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Big iron may not be big driver of healthcare costs
By Cynthia E. Keen
A new analysis of growth in healthcare costs at U.S. hospitals found that medical imaging technology accounted for only 5% of the growth in healthcare expenses, an amount that was dwarfed by the increasing cost of medical supplies, according to an article in Health Services Research.
September 16, 2012
ASCO BCS: Does breast MRI before surgery really help?
By Kate Madden Yee
SAN FRANCISCO - Whether preoperative breast MRI contributes to better diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes is one of the most controversial areas in breast imaging. The topic was explored in a discussion on September 13 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Breast Cancer Symposium (BCS).
September 13, 2012
AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider
By Wayne Forrest
September 12, 2012
Toshiba reaches Vantage MR milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed its 1,400th Vantage MR system worldwide.
September 10, 2012
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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