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MRI, blood tests could guide care for glioblastoma
By Wayne Forrest
Combining an MRI brain scan with blood test results could become a potent duo in producing clinically relevant information for glioblastoma patients and subsequently direct the most appropriate care for their disease, according to a study published February 27 in Neuro-Oncology Advances.
March 1, 2020
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MRI finds gender differences even in healthy hearts
By Wayne Forrest
An investigational 4D flow MRI sequence has helped researchers confirm different blood flow characteristics in the hearts of young, healthy men and women. The findings could help clinicians set benchmarks for comparisons with unhealthy patients, according to a study published February 27 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
February 26, 2020
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ISMRM confirms plans to hold 2020 meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) on February 26 confirmed that its 2020 conference will go on as scheduled for April 18 to 23 in Sydney, despite the global coronavirus outbreak.
February 26, 2020
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MRI suggests main reason for psychotic relapses
By Wayne Forrest
MR images have revealed decreased cortical thickness in people on antipsychotic drugs compared with those on placebo. But in both cases, their relapse back into psychosis may be due more to structural brain change than a lack of medication, according to a study published February 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.
February 26, 2020
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Siemens makes 1st Magnetom Lumina U.S. install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers has made its first U.S. installation of its Magnetom Lumina 3-tesla MRI scanner at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
February 24, 2020
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Cigna posts high-tech imaging hospital coverage policy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare insurer Cigna has announced a new medical coverage policy for MRI, MR angiography, CT, and CT angiography imaging in the hospital. The move is the latest in a trend in which insurers try to contain advanced imaging costs, both in and out of hospitals.
February 24, 2020
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10-minute breast MRI scan beats DBT for invasive cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast MRI with an abbreviated scanning protocol -- as short as 10 minutes -- finds more invasive cancers in women with dense tissue than digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), according to a study published online February 25 in JAMA.
February 24, 2020
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MRI pinpoints shoulder stiffness from rotator cuff tears
By Wayne Forrest
Targeting joint capsule abnormalities in the shoulder on MRI scans can help determine which patients with rotator cuff tears will have preoperative shoulder stiffness, according to a study published February 19 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
February 24, 2020
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MXR acquires U.S. service operations from Oxford
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging equipment distributor MXR Imaging, formerly Merry X-Ray, has acquired the U.S.-based Oxford Instruments Healthcare division from Oxford Instruments of the U.K.
February 23, 2020
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FDA clears KinetiCor's MRI motion correction system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared KinetiCor's MRI optical motion correction system for use with Siemens Healthineers' Magnetom Skyra 3-tesla scanner.
February 23, 2020
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MRI reveals brain changes from Parkinson's disease
By Wayne Forrest
An MRI technique known as quantitative susceptibility mapping reveals that patients with Parkinson's disease have increased iron deposition in the areas of the brain that handle cognition, memory, and motor function, according to a study published February 20 in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.
February 23, 2020
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HeartVista forms medical, scientific advisory board
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardiac MRI artificial intelligence software developer HeartVista has formed a medical and scientific advisory board.
February 20, 2020
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