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Celsion, Philips resubmit MR-HIFU study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oncology drug development company Celsion and Philips Healthcare announced the joint resubmission of an investigational new drug/investigational device exemption (IND/IDE) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a phase II clinical study.
May 13, 2012
MITA applauds Senate efforts on helium supply bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) is praising bipartisan efforts by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in its hearing today on the Helium Stewardship Act of 2012 (S 2374).
May 9, 2012
Researchers claim shorter MRI scan times
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, claim to have developed an MRI protocol that significantly boosts the speed of MRI scanning, shortening the scan time required for pediatric patients, according to a new study published this week in Medical Physics.
May 8, 2012
Radiologists could be key in identifying signs of elder abuse
By Rosemary Frei
A radiologist-led team from Toronto has identified a gestalt of injuries and surrounding social context common to most cases of physical abuse of the elderly. The group believes this could be a guide to identifying victims of elder abuse, much as a pediatric radiologist defined the signs of shaken-baby syndrome in the 1940s.
May 8, 2012
Hitachi nets FDA OK for Echelon Oval MRI scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems America has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its Echelon Oval 1.5-tesla ultrawide-bore MRI scanner in the U.S.
May 7, 2012
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Agilent debuts preclinical MRI at ISMRM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Instrument measurement company Agilent Technologies used the Melbourne, Australia, venue of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) annual meeting to launch its nScope eMRI preclinical imaging system.
May 6, 2012
Philips partners with Phoenix hospital on MRI research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Royal Philips Electronics has established a five-year agreement with St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix to pursue research to help advance MRI technology.
May 6, 2012
ARRS: Breast density may not influence need for preop MRI
By Wayne Forrest
Women with newly diagnosed breast cancer should undergo a preoperative MRI scan to detect additional unsuspected malignancies, even if they do not have dense breasts, according to a study presented on Friday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting in Vancouver.
May 3, 2012
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Canada to fund brain research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canadian government has unveiled plans to invest in neuroscience research with the creation of the Canada Brain Research Fund.
May 3, 2012
Stroke victims not receiving timely imaging
By Eric Barnes
"Time is brain" in stroke care -- and far too much of both are being lost, according to a neurologist-led study in Stroke that documents the delays most patients are experiencing in many hospitals before the critical step of brain imaging occurs.
May 1, 2012
PET tops SPECT, cardiac MR in diagnosing artery disease
By Wayne Forrest
SPECT, cardiac MR, and PET all reached high sensitivity for detecting obstructive coronary artery disease, but PET turned in the best diagnostic performance in a meta-analysis published in the May 8 edition of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
May 1, 2012
Celsion, Focused Ultrasound support HIFU trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical R&D firm Celsion and the Focused Ultrasound Foundation said they are supporting preclinical research designed to explore the use of Celsion's ThermoDox drug candidate in combination with MR-guided, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for treating pancreatic cancer.
May 1, 2012
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