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MITA lobbies Congress to maintain helium reserve
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has written a letter to Congress urging policymakers to keep the Federal Helium Reserve operational to avoid a major supply crisis early in 2013.
October 1, 2012
DWI-MRI helps reduce false-positive breast MRI scans
By Wayne Forrest
Combining diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) with dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI to calculate apparent diffusion coefficient values could decrease false-positive findings in breast MRI and re­duce preventable biopsies, according to a new study published online on October 2 in Radiology.
October 1, 2012
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Fonar posts strong year-end results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI vendor Fonar posted strong results for its full year of fiscal 2012.
September 30, 2012
Center owner pleads guilty in NJ kickback case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The owner of a New Jersey imaging center that allegedly paid healthcare providers for patient referrals in violation of federal law has pleaded guilty in the case.
September 30, 2012
Dedicated breast MRI reins in false positives
By Kate Madden Yee
Use of a specialized breast MRI scanner led to a sharp decline in false positives compared to breast imaging on whole-body MRI scanners in a study published in the October issue of Radiology. The results address what has historically been a weak point for breast MRI: its specificity.
September 30, 2012
MRI helps assess prostate cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Among patients initially diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, those with tumors clearly visualized by endorectal MRI were significantly more likely to have their disease status upgraded at biopsy, according to a new study in the Journal of Urology.
September 25, 2012
NJ doctor pleads guilty in MRI kickback case
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A New Jersey doctor has pled guilty to taking cash payments from an MRI center in Orange, NJ, in return for patient referrals. The physician, Dr. Dinesh Patel, faces up to five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000.
September 24, 2012
DWI-MRI enhances performance in prostate cancer cases
By Wayne Forrest
Diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI-MRI) can improve diagnostic performance and be a useful adjunct to conventional MRI in detecting prostate cancer, according to a meta-analysis published in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
September 24, 2012
Hitachi installs 1st Echelon Oval MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems America's first Echelon Oval high-field MRI scanner has been installed and is in use at ProScan Imaging's Eastgate facility located in Cincinnati.
September 18, 2012
Toshiba wins Fla. MRI contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has won a contract with the University of Florida for two of its Vantage Titan 3-tesla MR systems.
September 18, 2012
STIR MRI needs no contrast to visualize lower cranial nerves
By Wayne Forrest
High-resolution short-tau inversion-recovery (STIR) MRI without contrast is feasible for the simultaneous evaluation of lower cranial nerves and the vessels in the posterior fossa, according to a study in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
September 18, 2012
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Helium shortage lingers for hospitals and imaging centers
By Wayne Forrest
Hospitals and medical imaging centers across the U.S. are keeping a watchful eye on supplies of helium -- a key ingredient in cooling MRI magnets -- as their sources have been on strict allocations for several months.
September 17, 2012
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