized by a benign (non-cancerous) tumor consisting of large, blood- filled spaces (cavernous hemangioma). This tumor occurs along with a blood condition (thrombocytopenia) characterized by an abnormally low number of blood platelets which can cause excessive bleeding.Excessive bleedin...
Robotic Arm. Inventor Dean Kamen
2007-10-21 16:09:00 Inventor Dean Kamen discusses the next-generation prosthetic arm his engineers are building under contract from the Pentagon, and Boston Globe columnist Scott Kirsner gets a demo.Dean Kamen has been working on robotic arms for injured soldiers who have lost limbs. The technology is like nothing we have ever seen before. He is being funded by a goverment agency (DARPA) and making great progress. The robotic arms will be able to have sensory perception along with motor control. More About: Robotic , Robo , Inventor , Amen
Cool Computers
2007-10-17 21:51:00 Those itching for something off the beaten path should certainly look Sony's way, as the firm is offering up a few funky fresh items to celebrate its Canvas @ Sony art installation. Reportedly, the outfit will be selling a trio of stylish NW-A808 DAPs, MDR-KX70LW earbuds and VAIO VGN-CR90 laptops, all of which will boast unique, art-inspired enclosures. As for prices, the A808s will be ¥26,800 ($228) while the earbuds and laptops will ring up at ¥5,980 ($51) and ¥114,800 ($978), respectively. But you'd better get a move on, as each of the aforementioned items are limited in quantity to 100. Click on for more pictorial delight.[Via Impress]Continue reading Sony cranks out artsy new audio gear, VAIO laptops More About: Computers , Cool
IVMRI TOPSPIN
2007-10-17 00:38:00 The fate of the IntraVascular MRI (IVMRI) Catheter, a self-contained magnetic resonance system for visualization of coronary arteries from Israel's TopSpin Medical, is now in the hands of the FDA. We've been following this exciting technology since 2005. According to Globes, the company completed laboratory tests, preclinical and clinical trials for the catheter, and its CEO is quite optimistic about a possible US approval. The system has received the CE Mark from the European regulators back in December. To remind our readers, here's how the technology works:TopSpin Medical has developed a self contained "inside-out" miniature MRI probe in a tip of an intravascular catheter that allows for local high-resolution imaging of blood vessels without the need for external magnets or coils. The advantages of this technique range from the very practical aspect of a low-cost system (since no expensive external setup is required), accessibility to the patient during the procedure, compatib...
Cancer specialists warn EU directive puts MRI benefits at risk
2007-10-06 21:47:00 MADRID (AFP) ? Cancer researchers warned at a conference in Spain Monday that an EU directive on limiting magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could halt use of an important tool in the fight against the disease.The directive is set to be implemented across Europe by April next year and was drawn up to limit medical workers' exposure to electromagnetic fields.But Professor Dag Rune Olsen, a specialist in experimental radiation therapy at the Norwegian Radiation Hospital in Oslo, told the European Cancer Conference in Barcelona that the directive could put at risk some eight million annual MRI scans, hampering patient treatment."These are likely to have to stop, since the directive sets limits to occupational radiation exposure which will mean that anyone working or moving near MRI equipment will breach them, thus making it possible for them to sue their employers," he said."Even those maintaining or servicing the equipment may be affected," said Olsen, who is also chairman of the physi... More About: Risk , Benefits , Dire , Rect
Microsoft HealthVault Unveiled
2007-10-06 21:28:00 Microsoft's long awaited and highly secretive health portal has been rolled out and is free for use by the public. Heal thVault is essentially an online place to keep family's electronic medical records and easily share them with medical providers. What Microsoft claims to have done is effectively create an electronic filing cabinet and a built-in fax machine that can selectively share data found in the cabinet with anyone connected to the internet. Additionally, the system allows for connectivity with devices like blood pressure meters and glucose monitors, that can upload their data to the system for a physician to review and for historical reference.We imagine that a system like this might be useful in reverse, where a physician uploads information for the rest of the family to see, as in cases like a child away at camp or parents that live at a distance who visit a clinic.Currently in beta, Microsoft's HealthVault plans to stay free and to pay for itself through advertising on... More About: Microsoft
