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ESC: MRI shows balloon pumps don't reduce infarct size
By Wayne Forrest
Using MRI, researchers have found that intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation prior to percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction does not reduce infarct size, according to a study presented on Tuesday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Paris.
August 29, 2011
Cardiac MRI helps determine tumor type in children's hearts
By Wayne Forrest
Cardiac MRI can predict the likely tumor type in a majority of children with a cardiac mass, but cannot always conclusively determine if the tumor is malignant, according to a study in the August 30 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
August 29, 2011
Shutter-speed MRI more accurate for breast cancer diagnosis
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University are using a technique called shutter-speed dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI to improve breast cancer diagnostic accuracy and reduce unnecessary biopsies, according to a study published online August 9 by Radiology.
August 24, 2011
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IMRIS sells 2 MRI systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer IMRIS said it sold two systems to a single U.S. customer during the first 45 days of its third quarter.
August 24, 2011
Los Alamos sets tesla world record
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory's Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico have set a new world record for the strongest magnetic field produced by a nondestructive magnet.
August 23, 2011
MR spectroscopy, PET identify early Alzheimer's risk
By Wayne Forrest
Using proton MR spectroscopy and PET, researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, have identified significantly high levels of amyloid-beta deposits and other abnormalities in cognitively normal people with early signs of Alzheimer's disease, according to research in the August 24 issue of Neurology.
August 23, 2011
Vessel analysis software automates stenosis quantification
By Erik L. Ridley
Manual quantification of stenosis suffers from interreader variability, which can affect interpretation and comparison of results. Software-based automated techniques can do a much better and more efficient job, according to a pair of recent studies.
August 21, 2011
Univ. of Alberta gets rad therapy funds
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of Alberta has announced it will receive funding to develop MR real-time guided radiation therapy.
August 18, 2011
Philips, Methodist partner on imaging suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare and the Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston are collaborating to develop new imaging technology that might help identify the start and cause of an infectious disease epidemic.
August 16, 2011
MESA study links pericardial fat to atherosclerosis
By Wayne Forrest
Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) show that fat around the heart as detected by cardiac MRI and CT can promote atherosclerosis, according to a paper published online August 16 in Radiology.
August 15, 2011
Stanford group shrinks MRI coil for better breast imaging
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers at Stanford University are working on a dedicated breast MRI coil with smaller coil elements, which they believe could result in sharper images and up to three times the sensitivity of standard MRI coils.
August 15, 2011
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fMRI shows how adults with autism have problems with pronouns
By Wayne Forrest
Functional MRI (fMRI) has helped researchers at Carnegie Mellon University find "diminished synchronization" between two areas of the brain to explain why high-functioning autistic adults use the wrong pronouns in their speech, according to a study in the August issue of Brain.
August 11, 2011
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