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New registry formed for ultrasound fibroid treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation, Philips Healthcare, and focused-ultrasound developer InSightec have joined forces to establish an international multicenter registry to evaluate MR-guided focused ultrasound treatment for uterine fibroids.
May 5, 2013
Covidien releases outlook for Mallinckrodt
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Covidien has released its financial outlook for Mallinckrodt, the business that Covidien plans to spin off as a separate publicly traded company in mid-2013.
May 5, 2013
Siemens gets FDA clearance for MRI software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its CAIPIRINHA software, which cuts by half the length of time patients need to hold their breath during MRI scans.
May 5, 2013
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IMRIS revenues rise, but still posts loss in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Increased deliveries of its Visius surgical theaters and higher service contract revenues propelled image-guided therapy developer IMRIS to a more than doubling of revenue in its first quarter. But the company's net loss remained unchanged from a year ago.
May 2, 2013
Breast MRI changes cancer treatment in many women over 60
By Wayne Forrest
A new study led by Dr. Stamatia Destounis found that women older than 60 years saw changes to their initial cancer treatment plan approximately 50% of the time after undergoing MRI to determine the extent of disease.
May 2, 2013
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MRgFUS aids treatment of essential tremor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The use of transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) for thalamotomy can lead to significant positive effects in patients with essential tremor, according to a study presented at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons meeting in New Orleans.
April 30, 2013
Method improves chemical exchange MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at New York University and NYU Langone Medical Center have created a novel way to enhance MRI by reducing interference from large macromolecules that can often obscure images generated by current chemical exchange saturation transfer methods.
April 30, 2013
Philips sells 1st PET/MRI to children's hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Texas Children's Hospital announced it will be the first children's hospital in the U.S. to use a PET/MRI scanner (Philips Healthcare).
April 29, 2013
Brazil CT, MRI, US markets to near $1B by 2017
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Government programs and investments in Brazil's healthcare sector have lent momentum to the country's medical imaging market, with revenues expected to reach $919.7 million in 2017, according to a new report from market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
April 29, 2013
MRI shows rotator cable's influence in rotator cuff injuries
By Wayne Forrest
Using MRI, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center believe they have taken an important first step in understanding the rotator cable's role in both intact and torn rotator cuffs, which, in turn, could improve characterization of a patient's injury or disease.
April 29, 2013
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Report: Global MRI market worth $5.24B by 2018
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new report by business research firm MarketsandMarkets predicts that the global market for MRI equipment will reach $5.24 billion by 2018, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 4.6%.
April 28, 2013
U.S. House passes bill to protect helium supply
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bipartisan bill to prevent the early closure of the Federal Helium Reserve has passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 394 to 1, according to the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance.
April 25, 2013
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