Sponsored by: Fujifilm

MRI: Page 302

GE revives Signa MRI brand, launches CT and DBT
By Brian Casey and Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - The return of its storied Signa brand in MRI, a new family of Revolution CT scanners, and a new digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) system with market clearance are among the new product introductions at RSNA 2014 for multimodality vendor GE Healthcare.
December 1, 2014
2014 12 02 11 35 54 711 Ge Signa Pet Mr 200
Brain connection changes could serve as Alzheimer's biomarker
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Studying how the brain makes -- or fails to make -- connections could produce a new imaging biomarker for Alzheimer's disease, potentially allowing patients to be diagnosed earlier and to receive treatment sooner, according to a study presented on Monday at RSNA 2014.
November 30, 2014
2014 07 18 14 26 51 127 Brain General 200
ER imaging rates are up, but is that a bad thing?
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - In contrast to Medicare outpatient imaging trends, imaging use in the emergency department has continued to grow. But that may not be a bad thing, according to a presentation given on Sunday at the RSNA 2014 conference.
November 30, 2014
2014 11 30 11 54 08 237 Rsna2014
Toshiba RSNA highlights include PET/CT, angio, and 3T MRI
By Brian Casey
CHICAGO - Among the highlights in the RSNA 2014 booth of Toshiba America Medical Systems are a new PET/CT scanner, a new interventional x-ray system, a redesigned 3-tesla MRI magnet, and a new upgrade for the company's ultrasound scanner line.
November 30, 2014
2014 12 01 12 22 34 248 Toshiba Celesteion 200
DTI-MRI shows brain changes in high-school football players
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - Diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) showed measurable changes in the brain's white matter in high-school football players after just one season, even though there were no signs of concussion among the athletes, according to a study presented on Monday at RSNA 2014.
November 30, 2014
2014 11 30 11 54 08 237 Rsna2014
DWI adds little to PET/MRI for female pelvic malignancies
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - Adding diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to FDG-PET/MRI to stage women with primary or recurrent pelvic malignancies contributes minimal value and is not worth the additional scan time, according to a study from Germany presented on Sunday at RSNA 2014.
November 29, 2014
2014 11 30 11 54 08 237 Rsna2014
Double Black launches new monitor at RSNA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Monitor distributor Double Black Imaging plans to release its new MR Safe display at next week's RSNA meeting in Chicago.
November 26, 2014
IRadimed submits 510(k) at FDA request
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI accessories company IRadimed has submitted a 510(k) application to the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MRidium 3860+ MRI IV infusion pump.
November 26, 2014
InSightec set to bring ExAblate to Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) developer InSightec has received approval from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare for its ExAblate MRgFUS system.
November 24, 2014
Payment cuts drive MRI to hospital outpatient setting
By Wayne Forrest
The number of MRI scans performed in hospital outpatient imaging departments has surpassed the amount performed in private offices. The change is due in part to reimbursement cuts that have made private-office MRI considerably less economically viable, according to a study published online November 15 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
November 23, 2014
2014 11 05 11 46 21 242 Levin David 2014 175 20141120212747
MRI may hurt patients with cochlear implants
By Wayne Forrest
South Korean researchers are sending out a warning about the use of MRI in patients with cochlear implants after discovering that the strong electromagnetic field from 1.5- and 3-tesla scanners could cause pain and discomfort, as well as displacement of the cochlear implant magnet.
November 20, 2014
2014 11 20 17 51 27 363 Cochlear Implant V2 200
3D printing from MRI untangles congenital heart surgery
By Eric Barnes
Taking cardiac MR images and turning them into 3D prints of the entire heart has gone from experiment to clinical use in Peoria, IL. It is helping doctors there plan complex congenital heart surgeries in young children, according to a presentation at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Chicago.
November 20, 2014
2014 11 19 12 13 41 566 Bramlet 3 D Printer Heart 250 20141119192742
Previous Page
Page 302 of 636
Next Page