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VA gives high marks for MRI safety
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has found high compliance in its review of MRI safety guidelines at its facilities.
December 6, 2015
Online patient prescreening keeps MRI exams on track
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Online check-in for flights has been a real time-saver for travelers; a similar concept for MRI exams could improve patient satisfaction and save thousands of dollars for radiology departments, according to research presented at the 2015 RSNA meeting.
December 1, 2015
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CT, MRI find atherosclerosis in mummy hearts
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - The mummified hearts of upper crust Frenchmen who lived 400 years ago reveal that atherosclerosis was a prevalent disease -- at least among the well-to-do, according to a study presented at RSNA 2015.
December 1, 2015
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App-based US, spectral CT pace Philips RSNA launches
By Brian Casey and Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - New technologies being highlighted by Philips Healthcare at RSNA 2015 include its novel Lumify app-based ultrasound model, as well as a CT scanner designed to make spectral scanning more routine.
December 1, 2015
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Big-data cloud launch spearheads GE RSNA news
By Brian Casey and Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - The launch of a new service for analyzing healthcare data in the cloud is spearheading the product introductions by GE Healthcare at this week's RSNA 2015 meeting. Other introductions include new ultrasound and CT systems.
December 1, 2015
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MRI shows how heart changes during deep dives
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - Cardiac MRI has uncovered the unusual ability of free divers -- who descend hundreds of feet into the ocean while holding their breath -- to develop "compensatory mechanisms" to recover heart function within minutes of breathing again.
December 1, 2015
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Germans get star billing at RSNA with vast MRI study
By Philip Ward
Taking a broader approach to research, combined with much closer collaboration between radiologists and epidemiologists, can contribute to better patient care and disease prevention, according to speakers from Germany at a special session held at RSNA 2015 on Monday.
November 30, 2015
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Blood flow still altered after concussion symptoms abate
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - New MRI-based research suggests that changes in the brain linger after athletes appear to recover from the cognitive symptoms involved with a concussion, according to results presented in a press conference at this week's RSNA 2015 conference.
November 30, 2015
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Siemens RSNA launches range from x-ray to PET/CT
By Brian Casey
CHICAGO - At this week's RSNA 2015 meeting, Siemens Healthcare is unveiling a range of new imaging technologies, from a robotic x-ray room to a new entry-level PET/CT scanner. The firm is also talking up a regulatory clearance for CT lung cancer screening that it received just before the show opened.
November 30, 2015
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Concussion effects vary among former football players
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - Repetitive hits to the head and a history of concussions can affect different areas of the brain in former collegiate and professional football players, based on the player's position, according to a comparison of diffusion-tensor MR images presented on Monday at RSNA 2015.
November 30, 2015
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Insightec's ExAblate Neuro gets Korean regulatory approval
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) developer InSightec announced that its ExAblate Neuro system was approved by the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety to treat movement, pain, and behavioral disorders.
November 29, 2015
Lose weight -- It makes your knees happy, too
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - A study using MRI has found that if overweight or obese individuals shed more than 10% of their body weight, the degeneration of knee cartilage is slowed, researchers reported at RSNA 2015.
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