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Bipartisan helium bill introduced in Senate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bipartisan bill that would safeguard access to helium in the U.S. by preventing the closure of the Federal Helium Reserve has been introduced in the Senate.
April 24, 2013
MRI adds to cancer detection in women with breast implants
By Wayne Forrest
When used as an adjunct to mammography and ultrasound, MRI can find additional cancers and provide more detail about their location in patients with breast implants, according to a study from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
April 24, 2013
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Esaote installs 1st G-scan Brio MRI in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and musculoskeletal MRI firm Esaote has completed the first installation of its G-scan Brio MRI system in the U.S. at the Clinica Venamer in Miami.
April 22, 2013
MRI shows brain atrophy's potential link to multiple sclerosis
By Wayne Forrest
MR images show that when the thalamic and central regions of the brain atrophy, individuals have a greater chance of developing multiple sclerosis over the course of two years, according to a study published online April 23 in Radiology.
April 22, 2013
Toshiba gains partners for fMRI research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems announced it is partnering with cancer institute Shands at the University of Florida and Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California to conduct research in functional MRI (fMRI).
April 21, 2013
ARRS: MRI tops US in appendicitis detection in pregnant women
By Wayne Forrest
WASHINGTON, DC - MRI should be the first imaging test, rather than ultrasound, for pregnant women suspected of having appendicitis, according to a study presented at last week's American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
April 21, 2013
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ARRS: MRI chemical analysis identifies renal cell tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Adding chemical-shift analysis techniques to MRI exams can help differentiate conventional clear renal cell carcinoma from other types of cancer, according to a study presented Friday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Washington, DC.
April 18, 2013
GE gets clearance for MR therapy planning suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance and the European CE Mark for its 1.5-tesla GEM RT Open Head & Neck Suite.
April 17, 2013
InSightec reports Medicare billing code for MRgFUS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec said the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has created a new billing code for MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment of pain palliation of metastatic bone lesions, and has established a Medicare payment rate for hospital outpatient departments.
April 17, 2013
Patient movement, wrong parameters trigger repeated MRI exams
By Wayne Forrest
Patient movement and the use of incorrect technical parameters by radiologic technologists are the two most common causes for the need to perform repeat MRI exams, according to a new study by Portuguese researchers.
April 17, 2013
Postmortem MRI shows sudden cardiac death invisible at autopsy
By Eric Barnes
In results that add substantial forensic power to identifying the cause of death, postmortem cardiac 3-tesla MRI has been found to identify sudden cardiac death in cases that are invisible at conventional autopsy, according to new research published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
April 16, 2013
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Boston Scientific places new MRI pacing system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Boston Scientific announced it has implanted its ImageReady MR-conditional pacing system in the first patient enrolled in the ImageReady MR Conditional Pacing System Clinical Study at Ohio Health's Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.
April 14, 2013
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