brain surgery

Small Foot Removed From Newborn’s Brain In Colorado

Offbeatnews — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:19:34 -0600

The Denver News is reporting that a Colorado Springs family has become a part of medical history. All because a small foot was found growing inside the brain of their newborn’s brain.

Potential New Tool For Brain Surgeons

harminka — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:27:17 -0500

One of the primary ways of treating brain cancer is surgically removing the tumors. The risk of this sort of procedure is obvious -- it involves cutting away tissue from the brain, potentially severing nerve fibers and causing neurological damage.

Developing unique brain maps to assist surgery and research

harminka — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:13:31 -0500

Researchers from the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne are developing new technology to create individualised brain maps that will revolutionise diagnosis of disease and enhance the accuracy of brain surgery.

Dr. Allan Friedman Calls Senator Kennedy's Surgery Successful

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:24:12 -0500

Dr. Allan Friedman who led the team of doctors conducting brain surgery on Senator Edward Kennedy at Duke University Medical Center, called the brain surgery "successful" as he was able to accomplish the "goal" The brain surgery of Senator Kennedy lasted about three hours.

Dr. Allan Friedman To Operate Kennedy At Duke University Medical Center

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:54:49 -0500

Duke University Medical Center is the place where this morning Senator Ted Kennedy will undergo brain tumor surgery, performed by Dr. Allan Friedman.

Language centers revealed, brain surgery refined with new mapping

harminka — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:36:33 -0600

Neurosurgeons from the University of California, San Francisco are reporting significant results of a new brain mapping technique that allows for the safe removal of tumors near language pathways in the brain. The technique minimizes brain exposure and reduces the amount of time a patient must be awake during surgery.

Surgery without stitches

harminka — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:28:15 -0600

A thin polymer bio-film that seals surgical wounds could make sutures a relic of medical history.

3-D ultrasound scanner provides in-depth view of brain

harminka — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:55:03 -0500

Biomedical engineers at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering have adapted a three-dimensional ultrasound scanner that might guide minimally invasive brain surgeries and provide better detection of a brain tumor's location.

Dual-imaging technique useful during brain surgery

harminka — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:41:47 -0500

Brain specialists associated with the Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and University Hospital say the ability to incorporate-in real time-two high-tech imaging tools into the operating room can improve the functional abilities of patients who undergo brain surgery.

World's first surgical robot to enhance accuracy and safety of brain surgery

harminka — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:54:48 -0500

Surgery is about to change with the introduction of a new surgical robotic system at the University of Calgary/Calgary Health Region. NeuroArm aims to revolutionize neurosurgery and other branches of operative medicine by liberating them from the constraints of the human hand.

US Senator Johnson Still in Critical Condition

Dinka — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 09:29:03 -0600