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Researchers use MRI to watch finger joints crack
By Kate Madden Yee
Joint cracking in the fingers appears to be caused by the rapid formation of a gas-filled cavity in the joints' synovial fluid, rather than the collapse of pre-existing bubbles of air as the joints separate, according to a new study in PLOS One that used static and real-time MRI.
April 14, 2015
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FINAO adds to customer list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Value-added reseller FINAO Solutions has added Open MRI of Scottsboro, AL, to its customer list.
April 12, 2015
ContextVision signs long-term supply deal with MRI firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image enhancement software developer ContextVision has signed a long-term contract to supply its GOPView MRI2 Plus to a major MRI company
April 8, 2015
Synaptive Medical gets FDA OK for navigation device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
3D visualization firm Synaptive Medical has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its BrightMatter Guide surgical navigation system.
April 8, 2015
Study advises MRI screening for high-risk pancreatic cancer patients
By Wayne Forrest
Swedish researchers believe that MRI could be the best imaging modality to screen people at high risk of pancreatic cancer, according to an April 8 study in JAMA Surgery. In a small study, they showed how using MRI to screen high-risk individuals found pancreatic lesions in 40% of patients.
April 7, 2015
3T MRI shows how meniscus tears heal, predicts outcomes
By Wayne Forrest
MRI at 3 tesla can help forecast the healing potential of a meniscus tear based, in part, on decreased meniscus extrusion, according to a study presented March 28 at a meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
April 7, 2015
Biotronik implants 1st MRI-conditional pacemaker in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biomedical device company Biotronik has implanted the first U.S. patient with the company's Eluna pacemaker system with ProMRI technology, which enables patients implanted with the device to undergo MRI scans.
April 6, 2015
New MRI technique improves prostate cancer detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new MRI technique called restriction spectrum imaging MRI (RSI-MRI) is providing enhanced details on the extent and exact location of prostate tumors.
April 5, 2015
Long-term study confirms safety of gadolinium MRI contrast agent
By Wayne Forrest
Amid persistent concerns over the safety of gadolinium MRI contrast agents, a new study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology reinforces the "relatively robust safety profile" of at least one MRI agent. Adverse reactions were tracked over nearly eight years and found to be "infinitesimally small."
March 31, 2015
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Calif. woman awarded $28M in delayed MRI case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A California woman has been awarded more than $28 million by a jury that found that Kaiser Permanente doctors were negligent in delaying an MRI scan that could have detected an aggressive cancerous tumor.
March 30, 2015
New MRI technique detects cancer via sugar
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have developed an MRI technique that homes in on sugar molecules shed by cancerous cells, potentially offering a new way to differentiate malignant from benign lesions, according to a study published online March 27 in Nature Communications.
March 29, 2015
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Ergospect signs U.S. service deal with Carolina Medical
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ergospect of Innsbruck, Austria, has signed an exclusive repair agreement with Carolina Medical Parts of Winston-Salem, NC.
March 26, 2015
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