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Mansfield honored at namesake ISMRM lecture
BERLIN - Currently recovering from surgery, Sir Peter Mansfield was unable to deliver a lecture on acoustic noise at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), according to Peter Gordon Morris, PhD, head of the Sir Peter Mansfield MR Centre at the University of Nottingham, U.K. Instead, Morris offered an overview of Mansfield's contributions to the field of MR during his talk Monday.
May 20, 2007
Presurgical fMRI for tumor resection: Are we there yet?
By Shalmali Pal
BERLIN - In theory, functional MRI offers the ultimate noninvasive, presurgical management tool for brain tumor resection. In practice, fMRI techniques have a way to go before they can be as accurate as intraoperative cortical stimulation (ICS), according to Dr. Stefan Sunaert, Ph.D., from the University Hospital of the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. Sunaert discussed some of the strengths and weaknesses of fMRI for brain tumor mapping in a talk Sunday at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting.
May 20, 2007
Pie to launch CAAS MRV 3.2 at ISMRM show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dutch imaging firm Pie Medical Imaging is demonstrating the newest version of its CAAS MRV quantitative image analysis software at this week's International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting in Berlin.
May 20, 2007
MRI keeps pace with rapidly evolving musculoskeletal systems of young athletes
By Shalmali Pal
BERLIN - About 35 million kids in the U.S. participate in organized or recreational sports. In general, they concentrate on one sport and train at accelerated levels, resulting in overuse and repetitive stress injuries that are compounded by the delicate nature of a growing musculoskeletal system. At the 2007 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting on Saturday, two presentations focused on pediatric sports injuries and typical MR signs of various chronic musculoskeletal issues.
May 19, 2007
Patient Comfort introduces new products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patient Comfort Systems of Hayward, CA, has introduced a new infection-resistant design with permanent antimicrobial agents for its radiology table pads and positioners.
May 17, 2007
MRI becoming more efficient in breast cancer detection
By Wayne Forrest
As breast cancer continues as a major health concern for women, MRI is playing an increasingly important role in detecting the disease in certain subgroups. Two recent studies focused on breast MRI, with the first examining whether accurate assessment of breast vascularity can help increase specificity for breast MRI. The other sought to determine how often incidental lesions are detected by MR, how they can be characterized, and what is the proper management of the lesions.
May 17, 2007
New details on Illinois leasing suit; economics of 3D processing
By Brian Casey
May 16, 2007
CEI partners with University of Freiburg
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computational Engineering International (CEI) of Apex, NC, and the University of Freiburg Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physics in Germany have signed a deal to partner to develop new visualization techniques for radiology.
May 16, 2007
Illinois AG dishes dirt on 'sham' MRI leasing deals
By Brian Casey
The Illinois attorney general's office has provided additional details in its lawsuit against a number of imaging center firms accused of paying illegal kickbacks to referring physicians in exchange for equipment per-click leasing deals. The attorney general recently filed an amended complaint with the Circuit Court of Cook County in Chicago that offers new information about the case.
May 16, 2007
Advanced Magnetics proposes stock offering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Advanced Magnetics said it intends to publicly offer 2 million shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering.
May 16, 2007
Hitachi makes Radar available to Echelon 1.5T users
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems America of Twinsburg, OH, is rolling out its Radar motion-compensating image collection technique to its user base.
May 15, 2007
Studies uphold MRI's role in meniscal tears, propose new sequences
By Shalmali Pal
Knee MRI has become the most frequently ordered exam, but how accurate is it for diagnosing meniscal tears? Accurate enough to merit its acceptance in the orthopedic community, although MR interpretation must still be undertaken cautiously, according to a Belgian group that investigated the correlation between MR results and surgical findings.
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