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IMRIS hires Miller as president, COO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer IMRIS has named Jay Miller as its new president and chief operating officer (COO), effective September 10.
September 6, 2012
NFL funds $30M in brain research grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Football League (NFL) will contribute $30 million in medical research funding to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health.
September 5, 2012
Good times ahead for MRI? Market conditions favor replacement
By James Brice
An era of constraint that compelled many MRI users to delay replacing their aging equipment may be coming to an end, and a new phase of scanner purchasing could be on the horizon, according to a new report on U.S. market conditions for the modality.
September 5, 2012
IMRIS wins patent, FDA clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer IMRIS said it has been granted a U.S. patent for MR-guided radiation therapy, which involves the combination of radiation therapy and a moveable magnet system.
September 4, 2012
Cardiac MR tops ECG in finding hidden myocardial infarctions
By Wayne Forrest
Cardiac MR outperformed electrocardiography (ECG) for detecting unrecognized myocardial infarctions (MIs), catching many that were missed on ECG studies, according to a study published in the September 5 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
September 3, 2012
MRI tops x-ray for knee osteoarthritis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI detected a high prevalence of abnormalities associated with knee osteoarthritis in middle-aged and elderly patients who had no evidence of the condition on x-ray, according to a study published online on Wednesday in the British Medical Journal.
August 30, 2012
Biotronik begins ICD MRI study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German biomedical device company Biotronik has initiated its Prospective Assessment of Risk Factors for Appropriate ICD Intervention in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (PARCADIA) multicenter study.
August 30, 2012
fMRI shows brain changes in patients with mild brain injury
By Wayne Forrest
Functional MRI (fMRI) showed changes in brain activation when people with mild traumatic brain injury performed memory tasks, hinting that such injuries could have longer-lasting effects than previously thought, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.
August 30, 2012
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Study queries effects of 7T MRI on the brain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Standard head movements made while exposed to electromagnetic fields produced by a 7-tesla MRI scanner seem to temporarily lower concentration and visuospatial awareness, according to a study published online on Monday in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
August 29, 2012
MRI reliable for characterizing scrotal, testicular lesions
By Wayne Forrest
MRI can reliably detect, precisely localize, and accurately characterize scrotal lesions to advance treatment strategies and avoid unnecessary surgery for patients, enabling many to save their testicles, according to a study in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 29, 2012
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MR enterography OK for kids with Crohn's
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Children 9 years of age and older with Crohn's disease can tolerate MR enterography as a replacement for small bowel x-rays or CT enterography, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 22, 2012
MRI sheds light on alcohol-related birth defects
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using MRI, researchers have found that early exposure to alcohol resulted in birth defects in mice, illustrating how fetal alcohol syndrome can affect humans, according to a study published online August 2 in PLOS One.
August 22, 2012
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