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MRI: Page 441
NordicNeuroLab releases nordicBrainEx
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NordicNeuroLab has announced the release of a new software package to be used for postprocessing, analysis, and visualization of several types of MRI techniques.
October 26, 2009
Time Medical to develop breast MRI scanner
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR firm Time Medical is establishing an R&D center in Singapore to develop a breast MRI scanner using its high-temperature superconducting (HTS) radiofrequency (RF) coil technology.
October 26, 2009
Functional MRI may help with prognosis for comatose patients
By
Wayne Forrest
French researchers have found good agreement between functional MRI (fMRI) and FDG-PET in assessing brain function in comatose patients. Their research indicates that fMRI potentially could help guide treatment of these individuals.
October 25, 2009
GE to buy extremity MRI firm ONI
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has inked a deal to acquire assets of extremity MRI developer ONI Medical Systems for an undisclosed sum.
October 20, 2009
Europeans seek to exempt MRI from EMF rules
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare professionals and patient groups in Europe are rallying behind an effort to permanently exempt MRI from a European Union proposal to set limits on the exposure of workers to electromagnetic fields.
October 15, 2009
MRI's growth may lead to more back surgeries
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients reporting new low-back pain are more likely to undergo surgery if treated in an area with a higher-than-average concentration of MRI scanners, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
October 14, 2009
Study: DRA slows growth in imaging volume
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Procedure volume for a range of advanced imaging services has grown at a slower rate in the wake of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 than before the law was passed, and has even declined for some modalities.
October 14, 2009
MRI contrast media switch eliminates NSF cases
By
Wayne Forrest
Two U.S. universities were able to eliminate cases of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) among their patients receiving MRI scans by switching to a different gadolinium-based contrast agent and by adopting stricter guidelines for contrast use, according to a study published online this month in
Radiology
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October 14, 2009
Gadolinium switch eliminates NSF; CT of swine flu; more on FDA CT probe
By
Brian Casey
October 14, 2009
Dilon touts study on BSGI costs
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Scintimammography developer Dilon Technologies is touting results of a study that concludes that breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) is substantially less expensive than MRI.
October 11, 2009
Positive feedback, self-hypnosis can reduce uncompleted MRI scans
By
Wayne Forrest
A few well-chosen words of encouragement can go a long way in relaxing a nervous patient about to undergo an MRI scan. Taken one step further, new research also suggests that patient self-hypnosis can reduce the number of cancelled and rescheduled exams.
October 11, 2009
CMS takes comments on MRA policy
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun taking comments on whether it should change its policy regarding any MR angiography (MRA) applications that currently are not covered.
October 8, 2009
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