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MRI helps find fractures among elderly female ED patients
By Wayne Forrest
BOSTON - Emergency department (ED) physicians should strongly consider MRI scans for elderly female patients who present with complaints of pelvic or hip pain, according to a presentation at this week's American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.
April 28, 2009
Study: MRI measures breast density in mother-daughter pairs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A study that used MRI to measure breast density in mother-daughter pairs found that the percentage of water concentration in breast tissue could be linked to the risk of breast cancer in middle age and older.
April 28, 2009
Finger tapping with fMRI reveals autism secrets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With the aid of functional MRI (fMRI), researchers are learning new information about the motor skills of children with autism. The study from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore compared autistic children with their normal peers while performing a simple motor task -- tapping their fingers in sequence.
April 27, 2009
ASL MRI gains edge over PET in brain tumor follow-up
By Wayne Forrest
BOSTON - Researchers have found that FDG-PET and arterial spin labeling (ASL) MR perfusion match the gold standard of pathology or long-term clinical follow-up in differentiating tumor necrosis from recurrence in patients with brain tumors, according to a presentation at this week's American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.
April 27, 2009
ARRS: MRI detects prostate cancer spread
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have found that MRI can help determine if cancer is restricted to the prostate gland or if it has spread beyond the capsule.
April 27, 2009
iCAD gets Kansas City install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection firm iCAD has received a contract to install its VividLook software for prostate MRI image analysis at a Kansas City, MO, hospital.
April 26, 2009
Revolutions acquires rights to breast biopsy system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI software developer Revolutions Medical has acquired an exclusive worldwide license for an image-guided navigation system for breast biopsy localization.
April 23, 2009
InSight buys Boston imaging centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider InSight Health Services has completed its acquisition of two Boston-area imaging centers.
April 23, 2009
Study: Breast MRI helps find unsuspected cancers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
For patients with a new diagnosis of breast cancer, breast MRI finds unsuspected malignant lesions in both the ipsilateral and contralateral breasts, according to a new study.
April 22, 2009
ARRS studies: Education reduces imaging volume, dose
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The number of unnecessary advanced imaging exams -- as well as patient radiation dose -- can be significantly reduced by educating referring physicians about the risks, benefits, and alternatives of various imaging modalities, according to a pair of studies to be presented at next week's American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
April 22, 2009
MRI/MR spectroscopy falls short for prostate cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Combined MRI/MR spectroscopy doesn't provide additional benefit over MRI alone for staging prostate cancer, according to results from a study from the American College of Radiology Imaging Network.
April 22, 2009
Report: Imaging sales to drop 15% in emerging markets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global economic crisis will limit growth in diagnostic imaging in emerging markets, particularly for advanced CT and MRI sales, according to a new report conducted by Millennium Research Group.
April 22, 2009
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