Astrocytoma & MRI
2007-10-05 00:21:00 Cerebellar astrocytoma is the most common posterior fossa neoplasm in the child. Occasionally, these tumors present in young adults. Eighty-five percent are of the pilocytic type, which appear relatively well-circumscribed, are partially cystic and often contain a mural nodule of enhancing solid tissue. Pilocytic cerebellar astrocytomas uncommonly calcify (20%) and rarely hemorrhage. Hydrocephalus is often present, leading to patients' common presenting symptoms of nausea, vomiting, headache, or ataxia. There is an increased frequency of occurrence with neurofibromatosis type I. Pilocytic astrocytomas are associated with a 90-95% 25-year survival rate, the highest of all primary brain gliomas. The less common fibrillary astrocytoma comprises 15% of cerebellar astrocytomas. This subtype carries a worse prognosis and tends to be infiltrative.Medulloblastoma is primarily a neoplasm of children but occurs in adults 30% of the time. Peak incidence is in the latter half of the first deca... More About: Toma
My Medical Blog Community
2007-09-23 19:36:00 Here are a few blogs I enjoy, and find usefull as well. Take a look I hope you will too.NeuroRAZ Looking inside people mindBrain blogger The GNIF Brain Blog ger covers topics from multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives. It reviews the latest news and stories related to neuroscience, psychiatry, and neurology. It serves as a focal point for attracting new minds beyond the science of the mind-and-brain and into the biopsychosocial model.radswiki blogNot only is radiology one of the coolest job out there?Some of us are just not cut out for interacting with patients.Here is a true storyThe Nurse Practitioner's PlaceMarried, proud mother of four. I am a newly graduated Family Nurse Practitioner somewhere in Florida.On The WardsOn The Wards (OTW) is a medical blog devoted to diverse topics related to medicine, medical education, and health care. The motivation of this project primarily stems from a professional interest in academic medicinescan man's notesThis is my personal blog.... More About: Medical , Community , Unit
Twins With SMA - Spinal Muscular Atrophy
2007-09-23 19:05:00 Donations WelcomeOn Line Sports AuctionSeveral Premiership and Championship Football Clubs as well as Derbyshire Cricket Club donated memorabilia ? signed shirts, photos, a cricket bat, stadium tour, match tickets and a signed pennant were sold online and raised just over £100. Many thanks to Derbyshire Cricket Club, Middlesbrough FC and Leicester City FC.Sunday 16th September 2007 ? Watercolour Exhibition/SaleThe exhibition held by the twins Grandma (Pat Wilson) raised just under £800. The day was a great success with Pat selling 39 of her 51 paintings. Money was also raised from the sale of postcards, greetings cards and prints as well as a raffle. Thank you to everyone who came and spent!!!Monday 17th September 2007 ? Evening of MediumshipTamworth Spiritualist Church held a special evening to raise funds for Sam and Alex and raised nearly £350. Many thanks to all those who attended as well as the special guests who gave their time free of charge. Particular thanks to Sonia Cherri... More About: Twins , Muscular
Portable CT scanner
2007-09-22 22:39:00 Eric Bailey from NeuroLogica Inc, a Danvers, MA company, recently brought his miniaturized CereTom? CT scanner to a boxing match. He positioned it just off the ring, and offered the organizers the ability to diagnose anything that might happen, right on the spot. Lo and behold, after a match that ended with an off the ring CT scan, Lorenzo Bethea was rushed by ambulance to a hospital for diagnosed intracranial bleeding. His life was saved. American football teams have taken notice and some are purchasing the relatively mobile and affordable CereTom scanners for their fields.... the Las Vegas incident intrigued enough teams in the NFL that two -- the Oakland Raiders and Indianapolis Colts -- have agreed to use the CereTom in their home stadiums. The hope, Bailey said, is that teams can use the CereTom to immediately examine players for serious underlying conditions that might not register in regular screenings. google_ad_client = "pub-8043481447081947";google_ad_width = 200;google_ad... More About: Portable , Scanner
BOW CHICK A BOW WOW AND MRI PORN STARS
