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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
New MRI method 'fingerprints' tissues and diseases
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center are developing a new imaging method called MR fingerprinting, which they believe can obtain more information than a traditional MRI.
March 17, 2013
MRI spots tiny lesions after mild TBI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brain MRI performed soon after mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) or mild concussion can spot tiny lesions that are associated with more severe TBI, according to research scheduled to be presented at next week's American Academy of Neurology annual meeting in San Diego.
March 12, 2013
ACC: Nonthoracic MRI may be safe for pacemaker, ICD patients
By James Brice
SAN FRANCISCO - Nonthoracic MRI scans are safe for patients with cardiac pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), according to preliminary results from the MagnaSafe Registry presented on March 10 at the 2013 American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.
March 12, 2013
NFL tackles brain injury; does MRI make techs sad? And, how do rads look on TV?
By Brian Casey
March 11, 2013
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