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Canon installs 3T MRI scanner in Colo.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canon Medical Systems has installed one of its Vantage Galan 3-tesla MRI scanners at the Steadman Clinic, a well-known orthopedic and sports medicine practice in Colorado.
September 2, 2019
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Deadly MRI accident heads to court in India
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The saga of the January 2018 MRI accident that killed a man in India when he was sucked into the scanner's bore continued this week in a Mumbai courtroom.
August 29, 2019
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RadNet inks Del. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider RadNet has secured a contract with Delaware Imaging Network of New Castle County for its NeuroQuant MRI software.
August 28, 2019
Magnetic Insight secures Baltimore installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Preclinical research developer Magnetic Insight has won an installation of its Momentum magnetic particle imaging scanner at the F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore.
August 28, 2019
3D MRI enables contrast-free evaluation of cardiac strain
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from the U.K. have developed a new 3D MRI technique for calculating heart muscle strain. They discuss how their method may help improve the accuracy of quantifying cardiac health without the need for gadolinium contrast in an article published online August 28 in Scientific Reports.
August 28, 2019
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Structured reporting enhances brain tumor MRI
By Erik L. Ridley
Radiologists who used structured reporting to interpret MRI scans of glioma patients produced reports that were judged to be more consistent and easier to understand than conventional free-text reports, researchers found in a study published online August 27 in Academic Radiology.
August 28, 2019
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German study finds trace gadolinium in fast-food drinks
By Philip Ward
Soft drinks served at fast-food outlets in a half-dozen cities in Germany had trace levels of gadolinium from MRI contrast agents, according to a recent study. While the research highlights the persistence of gadolinium in the environment, the levels most likely do not represent a health risk, experts say.
August 28, 2019
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MRI of LV hypertrophy helps predict severe outcomes
By Wayne Forrest
Using MRI to measure left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy enables clinicians to better predict death and heart failure related to coronary artery disease than coronary artery calcium scores from CT, according to a study published August 27 in Radiology.
August 27, 2019
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Sea turtle gets MRI scan after boat injury
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A 60-lb. loggerhead sea turtle named Seaweed underwent an MRI exam at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital to evaluate injuries incurred following a boat accident, according to an August 25 report from 13NewsNow.com.
August 25, 2019
7T MRI warrants its own set of safety guidelines
By Wayne Forrest
The increasing utilization of 7-tesla MRI in the clinical setting has prompted a group of safety experts to call for the creation of specific standardized tests and recommendations for ultrahigh-field MRI scanners to prevent harmful events for patients and staff. The initiative is detailed in an article in the September issue of Radiology.
August 25, 2019
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3D MRI helps predict osteoarthritis risk after ACL tears
By Abraham Kim
Virtual 3D models of the knee based on MRI scans of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears revealed which regions in the knee were most likely to develop osteoarthritis in a new study, published online in Clinical Biomechanics. The technique could help individualize rehabilitation strategies for patients following ACL surgery.
August 25, 2019
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Most MRI-related adverse events are preventable
By Wayne Forrest
A review of more than 1,500 adverse events over 10 years in MRI suites reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shows that many of these incidents are preventable, according to a study published online August 16 in Medical Physics.
August 22, 2019
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