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Foundation gets grant for US therapy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation has received a $600,000 grant from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
June 18, 2013
MRI shows similarities between concussion, Alzheimer's
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI showed that the distribution of white-matter brain abnormalities in some patients after mild traumatic brain injury closely resembled conditions found in early Alzheimer's dementia, in a study published online June 18 in Radiology.
June 18, 2013
MRI finds spinal infections from drug injections
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An MRI scan of the injection site of a contaminated steroid drug helped give healthcare providers an earlier indication of probable or confirmed fungal spinal or paraspinal infection, according to a study in the June 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
June 17, 2013
Toshiba lands Minn. imaging deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has landed a three-year deal to supply medical imaging technology to Park Nicollet Health Services of St. Louis Park, MN.
June 17, 2013
MRI links abdominal aortic plaque with cardiovascular events
By Wayne Forrest
MRI measurements of the amount of plaque in the abdominal aorta and the thickness of its wall are associated with future cardiovascular events, such as a heart attack or stroke, according to a study published online June 18 in Radiology.
June 17, 2013
fMRI finds 2 forms of Gulf War illness
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using functional MRI (fMRI), researchers may have found two distinct forms of Gulf War illness based on signs of atrophy in different brain regions.
June 16, 2013
SNMMI: Cardiac PET/MRI matches PET/CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Assessment of heart muscle viability using PET/MRI yielded comparable results to PET/CT in a study presented this week at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.
June 13, 2013
Cardiac MRI shows emergency benefits
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using stress cardiac MRI in the emergency department observation unit can reduce hospital readmissions, coronary revascularization procedures, and the need for additional cardiac testing, according to a study published online May 8 by JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
June 13, 2013
ACR urges CMS not to separate MR, CT cost centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and a coalition of other radiology organizations are raising objections to a plan to change how Medicare pays for hospital-based CT and MRI scans.
June 12, 2013
MRI study shows heading soccer ball leads to brain injury
By Kate Madden Yee
Soccer players who frequently use their heads to field the ball perform poorly on memory tests and have brain abnormalities on MRI scans that are similar to those found in patients with traumatic brain injury, according to a study published online June 11 in Radiology.
June 10, 2013
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Johns Hopkins, TriFoil unveil SPECT/MR device at SNMMI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
VANCOUVER - Researchers from Johns Hopkins University on Monday unveiled a new preclinical hybrid SPECT/MR molecular imaging system at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.
June 9, 2013
fMRI investigates roots of dyslexia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using functional MRI (fMRI), researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that differences in a person's visual system do not cause dyslexia but instead may be a consequence of the disorder, according to a study published online June 6 in Neuron.
June 6, 2013
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