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CDC: MRI helps identify cluster of amnesia in Mass.

Physicians in Massachusetts have used MRI to help identify a cluster of amnesia cases that may be linked to opioid abuse, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC has issued an alert to healthcare providers to scan some adults presenting with sudden-onset amnesia.

January 30, 2017

Gadolinium rises in Korean rivers | Contrast US is safe in kids | That thing's a carcinogen

January 25, 2017

MRI contrast boosts gadolinium levels in Korean rivers

South Korean researchers have found levels of gadolinium in the Han River near Seoul that are almost 300 times normal levels at some locations. They attribute the levels to the use of MRI contrast -- echoing previous research on the persistence of gadolinium in the environment.

January 25, 2017

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NBA, GE partner on bone stress injuries

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare and the NBA are partnering to focus on bone stress injuries, issuing a call for proposals for research studies investigating the issue.

January 22, 2017

MRI can help avoid unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies

By Wayne Forrest

By first undergoing a multiparametric MRI scan, more than 25% of men with suspected prostate cancer could avoid a needle biopsy guided by transrectal ultrasound, according to a study published online January 19 in Lancet.

January 19, 2017

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Brain atlas advances MRI exploration

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers have developed a high-resolution, interactive anatomic brain-mapping atlas they say can overcome the limitations of functional MRI and expand the modality's value to conventional MR brain imaging and standard MRI applications.

January 19, 2017

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Scientists use DTI-MRI to map Tasmanian tiger brain

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Scientists have used MRI and diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) to reconstruct the brain architecture and neural networks of the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, an extinct carnivorous marsupial native to Tasmania, according to research published online January 18 in PLOS One.

January 18, 2017

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Men's, women's brains are not so different

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrary to previous research, a meta-analysis of dozens of MRI brain studies found no significant difference in the size of men's and women's amygdalas, according to a study published in NeuroImage.

January 18, 2017

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Hitachi combines units into Hitachi Healthcare America

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hitachi Ltd. has unveiled plans to consolidate its Hitachi Aloka Medical America and Hitachi Medical Systems America subsidiaries into one entity called Hitachi Healthcare America.

January 18, 2017

IRadimed projects lower 2017 revenue

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI accessories developer IRadimed said it expects to achieve revenue of $23.9 million to $24.3 million for the 2017 calendar year.

January 18, 2017

AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider

By Wayne Forrest

January 17, 2017

Siemens, Biogen team up on MRI software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers and biotechnology firm Biogen are collaborating to develop MRI software applications for quantifying key markers of multiple sclerosis disease activity and progression.

January 16, 2017

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