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Study finds diffusion-weighted MRI tops CT in diagnosing stroke
By Wayne Forrest
German researchers are recommending the use of diffusion-weighted MRI instead of CT to diagnose acute ischemic stroke within 12 hours of a person's first stroke symptom, according to new guidelines published in the July 13 issue of Neurology.
July 11, 2010
Lantheus buys all Ablavar rights
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging has acquired the balance of the worldwide rights for gadofosveset trisodium, an injectable MR angiography blood-pool imaging agent.
July 11, 2010
fMRI can help predict tumor response
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With the help of functional MRI (fMRI), researchers have found that patients whose intraprocedural apparent diffusion coefficient values increase or decrease by more than 15% are more likely to have a favorable anatomic tumor response one month later, according to a study in the World Journal of Gastroenterology.
July 11, 2010
Modeling predicts glioma radiation therapy response
By Tami Freeman
In an attempt to personalize treatment, a research team from the University of Washington has developed a mathematical model for predicting untreated glioma growth. Now, the researchers have extended the model to incorporate the effects of external-beam radiation therapy.
July 11, 2010
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MRI tops x-ray for ped ankle fractures
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Young children with isolated lateral ankle injuries are often diagnosed with Salter-Harris fractures of the distal fibula, even if x-ray examinations do not reveal a fracture. But an MRI scan may change the diagnosis to a sprain, according to specialists at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.
July 8, 2010
Hologic to buy breast MR firm Sentinelle for $85M
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's healthcare vendor Hologic has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire breast MRI technology developer Sentinelle Medical for $85 million.
July 5, 2010
Study offers strategy for managing incidental findings on fMRI
By Wayne Forrest
The use of functional MRI (fMRI) as a research tool has exploded as neuroscientists employ it to plumb the depths of the human psyche, measuring how our brains respond to advertising or even whether we're telling the truth. But what happens when incidental findings pop up on fMRI brain scans of healthy research participants?
July 5, 2010
Sedation costs add up for pediatric MRI studies
By Cynthia E. Keen
The costs of sedating or anesthetizing children for MRI exams can add up quickly. One Canadian hospital analyzed what it was spending on sedation and subsequently changed its workflow to improve efficiency, according to an article in the July issue of Radiology.
July 1, 2010
AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider
By Wayne Forrest
June 30, 2010
MRI can identify osteoarthritis risk factors 10 years early
By Wayne Forrest
MRI can identify risk factors in patients with subacute knee symptoms that can lead to localized knee osteoarthritis 10 years later, according to a study published online in Radiology.
June 29, 2010
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CMS to review MRI pacemaker policy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has agreed to review its policy of not paying for MRI scans performed as part of research studies of patients with pacemakers.
June 29, 2010
News from CARS show; cardiac MRI cuts ER costs; new MPFS rates
By Brian Casey
June 28, 2010
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