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Aspect Imaging introduces LumiQuant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact MRI manufacturer Aspect Imaging has unveiled LumiQuant, a software and hardware package for coregistering and measuring luminescence images with the Bruker Icon compact MRI system.
April 9, 2013
Monteris Medical touts NeuroBlast study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Monteris Medical said the first-in-human study on the company's NeuroBlate thermal therapy system has produced promising results
April 9, 2013
JACR: MRI use has slowed
By Kate Madden Yee
The overall Medicare MRI utilization rate has slowed since 2008, due in part to policymakers' focus on reducing unnecessary healthcare costs -- and radiologists' efforts to educate their colleagues on appropriate imaging use, according to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
April 7, 2013
Monteris nets FDA OK for MRI-guided laser
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device developer Monteris Medical has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its MRI-guided NeuroBlate laser ablation system.
April 7, 2013
Imaging centers hit with surprise 30% cut for MRI codes
By Kate Madden Yee
The American Taxpayer Relief Act in January averted the planned 26.5% cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, but it didn't prevent reimbursement for two "bread and butter" MRI codes from being slashed by 30%. Some freestanding imaging centers are only now becoming painfully aware of the cut.
April 4, 2013
MRI Interventions reports new use for ClearPoint
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI Interventions said that its ClearPoint MRI-guided neuro intervention system has been used by physicians in laser ablation procedures to treat epilepsy and brain tumors.
April 1, 2013
President Obama launches brain research initiative
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
President Barack Obama has debuted a new research initiative aimed at helping researchers discover new ways to treat, cure, and prevent brain disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury.
April 1, 2013
Comics for residents; MRI in pregnant women; Gamma Knife pay cuts
By Brian Casey
April 1, 2013
MRI helps guide appendicitis assessment in pregnant women
By Wayne Forrest
MRI without oral contrast is useful for evaluating pregnant patients suspected of having appendicitis and should be used as an adjunct imaging test in their clinical workup, according to a study published in the April issue of Radiology.
April 1, 2013
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GE launches 2 new MR scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has debuted its Optima MR360 Advance and Brivo MR355 Inspire 1.5-tesla scanners following receipt of U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance.
March 27, 2013
MRI for migraines; overuse of lumbar spine MRI; NCBC coverage
By Erik L. Ridley
March 25, 2013
MRI spots brain abnormalities in patients with migraines
By Wayne Forrest
Using a surface-based MRI method to measure cortical thickness, Italian researchers have found that migraine headaches may be related to brain abnormalities present at birth and other abnormalities that develop over time, according to a study published online in Radiology.
March 25, 2013
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