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Biotronik gets FDA nod for cardiac monitor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biomedical device company Biotronik has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its BioMonitor 2 insertable cardiac monitor with ProMRI technology.
April 12, 2016
Imaging holds key in war on drug mules
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Novel means of concealment used by traffickers, plus the growing frequency of transporting liquids, pose major challenges for radiologists involved in the detection of illicit drugs, according to researchers from Turkey.
April 12, 2016
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Toshiba MR scanner to be used in football brain trauma study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems said that the University of California, Irvine (UCI) will use its Vantage Titan 3-tesla MR scanner to evaluate high-school football players for potential early indicators of brain trauma.
April 11, 2016
MRI shows brain injury in nearly half of ex-NFL players
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers have found signs of traumatic brain injury on diffusion-tensor MR images in nearly half of a small group of retired NFL players, according to a study scheduled for presentation next week at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
April 10, 2016
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Do we need a gadolinium antidote? | More on 3D printing | New findings on breast density
By Brian Casey
April 6, 2016
Researchers: Gadolinium removal drug is needed
By Brian Casey
A new review of the literature on gadolinium-based contrast agents for MRI scans has found a "significant gap in knowledge" on the health effects of gadolinium accumulation in tissue. Researchers are calling for new clinical studies, as well as the development of a drug that would remove retained gadolinium from the body.
April 6, 2016
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DTI-MRI unlocks mysteries of insomnia
By Wayne Forrest
Chinese researchers using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) have found abnormalities in the neural white-matter tracts of patients with insomnia, according to a study published online April 5 in Radiology.
April 4, 2016
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fMRI shows how mindfulness training can help veterans
By Wayne Forrest
Functional MRI (fMRI) showed changes in two areas of the brain in military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who improved their ability to manage thoughts through mindfulness training, according to a study in the April issue of Depression and Anxiety.
April 3, 2016
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MRI offers insight into brain changes from concussion
By Wayne Forrest
With the help of MRI, Canadian researchers have created for the first time in vivo images of myelin damage in the human brain after a sports-related mild traumatic brain injury -- in this case in Canadian hockey players.
March 30, 2016
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Philips launches MRI prostate treatment planning
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare is launching a new product that provides MRI-based treatment planning for radiation therapy of prostate cancer.
March 29, 2016
Breast MR: Is it accessible to women who need it?
By Kate Madden Yee
MR is an effective breast cancer screening tool for women with a higher lifetime risk of the disease. But its availability can be limited, and sociodemographic factors may play more of a role in access than women's breast cancer risk factors, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
March 29, 2016
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DTI helps predict mild TBI outcomes in veterans
By Wayne Forrest
Diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) could play a key role in predicting military veterans' functional postdeployment outcomes -- such as how soon they return to work -- following a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) during combat, according to a new study published online March 29 in Radiology.
March 28, 2016
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