Brain Tumor News!
Note: The comments under each article title are the opinion of our president, Al Musella, DPM,
and do not reflect official policy of the Musella Foundation!
07/31/01
Freak MRI Accident Kills W'chester Boy
(New York Daily News)
...The cause of death was listed as blunt-force trauma, a fractured skull and bruised
brain.......Michael was recuperating from an operation to remove a
brain tumor.......It is used in the diagnosis of many diseases, including
brain tumors, and is considered nearly risk-free....
07/31/01
Boy, 6, Dies of Skull Injury During M.R.I.
(The New York Times)
VALHALLA, N.Y., July 30 — Outside of the X-ray, perhaps no other medical examination is as well known or as safe as the magnetic resonance imaging test, which is conducted eight million times a year in the United States on patients ranging from people with
brain tumors to famous athletes with knee injuries.
07/31/01
Child Killed in MRI Machine
(Associated Press)
...The county medical examiner's office said Michael died Sunday of blunt force trauma, a fractured skull and bruised
brain.......The MRI was to check his progress after an operation to remove a benign
brain tumor, which was discovered last week after he fell down at home,......It is used in the diagnosis of many diseases, including
brain tumors, spinal disorders and heart disease....
07/30/01
Child Dies in MRI Machine
(Associated Press)
...The county medical examiner's office said Colombini died Sunday of blunt force trauma, a fractured skull and bruised
brain.......It is used in the diagnosis of many diseases, including
brain tumors, spinal disorders and heart disease....
07/29/01
Tragic Bond Links Mothers
(Los Angeles Times)
Disease: Three women have shared the pain of seeing their children suffer from
brain tumors. One boy died, one is disabled, one is flourishing.
07/27/01
Alzheimer's Disease: The Long Goodbye
(ABCNEWS.com)
...A person who has suffered a stroke or another form of
brain disease might recognize that they're having a problem,......But there are other, more dangerous causes of dementia, like
tumors and vascular problems...are these possibility routinely checked?......If they have symptoms that are suggestive of a
brain tumor, then by all means
brain imaging would be indicated....
07/25/01
Brain Surgery Possible Without Blood Transfusion
(Reuters)
Patients who object to blood transfusions for religious reasons may still be able to safely undergo
brain or spinal surgery, researchers report. In a new study, patients who refused blood transfusions for religious reasons fared almost as well as ''control'' patients undergoing similar procedures who did have blood transfusions.
07/25/01
NeuroPhysics Wins One of Four Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Awards for Business Development Strategy
(Business Wire)
...The company manufactures and markets the NeuroFOCUS(TM)functional
brain imaging SPECT system based on its proprietary "lens" technology called high definition focused emission tomography (HDFET)(TM) Unlike all other SPECT systems,...... resolution images (3mm) of the functioning
brain now possible giving clinicians the upper hand in treating patients with mental disorders including
brain tumors,...... organizations worldwide to use the NeuroFOCUS system in cutting edge research such as imaging gene therapy
brain activity and stem cell migration in the
brains of animals....