2007-09-21 01:29:00 OH BABY.................................!!SH OP THE BUNNYHow did they get them in there at the same time? they both must have been about 100lbs.The participants (pairs of men and women) were recruited by personal invitation and through a local scientific television programme. Respondents were invited to participate if they met the following criteria: older than 18 years, intact uterus and ovaries, and a small to average weight/height index. The experimental procedure was explained in a letter sent to respondents along with an informed consent form. Participants were assured confidentiality, privacy, anonymity, and the possibility of withdrawing from the study at any time. After written informed consent had been obtained, the participants were invited to come for a scan when the equipment was available on a Saturday. The tube in which the couple would have intercourse stood in a room next to a control room where the searchers were sitting behind the scanning console and screen. An imp... More About: Stars , Chick , Porn Stars
Starr-Edwards Heart valve and MRI safety
2007-09-20 23:20:00 Lasker Awards AnnouncementAmerica's highest medical prizes, the Lasker Awards, have been announced, and some of the winners are developers of prosthetic heart valves.From the official announcement by the Lasker Foundation:The Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research honors Ralph M. Steinman, 64, of the Rockefeller University, New York City, who discovered dendritic cells. These immune cells trigger other components of the immune system to thwart microbial invaders. Steinman's work has opened up novel therapeutic avenues for combating cancer and pathogens.The Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research honors Alain Carpentier, 74, of Hôpital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Paris, and Albert Starr, 81, of the Providence Health System, Portland (OR), who developed prosthetic mitral and aortic valves. These devices have prolonged and enhanced the lives of millions of people with heart disease, providing treatment where none existed before.The Mary Woodard Lasker Award for Public Service, awa... More About: Safety , Heart , Edwards , Edward , Valve
SanDisk Takes Action against Alzheimer?s Disease with Special SanDisk Ultra
2007-09-16 22:52:00 MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SanDisk® Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today joined the fight against Alzheimer ?s disease, a devastating and fatal illness now afflicting more than 5 million Americans, by introducing special editions of two products: a two-gigabyte (GB)1 SanDisk Ultra ® II SD? card and a two-gigabyte SanDisk Cruzer® Micro USB flash drive.SanDisk will contribute $1 to the Alzheimer?s Association, the leading volunteer organization for Alzheimer?s research and family support, for each specially-branded product purchased through August 2008, up to a maximum of $1 million. The two products, which carry the same manufacturer?s suggested retail price as SanDisk?s regular 2GB SanDisk Ultra II SD card and 2GB Cruzer Micro drive, stand apart from the SanDisk line because they are purple ? the signature color of the Alzheimer?s Association.?SanDisk as a company is dedicated to preserving digital memories, so it?s appropriate for us to do what we can to help stop a disease that a... More About: Action , Special , Disease
Siemens Technology of the future
2007-09-14 23:22:00 New brain scanners promise to deliver images of higher resolution than any now available from a commercial instrument. By using multiple sensors placed close to the head, the device can generate accurate images in less time, which could ultimately aid in the diagnosis of diseases such as Alzheimer's and epilepsy. Medical imaging giant Siemens is developing a commercial version of the technology."This might be the biggest-impact development [in brain imaging] for the next few years, especially because Siemens is commercializing it," says John Gabrieli, a neuroscientist at MIT. "If you have a more precise view of the brain, you could take a big step forward."In magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a magnetic field generated by a large magnet sends protons in the brain spinning. Specially constructed coils of wire in the machine detect changes in the spin, which differ in different tissue types, as the magnetic field changes. Computer algorithms then use measurements from different parts... More About: Technology , Future , The Future , Ology
$9 million operating room with an MRI that guides brain surgeons.
