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AHRA, Toshiba offer grant program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems and the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) association have created a Patient First grant program.
October 5, 2008
3T MRI superior to 1.5T MRI in epilepsy evaluation
By Wayne Forrest
A study from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has concluded that 3-tesla MRI is superior to 1.5-tesla MRI in detecting and accurately characterizing structural brain abnormalities in a group of patients undergoing whole-brain epilepsy evaluation.
September 30, 2008
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MRI magnet explosions; NSF legal update; DRA's impact
By Brian Casey
September 29, 2008
NSF trial proceeds past status conference
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. District Court judge has established a series of ground rules for the consolidated discovery phase of hundreds of lawsuits filed on behalf of patients who claim to have developed nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) after receiving gadolinium MRI contrast media.
September 29, 2008
MRI techniques show early tumor response to radiation
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have successfully detected heterogeneous early tumor response to head and neck radiotherapy through dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI and diffusion-weighted MRI.
September 29, 2008
MRI magnet explosions warrant improved venting and inspections
By Kathlyn Stone
At least five MRI magnets have exploded in U.S. healthcare facilities over the last 10 years, but the incidents have gone mostly unreported, according to Wlad Sobol, Ph.D., a medical physicist and professor of radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Health System.
September 29, 2008
MRI predicts outcomes for US-guided fibroid surgery
By Kate Madden Yee
Studies have shown that MR-guided focused ultrasound therapy can be a practical, less invasive alternative to surgical resection for treating uterine fibroids. But MRI may have an additional role in this treatment protocol, helping clinicians initially assess how useful the surgery will be in reducing fibroid volume and relieving symptoms.
September 24, 2008
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When zoos refuse: Obese patients face shortage of large-capacity scanners
By Eric Barnes
Outsized patients have a slim chance of getting scanned at most emergency departments in the U.S., according to a new survey in Obesity. And although some veterinary schools and zoos are equipped with large CT scanners, most have policies prohibiting the imaging of humans.
September 23, 2008
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Philips shows integrated oncology suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare is highlighting an integrated oncology suite at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting.
September 22, 2008
Breast MRI can guide radiation therapy to lymph nodes
By Cynthia E. Keen
BOSTON - New research presented at this week's American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) meeting reveals that dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI may help clinicians determine whether mastectomy patients should also receive radiation therapy to the axillary lymph nodes.
September 21, 2008
GE launches MRI oncology offering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare launched its Signa MRI Oncology Package at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in Boston.
September 21, 2008
Aurora adds Georgia install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology said that Breast Care Specialists in Atlanta has purchased a second 1.5-tesla dedicated breast MRI system.
September 21, 2008
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