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Joint Commission standards tackle MRI safety, radiation dose; more Birnholz
By Brian Casey
January 19, 2015
Joint Commission releases requirements for imaging services
By Kate Madden Yee
The Joint Commission has released updated accreditation requirements for diagnostic imaging service providers in hospitals and ambulatory care centers. Although the new rules emphasize imaging safety in positive ways, more specific guidance is needed, according to safety advocates.
January 19, 2015
Novel MRI scanner helps diagnose neonates with pulmonary issues
By Wayne Forrest
Thanks to a specially modified compact MRI scanner, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is having early success in imaging infants in its neonatal intensive care unit for pulmonary ailments and abnormal lung development.
January 15, 2015
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PET/MRI spots neuroinflammation from chronic back pain
By Wayne Forrest
PET/MR images have led researchers for the first time to confirm evidence of neuroinflammation in key regions of the brain in patients with chronic back pain, according to a study published online January 12 in Brain.
January 14, 2015
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MR safety advocates create certification body
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI safety advocates have launched the American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety (ABMRS), which will certify healthcare professionals on MR safety compliance.
January 13, 2015
MRI now available in Canada's North
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Whitehorse General Hospital in the Yukon has installed the first MR scanner in Canada's North region.
January 13, 2015
SyntheticMR signs Cincinnati Children's
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SyntheticMR has delivered its SyMRI workflow and decision-support software to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
January 7, 2015
Toshiba touts noncontrast MRA trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems is promoting a new clinical study published this month on the use of a noncontrast MR angiography (MRA) technique in detecting renal artery stenosis.
January 7, 2015
Could brain imaging predict future behavior?
By Wayne Forrest
It may sound like something out of the technothriller "Minority Report," but could medical imaging modalities such as functional MRI someday be used to predict future behavior, such as someone's propensity to commit a crime? Maybe, but discoveries so far have fallen short of realizing imaging's potential in this regard, according to an article published January 7 in Neuron.
January 6, 2015
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MRI links bipolar disease to cerebellum changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A specialized MRI scanning protocol has detected differences in brain signals in the white matter and cerebellum of individuals with bipolar disorder -- changes that were not evident in bipolar patients receiving lithium treatment.
January 5, 2015
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FDA approves Gadavist MR contrast for kids younger than 2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bayer HealthCare announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its Gadavist (gadobutrol) injection for use with MRI in pediatric patients younger than 2 years old.
January 4, 2015
MRgFUS pioneer Jolesz dies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dr. Ferenc Jolesz, a pioneer of MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) surgery, has died, according to an announcement from the Focused Ultrasound Foundation. Jolesz died suddenly early on December 31, according to the foundation.
January 4, 2015
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