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MRI links cardiac risk factors to cognition problems
By Wayne Forrest
MRI scans have demonstrated smaller regional brain volumes in people with certain cardiovascular risk factors, which could put them at risk for developing adverse cognitive issues, according to a study published online July 28 in Radiology.
July 27, 2015
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Investment firm to buy IMRIS assets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Investment firm Deerfield Management has been selected to acquire the assets of image-guided therapy developer IMRIS.
July 27, 2015
New MRI technique shortens exam time
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at the Medical Research Council in the U.K. have developed a way to significantly shorten MRI scans for people who cannot hold their breath.
July 27, 2015
Guerbet bids to buy Mallinckrodt's contrast business
By Brian Casey
French contrast agent developer Guerbet plans to acquire the contrast media and injector business of U.S. firm Mallinckrodt. The $270 million deal will double Guerbet's annual revenues, expand its product line, and instantly make the company a major player in the U.S. contrast market.
July 26, 2015
FDA eyes risks of gadolinium contrast brain deposits
By Wayne Forrest
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday announced that it will investigate the risk of gadolinium-based contrast agents in the wake of several recent studies that found gadolinium deposits in the brains of some patients years after they received contrast-enhanced MRI scans.
July 26, 2015
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Repeat MRI scans due to patient motion mean lost revenue
By Wayne Forrest
Having to retake MRI scans due to patient motion can easily cost a hospital upward of $100,000 in lost annual revenue, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 23, 2015
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Imaging scores in GE's Head Health Challenge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Two academic imaging centers and a traumatic brain injury detection firm are among six winners in a $10 million Head Health Challenge sponsored by GE Healthcare and the National Football League.
July 22, 2015
Ban on helium-filled balloons proposed in U.K.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Helium-filled party balloons could become a relic of celebrations past, if one British anesthetist has his way.
July 21, 2015
Not just for airports: CEIA offers MR safety screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Safety and security screening systems firm CEIA USA has introduced metal detection technology to screen patients for dangerous metallic and ferromagnetic items prior to MRI exams.
July 20, 2015
Sex in an MRI scanner; CDS debate at AHRA; printing 3D hearts
By Brian Casey
July 20, 2015
7T MRI finds possible Alzheimer's link
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrahigh-field 7-tesla MRI has found brain cells that can become inflamed in the hippocampus, which could provide more detailed information early in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
July 20, 2015
MRI detects new causes of concussion
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using MRI data and a computer model of the brain, researchers from Stanford University have found new evidence that concussions are caused by brain and skull rotation.
July 20, 2015
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