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Toshiba touts noncontrast renal MRA trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
At the RSNA 2010 meeting in Chicago, Toshiba America Medical Systems announced a multicenter clinical trial designed to establish the clinical efficacy of noncontrast renal MR angiography (MRA) using its time-spatial labeling inversion pulse (Time-SLIP) technology.
November 29, 2010
MR, CT highlight roles of exercise, fat in osteoarthritis
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Researchers utilizing different imaging techniques determined that light exercise such as walking and bowling may protect people against developing osteoarthritis, while the location of fat in the body -- especially visceral or belly fat -- may contribute to the bone weakening seen in osteoarthritis.
November 29, 2010
GE debuts 3T MRI magnet, MBI scanner, PET/CT MRI, wireless DR
By Brian Casey and Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - A new 3-tesla MRI magnet, a molecular breast imaging (MBI) system, a hybrid PET/CT MR suite, and a wireless digital radiography (DR) detector are among the highlights in the booth of GE Healthcare at this week's RSNA meeting.
November 29, 2010
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Invivo, CorTechs Labs ink distributor deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR technology provider Invivo announced an agreement with CorTechs Labs to become the key U.S. distributor for NeuroQuant.
November 29, 2010
PEM more specific than MRI for presurgical breast cancer planning
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Positron emission mammography (PEM) is more specific than breast MRI for presurgical planning of the ipsilateral breast in women with breast cancer. And this specificity could mean fewer unnecessary biopsies, researchers report.
November 29, 2010
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Siemens sets RSNA pace with PET/MRI, FFDM, CT dose reduction
By Brian Casey and Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - A new hybrid PET/MRI scanner, as well as a recently cleared full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system and new CT dose-reduction packages, are pacing the RSNA launches in the booth of Siemens Healthcare of Malvern, PA.
November 28, 2010
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Walking reduces Alzheimer's progression, 1.5-tesla MRI shows
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - With the help of 1.5-tesla MRI, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have found that walking 5 miles per week helps reduce the progression of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease in adults already afflicted with the condition, according to a study presented today at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 28, 2010
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Philips launches Ingenia MRI line, CT scanner at RSNA show
By Brian Casey and Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Philips Healthcare is launching a new line of MRI scanners at this week's RSNA show. The company is also launching a new 128-slice CT scanner and PET/CT system, and is showing a hybrid PET/MRI scanner.
November 28, 2010
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Sectra launches visualization table
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
At this week's RSNA meeting in Chicago, Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra of Linköping is unveiling its Sectra Visualization Table, a 46-inch medical multitouch table display designed to permit multiple users to interact with real-size 3D images generated by CT and MRI scanners.
November 27, 2010
Preoperative breast MRI doesn't raise overall mastectomy rate
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Increased use of preoperative breast MRI does not raise the overall mastectomy rate, according to researchers from the University of Genoa in Italy -- good news as the modality comes under scrutiny as a tool for diagnosing and managing breast cancer in high-risk populations.
November 27, 2010
Premedication unhelpful for recurrent contrast reactions
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Patients with a history of reactions to contrast agents appear to do just as well without premedication for subsequent imaging tests instead of pretreating with antihistamines or steroids, researchers said on Sunday at the RSNA show.
November 27, 2010
FDG-PET/CT, MRI can help assess stem cell transplant response
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - While FDG-PET/CT may be more suitable for early response detection of bone involvement after stem cell transplantation, whole-body MRI can be an "additional predictive marker" for long-term evaluation, according to a study presented Sunday at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 27, 2010
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