2007-09-09 20:02:00 Photo by David Denney, Star TribuneStaff members in a new surgical suite at Abbott Northwestern Hospital moved an MRI scanner into position. The surgery is paused while scans are made of the patient’s surgery site. The process allows doctors to compare scans made before and during the surgery. At Childrens hospital in Boston, They have a Suite similar to this one. "Unlike other intraoperative MR machines, the mobile MRI lets surgeons use their usual metal surgical tools because the unit is moved into the shielded garage when surgeons are operating," says Joseph R. Madsen, MD, a neurosurgeon in the Department of Neurosurgery at Children's Hospital Boston and associate professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Brain tumors are the most common solid tumors in children—approximately 1,800 are diagnosed in the United States each year. Today, more than half of all children diagnosed with a brain tumor will be cured of the disease. The most effective form of treatment is the su... More About: Guides , Room , Million , Operating
MRI Safetey
2007-09-04 22:44:00 In the MRI field Safety is of Highest priority. We take great care when talking to our patients to find out what type of medical procedures and surgeries they have had in the past. Some Surgeries will stop the technologist from doing the MRI or the MRA exam. If you have had recent surgery, within the last two months it is important to tell the MRI technologist that will be doing the procedure on you. If you have a pacemaker, aneurysm clips, neurostimulator, or metal in your eyes, please let the technologist know. Some of the devices may be scanned with proper documentation. Many coronary artery stents and peripheral stents can be scanned upon implantation, but some must wait 6-8 weeks. All bullets and shrapnel must be assumed to be ferromagnetic and treated as such. If they are near any critical anatomy such as Spinal cord, then the radiologist and the referring physician should be consulted as to benefit vs. risk of procedure.Here are a few Questions you may be asked when having an...
MedCalc cool stuff
2007-09-03 23:34:00 Caseblog has a post about MedCalc, a free medical calculator for handheld devices, is now available for Windows Mobile (aka Pocket PC). The application includes more than 80 formulas and has these additional features:* formulas sorted by categories* units available either in S.I. or local units (defaults can be set for each item)* most formulas come with bibliographic references and clinical tips* results can be saved for later retrieval (Palm OS only)* available in English and French versions (French version for Palm OS only)MedCalc home page...(hat tip: Clinical Cases and Images...)Other Free Stuff More About: Cool
What is Kleine-Levin Syndrome?
2007-08-31 02:28:00 Rip Van Winkle Disease, also known as Klein e-Levin syndrome is a rare disorder that causes recurring periods of excessive drowsiness and sleep (up to 20 hours per day). Symptoms, which may last for days to weeks, include excessive food intake, irritability, disorientation, lack of energy, and hypersensitivity to noise. Some patients may also experience hallucinations and an abnormally uninhibited sex drive. Affected persons are normal between episodes, although depression and amnesia may be noted temporarily after an attack. It may be weeks or more before symptoms reappear. Onset is typically around adolescence to the late teens. The disorder is 4 times more common in males than in females. Symptoms may be related to malfunction of the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that governs appetite and sleep. In KLS, the association of an infection before the onset of a disease, a young age at onset, a recurrence of symptoms and possible genetic predisposition is suggestive of an autoimmu... More About: Syndrome
Fear of Electric Shock to Pac-Man Game.
More articles from this author:2007-08-25 17:03:00 Researchers at University College London look to have taken a slightly unconventional approach in their studies on fear, with the BBC reporting that they've crafted a "Pac-Man-like" game that boasts the added risk of electric shock. Apparently, volunteers play the game while an MRI scanner monitors them, moving a blue triangle through a 2D maze while trying to avoid a red dot "predator." If that dot catches them, they receive an electric shock. As that danger neared , the researchers found that players stopped using their their prefrontal cortex in their forebrain and instead relied on their midbrain area, which controls "gut-level reflexes." At least that's what they're saying. We have a sneaking suspicion it may all just be an elaborate trick the researchers play on freshman students.Via The InquirerThe forebrain is active during periods of anxiety, and helps coordinate escape strategies to avoid the threat, he said.But when the computer game predator moved nearer, blood flow s... More About: Shock , Game , Fear , Electric 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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