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Study: Price transparency reduces MR costs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Consumers who chose less expensive MRI exams after receiving price information helped save $220 per test in total health system costs, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.
August 4, 2014
GE files 510(k) for PET/MR system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has filed for 510(k) clearance of its new whole-body Signa PET/MR scanner with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
August 3, 2014
Medtronic buys Visualase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Medtronic has completed the acquisition of Visualase, a company that develops and markets MRI-guided technology for minimally invasive neurosurgeries.
August 3, 2014
ViewRay installs 1st East Coast system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer ViewRay has installed the first MRIdian MRI-guided radiation therapy system on the East Coast.
July 30, 2014
NCAA reaches $70M concussion settlement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has settled litigation that calls for the group to provide $70 million for concussion testing of current and former NCAA student-athletes.
July 30, 2014
DTI-MRI shows brain wiring in neurodevelopmental disorders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI), researchers have found differences in brain wiring between children with sensory processing disorders and those with autism, according to a study published online July 30 in PLOS One.
July 29, 2014
MRI-guided device aids stroke treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers have unveiled a new MRI-guided catheter that could help physicians assess brain tissue in real-time in stroke patients.
July 29, 2014
Yoga pants prompt warning on MRI safety
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An incident at a hospital in Canada has prompted a warning about the hazards of wearing certain types of yoga pants -- which may contain metal fibers -- during MRI scans.
July 24, 2014
Honey, I shrunk the magnet: Preclinical 7T MRI runs cryogen-free
By Wayne Forrest
Looking to fill a void in the market for preclinical MRI and eliminate the need for labs to hunt down scarce supplies of liquid helium, MR Solutions has developed a new cryogen-free, compact 7-tesla preclinical scanner for research applications.
July 24, 2014
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IMRIS gets CE Mark for surgical theater upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
IMRIS has received the CE Mark for integration of the next generation of its core MRI technology into its Visius Surgical Theatre.
July 22, 2014
AAPM: Radiation therapy not just for cancer?
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy may be a promising alternative treatment for patients whose hypertension doesn't respond to medication, according to preliminary research being presented this week at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting.
July 22, 2014
MRI links antipsychotic drugs to brain loss
By Wayne Forrest
MR images of patients with schizophrenia have confirmed that antipsychotic drugs can lead to a decrease in brain volume, but the drugs do not appear to cause adverse cognitive issues. The study also found that the rate of brain loss was greater when the dose of medication was higher.
July 20, 2014
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