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FDA clears 7-tesla MRI scanner from Siemens
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Magnetom Terra from Siemens Healthineers, the first 7-tesla MRI scanner cleared for clinical use in the U.S.
October 11, 2017
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One-third of MRI exam time is wasted
By Kate Madden Yee
Wasted time represents a third of the total MRI exam process cycle -- and it can also extend a patient's length of stay in the hospital, according to research published in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
October 10, 2017
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Researchers question whether brain injury causes Alzheimer's
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Traumatic brain injury, the signature injury of military veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, does not necessarily lead to Alzheimer's disease, according to research groups at the University of Washington and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
October 8, 2017
MRI scanner shipped to Guantanamo Bay for trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An MRI scanner is being shipped to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay this month to be used in the trial of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged mastermind of the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000.
October 5, 2017
Evidence mounts: Use macrocyclic GBCAs in pediatric MRI
By Wayne Forrest
Could macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) become the standard MRI protocol for pediatric patients? German researchers think so, after finding no measurable increase in signal intensity in key brain regions after multiple administrations in a study published in the October issue of Radiology.
October 5, 2017
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MRI advances detection of Zika-related brain abnormalities
By Wayne Forrest
MRI should be combined with ultrasound to provide additional information to assess fetal brain development in pregnant women who have been exposed to or infected by the Zika virus, according to new research presented this week at the IDWeek 2017 conference in San Diego.
October 3, 2017
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IBM's Watson assigns patients to MRI contrast
By Abraham Kim
Determining which patients need contrast for musculoskeletal MRI scans can soak up a lot of time and resources. What if you could use artificial intelligence instead? Researchers found that IBM Watson could help optimize the process, according to a September 18 paper in the Journal of Digital Imaging.
October 2, 2017
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NIH awards this year's BRAIN grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded millions of dollars to nine researchers developing noninvasive ways to image the human brain as part of the agency's Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) initiative.
October 1, 2017
Implantable cardiac devices OK for MRI scans
By Wayne Forrest
Patients with implantable electronic cardiac devices need not worry about their MRI scan, even for chest imaging, according to a study published online September 28 in the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology.
October 1, 2017
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Screening breast MRI alone OK for high-risk women
By Kate Madden Yee
Women at high risk of breast cancer who are undergoing annual breast MRI screening can safely discontinue additional screening mammography, thus reducing their exposure to unnecessary radiation, according to a study published in the October issue of Radiology.
September 28, 2017
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fMRI links brain disruptions to Parkinson's hallucinations
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam used functional MRI (fMRI) to visualize disruptions in several areas of the brain associated with attention and visual processing in people with Parkinson's disease. The findings could explain visual hallucinations in these patients, according to a paper published online on September 27 in Radiology.
September 26, 2017
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Novel MRI agent details early breast cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are reporting early success with an MRI contrast agent that detects early-stage breast cancer and the disease's degree of aggression. Results were published online September 25 in Nature Communications.
September 25, 2017
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