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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
Gadolinium persists in brain years after MRI scans
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic can't quite explain the clinical significance, but the discovery of traces of gadolinium in four areas of the brain several years after administration of MRI contrast is enough evidence to warrant further investigation as to the reasons why.
March 26, 2015
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MRI measures brain atrophy in Alzheimer's
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have validated the first standardized protocol to measure atrophy in the hippocampal region of the brain, an early sign of Alzheimer's disease.
March 26, 2015
MRI links head injuries to brain aging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
British researchers have found that the brains of people with serious head injuries show signs similar to those of increased aging.
March 26, 2015
AGA retreats on workup for pancreatic cysts found on imaging
By Eric Barnes
The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has published new guidelines for managing asymptomatic neoplastic pancreatic cysts detected incidentally during CT or MRI scans. The guidelines retreat from previous advice to follow up these lesions more aggressively, according to an article published in Gastroenterology.
March 25, 2015
Public reporting does not reduce MRI scans for low back pain
By Wayne Forrest
Healthcare regulators looking to reduce overutilization of medical imaging through public reporting of unnecessary procedures may want to find a bigger stick. An analysis in Texas of public reporting of MRI scans for low back pain -- an often unnecessary procedure -- found the initiative to have little effect on procedure growth.
March 25, 2015
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FDA sends MRI recall notices to GE, Siemens
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent recall letters to GE Healthcare and Siemens Healthcare regarding the operation of some MRI scanners.
March 25, 2015
Brain MRI spots effects of prenatal exposure to air pollutants
By Wayne Forrest
MRI has shown reduced white matter in the brains of children who were exposed to toxic air pollution while in utero. This reduction may have led to behavioral and cognitive problems in the first seven to nine years of their lives, according to an article published online March 25 in JAMA Psychiatry.
March 24, 2015
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MRI tops liver biopsy in measuring iron in sick kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI of the liver is more accurate than liver biopsy in determining total body iron balance in patients with sickle-cell disease and other disorders that might require blood transfusion therapy.
March 19, 2015
New standards for PET/MRI; image security problems; more NCoBC news
By Brian Casey
March 18, 2015
Green tea compounds improve MRI scans in animal study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
By attaching compounds extracted from green tea to contrast nanoparticles, researchers from Germany say they have enhanced MRI scans of malignant tumors in mice.
March 18, 2015
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