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Comics for residents; MRI in pregnant women; Gamma Knife pay cuts
By Brian Casey
April 1, 2013
MRI helps guide appendicitis assessment in pregnant women
By Wayne Forrest
MRI without oral contrast is useful for evaluating pregnant patients suspected of having appendicitis and should be used as an adjunct imaging test in their clinical workup, according to a study published in the April issue of Radiology.
April 1, 2013
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GE launches 2 new MR scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has debuted its Optima MR360 Advance and Brivo MR355 Inspire 1.5-tesla scanners following receipt of U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance.
March 27, 2013
MRI for migraines; overuse of lumbar spine MRI; NCBC coverage
By Erik L. Ridley
March 25, 2013
MRI spots brain abnormalities in patients with migraines
By Wayne Forrest
Using a surface-based MRI method to measure cortical thickness, Italian researchers have found that migraine headaches may be related to brain abnormalities present at birth and other abnormalities that develop over time, according to a study published online in Radiology.
March 25, 2013
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JAMA IM: Lumbar spine MRI scans substantially overused
By Wayne Forrest
Canadian researchers have found evidence of "substantial overuse" of lumbar spine MRI scans: More than half of requests for images were considered inappropriate (29%) or of uncertain value (27%) in a study published online March 25 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
March 24, 2013
Jury awards $5M in GE Omniscan suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An Ohio man and his wife were awarded $5 million on March 22 after an eight-person federal jury in Cleveland agreed that he was severely injured after receiving a dose of GE Healthcare's Omniscan MRI contrast agent.
March 24, 2013
DWI-MRI assists proton beam therapy for ocular melanoma
By Wayne Forrest
The ability of diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) to differentiate between ocular melanoma and retinal detachment can help direct the appropriate proton beam therapy for patients, according to a study presented at this month's European Congress of Radiology.
March 21, 2013
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DTI-MRI finds brain changes in Gulf War veterans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI), researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found evidence that veterans who suffer from Gulf War illness have physical changes in their brains not seen in unaffected individuals, according to a study published online March 20 in PLOS One.
March 20, 2013
House makes progress on helium supply bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation that would stabilize the U.S. supply of helium, used to cool MRI magnets, took a step forward this week with the advancement of a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.
March 20, 2013
Automated postprocessing tools improve cardiac MR scans
By Erik L. Ridley
Several image postprocessing methods are up for the task of assessing myocardial scar tissue from late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac MR exams, according to a multicenter study presented at the recent Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance meeting.
March 20, 2013
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FDA approves Guerbet's Dotarem MRI contrast
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French contrast developer Guerbet has received approval for its Dotarem (gadoterate meglumine) MRI contrast agent from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
March 19, 2013
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