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Canon Medical wins Vantage Galan installation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canon Medical Systems has installed a Vantage Galan 3-tesla MRI system at the new Quality Electrodynamics Research Center in Mayfield Village, OH.

January 24, 2018

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Perfusion imaging expands window for stroke treatment

By Kate Madden Yee

Perfusion MR and CT images can help clinicians identify stroke patients who could benefit from therapy later than previously thought -- up to 16 hours after the event, according to a study published online January 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

January 24, 2018

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Machine learning predicts working-memory performance

By Erik L. Ridley

Can the combination of a machine-learning algorithm and diffusion MRI metrics of brain white-matter microstructure serve as a useful method for the early prediction of working-memory impairment? It appears possible, according to recent research from NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City.

January 22, 2018

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IRadimed predicts boost in 2018 revenue

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI accessories developer IRadimed announced that it expects a bump in revenue for the full year and first quarter of 2018.

January 21, 2018

MR spectroscopy finds lingering concussion effects

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Using MR spectroscopy, researchers found differences in brain metabolite levels between female varsity rugby players who experienced a concussion during the season and those who did not have a head injury, according to a study published in the January edition of Human Brain Mapping.

January 17, 2018

Combinostics gets FDA clearance for quantification software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Finnish software developer Combinostics has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its cNeuro cMRI quantification software.

January 15, 2018

Artificial intelligence, brain MRI aid kids with hearing loss

By Wayne Forrest

U.S. and Chinese researchers have developed a machine-learning algorithm that analyzes MRI brain scans to predict how well deaf children may be able to develop language skills after receiving a cochlear implant, according to a study published online January 15 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

January 15, 2018

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3T MRI fetal scans should not affect newborns' hearing

By Wayne Forrest

When pregnant mothers are scanned with 3-tesla MRI, the higher noise levels relative to 1.5-tesla scanners do not seem to increase the risk that their babies will have hearing problems after birth, according to new research from Boston Children's Hospital and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

January 11, 2018

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CMS to ease rules for MRI scans of implantable devices

Reimbursement could soon get a lot easier for MRI scans of patients with implantable cardiac devices. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 11 proposed withdrawing its requirement that payments for these scans only be made when the scans are performed within a clinical study.

January 10, 2018

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AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider

By Wayne Forrest

January 9, 2018

3D-printed breast biopsy device boosts accuracy

Researchers from the Netherlands have developed a 3D-printed robot-guided device capable of facilitating MR-guided breast biopsy and improving the accuracy of breast cancer diagnosis. Biopsies can even be performed inside the MRI scanner.

January 9, 2018

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Multiparametric MRI can help avoid renal mass biopsies

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern have discovered that radiologists using multiparametric MRI have an 80% chance of detecting clear cell carcinoma in the kidneys without the need for a confirming biopsy. In addition, the technique was successful among radiologists with varying levels of expertise.

January 9, 2018

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