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Medrad taps MR VP
Contrast injector firm Medrad has appointed Joseph Havrilla as senior vice president of its MR strategic business unit.
July 22, 2007
Patient particulars, subtle clues steer cerebrovascular exam decisions
By Eric Barnes
With cerebrovascular imaging, choosing an exam modality such as CT angiography (CTA), MR angiography (MRA), ultrasound, or digital subtraction angiography (DSA) may hinge on a patient's age, sex, medical history -- or when all else fails, a hunch.
July 22, 2007
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Gadolinium-enhanced MR monitors postradiotherapy cancer cell death
By Shalmali Pal
The accumulation of a gadolinium-based formulation in tumors can be used to map pre-existing necrosis and evaluate early tumor response, according to an experimental study done at the Houston-based University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
July 18, 2007
Medrad nets Premier extension
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector firm Medrad said that it has received a two-year contract extension from group purchasing organization Premier to provide its vascular injection systems and related disposables used in CT, MR, and cardiovascular imaging.
July 16, 2007
MR parameters divulge depth of acute hamstring injuries
By Shalmali Pal
Professional athletes and dancers are as familiar with hamstring strains as they are with the bench press and barre, respectively. Two studies affirmed MR's major role in defining these injuries. Australian and British researchers used the modality on football players for reinjury risk stratification, while Swedish sports medicine specialists looked at hamstring strains in dancers during slow-speed stretching. While the MR results didn't hold all the answers, the imaging exam was still worth performing, according to the experts.
July 12, 2007
Fonar announces recent sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI vendor Fonar of Melville, NY, has sold seven Upright Multi-Position MRI systems over the last two weeks.
July 9, 2007
Medrad lands large Canadian order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector firm Medrad has received a contract from the Joint Department of Medical Imaging of the University Health Network (UHN)/Mount Sinai Hospital/Women's College Hospital (WCH) in Toronto.
July 9, 2007
London center to install second Fonar Upright MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI vendor Fonar of Melville, NY, sold another of its Fonar Upright Multi-Position MRI units to a U.K. imaging center, bringing Fonar’s European installed base for the device to nine.
July 4, 2007
Is your quench pipe safe? Also, MRI of pregnant women
By Brian Casey
July 2, 2007
Toshiba installs Vantage MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, CO, has become the first hospital in the U.S. to install Toshiba America Medical Systems' Vantage Atlas MRI system.
July 2, 2007
MR shows broad spectrum of findings in pregnant women with suspected appendicitis
By Shalmali Pal
Although acute appendicitis is not terribly common in pregnant women, it does pose a diagnostic challenge because of anatomic and histologic changes that occur in these patients. CT carries a radiation risk while ultrasound, which is the established modality in this population, doesn't always deliver the whole story. Instead, Boston-based imagers have found success with MRI for evaluating the appendix, and more, in the gravid patient.
July 2, 2007
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What does your MRI vendor know about your quench vent that you don't?
By Tobias Gilk
The recent catastrophic failure of a major vendor's MR scanner is raising some serious questions. MRI architectural consult Tobias Gilk discusses the difficulty in identifying issues with cryogen vent pipe systems, and asks the million-dollar question for all MR operators: Is your quench vent safe?
July 2, 2007
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