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MRI: Page 364
Radiology dominates ECRI list of healthcare tech issues
By
Brian Casey
Topics related to either diagnostic or therapeutic use of radiation dominated a top 10 list of important hospital technology topics for 2012, published this week by nonprofit technology research firm ECRI Institute.
January 5, 2012
Study of DRA's impact paints a complex picture
By
Kate Madden Yee
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) took a meat cleaver to reimbursement at U.S. outpatient imaging facilities when it went into effect in 2006. DRA opponents predicted that the law would force private imaging centers to close, shift imaging to less-convenient hospital settings, and reduce access to seniors. But has that really happened?
January 5, 2012
MRI suggests Copaxone helps MS patients
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teva Neuroscience is touting the results of a study that used an advanced MRI technique to show the benefits of its Copaxone (glatiramer acetate injection) treatment for reducing the frequency of relapses in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
January 4, 2012
MRI helps link silent strokes to memory loss
By
Wayne Forrest
Research using MRI indicates that small areas of dead brain cells, or silent strokes, found in approximately one of four older adults are linked to memory loss later in life, according to a new study published in the January 3 issue of
Neurology
.
January 3, 2012
Penn engineers develop better MRI contrast
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found a way to coat an iron-based contrast agent for MRI studies so that it only interacts with the acidic environment of tumors, potentially making it safer, cheaper, and more effective than existing alternatives, according to a study published in the journal
ACS Nano
.
January 2, 2012
Functional MRI shows how marijuana affects brain processing
By
Wayne Forrest
Functional MR images have revealed how different ingredients in marijuana appear to affect regions of the brain as it processes functions and responses to certain visual stimuli and tasks, according to a study in the January issue of
Archives of General Psychiatry
.
January 2, 2012
Study tracks malpractice risks; MRI of marijuana users
By
Brian Casey
January 2, 2012
MRI safety training pays off in Pa.
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Officials at St. Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus in Easton, PA, are crediting MRI safety training as the reason injuries and extensive damage were avoided following a fire in an MRI suite at the facility.
January 2, 2012
Johns Hopkins gets $8M cancer research grant
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Johns Hopkins University has received a five-year research grant worth more than $8 million from the U.S. National Cancer Institute to study early diagnostic tests and new treatments for breast, prostate, and other common cancers.
December 27, 2011
Cardiac MRI beats SPECT in detecting coronary heart disease
By
Cynthia E. Keen
Cardiovascular MRI is more accurate than SPECT for diagnosing coronary heart disease, according to the results of a prospective trial comparing the two. Authors of the study, which was published online December 23 in
Lancet
, say their results indicate that cardiac MRI should be adopted more widely.
December 22, 2011
3D matches 2D MRI for knee osteoarthritis, but in less time
By
Wayne Forrest
Three-dimensional fast spin-echo MRI can achieve "moderate to almost perfect agreement and high accuracy" compared with routine 2D fast spin-echo MRI for evaluating knee osteoarthritis, but in 30% less time, according to a study presented at the recent RSNA 2011 meeting in Chicago.
December 21, 2011
MRI biomarker may predict early Alzheimer's disease
By
Wayne Forrest
With the help of an MRI biomarker, researchers have found that people with smaller regions of the brain's cortex may be more likely to develop symptoms consistent with early Alzheimer's disease, even if they currently have no memory problems.
December 20, 2011
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