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1st patients receive ICDs in Biotronik ProMRI study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biomedical device company Biotronik announced that the first U.S. patients have received its Iforia implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).
April 2, 2014
ClearPoint, Visius used for pediatric laser procedure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
IMRIS and MRI Interventions announced that a surgical team at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, TX, has used the companies' combined technology to perform the first pediatric laser ablation procedure.
April 2, 2014
West Physics acquires Medical Physics Services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical and health physics consulting firm West Physics has acquired Medical Physics Services of Daphne, AL.
April 1, 2014
MR with optical imaging finds small breast tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new breast-conserving surgical technique combines presurgical MRI with optical scanning during surgery to locate small breast tumors for excision, according to a pilot study published online in March in the Annals of Surgical Oncology.
March 27, 2014
Cardiac MRI useful in selecting patients for liver transplants
By Rabia Mughal
Cardiac MRI is an accurate technique for evaluating changes in the myocardium of patients with end-stage liver disease, particularly those who have been infected with hepatitis C, according to a new Egyptian study presented at ECR 2014.
March 27, 2014
ScanMed unveils MRI coil for mandible imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
ScanMed of Resonance Innovations has introduced a new phased-array MRI coil for orbit and mandible imaging.
March 26, 2014
3D MRI helps predict survival after chemo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University are using specialized 3D MRI to measure living and dying tumor tissue to show whether highly toxic chemotherapy is working.
March 26, 2014
MRI for pediatric appendicitis; soothing mammography; CT perfusion for esophageal tumors
By Brian Casey
March 19, 2014
MRI provides alternative to CT, US for pediatric appendicitis
By Wayne Forrest
MRI without contrast provides "high diagnostic performance" for suspected pediatric appendicitis and has "substantial" agreement with ultrasound in positive appendicitis cases, indicating that it could be an alternative to both ultrasound and CT for this application, according to a study published online March 17 in Radiology.
March 19, 2014
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MRI magnetic fields might treat balance disorders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Two new studies suggest that magnetic fields from MRI scanners could be used to diagnose, treat, and study inner-ear disorders in the future, replacing more invasive and uncomfortable examinations.
March 18, 2014
Study finds overutilization of imaging for headache in U.S.
By Wayne Forrest
Despite guidelines to control the use of CT and MRI for headaches and migraines, neuroimaging procedures are overused and cost an estimated $3.9 billion between 2007 and 2010, according to a study published online March 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
March 17, 2014
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Biotronik to broaden ProMRI trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biotronik has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to expand its ProMRI trial.
March 13, 2014
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