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Samsung eyes MRI, x-ray acquisitions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Following up on its recent majority ownership purchase of ultrasound vendor Medison, Samsung Electronics is considering acquisitions of MRI and x-ray firms, according to an article published in Bloomberg.
July 17, 2011
GE launches MIND Coalition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has unveiled its new Making an Impact on Neurodegenerative Diseases (MIND) initiative to help physicians improve the worldwide detection, diagnosis, and management of neurological conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
July 14, 2011
Training needed to meet future MRI needs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
As new MR applications are developed, new education and training programs will be needed to meet the demands of the imaging community, according to a study in the July/August 2011 issue of Radiologic Technology, a journal of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.
July 14, 2011
Study hints at unnecessary imaging for acute pelvic pain
By Erik L. Ridley
A new study has found that women admitted to the emergency department for acute pelvic pain may be receiving more imaging exams than needed. Many diagnoses are made based on the initial imaging study and additional exams are unnecessary, the authors say.
July 14, 2011
Fla. university debuts new 25T magnet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University has unveiled a new custom-built $2.5 million split-magnet imaging system that features a 25-tesla magnet.
July 13, 2011
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CMS finalizes MRI pacemaker coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized its previously announced proposal to expand Medicare coverage of MRI with implanted pacemakers.
July 10, 2011
GE gets design awards for concept MRI scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received a pair of awards from an industrial design society for several "concept" MRI scanners, as well as an award for a scanner that's pending 510(k) clearance.
July 10, 2011
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Toshiba rolls out MR software upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for version 3.1 of its VirtualExplorer MR workstation software.
July 10, 2011
CE-MRI predicts survival in breast cancer patients after chemo
By Wayne Forrest
With the help of contrast-enhanced (CE) MRI, British researchers have found that patients with breast cancer who have higher levels of vascularization after two cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy are likely to have lower survival rates, according to a study in the July issue of Radiology.
July 7, 2011
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DMS inks SD mobile MRI order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile imaging services provider DMS Health Technologies has received a multiyear agreement from Coteau des Prairies Hospital of Sisseton, SD.
July 5, 2011
Survey shows regional imaging cost disparity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Employee healthcare benefits advisory firm Change:Healthcare found significant regional disparity in the cost of imaging studies in the U.S. in its quarterly Healthcare Transparency Index.
July 3, 2011
DMS signs Idaho mobile MRI contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DMS Health Technologies has signed a contract to provide mobile MRI services to Syringa Hospital and Clinics of Grangeville, ID.
June 29, 2011
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