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Mercury inks research deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mercury Computer Systems has signed a cooperation agreement with Campus Benjamin Franklin of the Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin.
March 5, 2007
MR colonography disappoints in reduced-prep protocol
By Eric Barnes
The largest MR colonography (MRC) study of its kind to date showed high specificity, but disappointing per-polyp sensitivity, for a reduced-prep technique in patients in a low-prevalence population. Still, most patients with significant polyps were identified, according to the researchers from the Netherlands.
March 5, 2007
InSightec nets FDA clearance for new software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for a new software version for its ExAblate 2000 MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) system.
March 4, 2007
AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider
By Shalmali Pal
March 4, 2007
Food for thought: Neuroimaging offers clues into eating-related psychopathology
By Shalmali Pal
In honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, AuntMinnie.com surveyed the latest research in eating-related imaging using functional MRI (fMRI). The European and U.S. studies examined appetite-related brain activity, the subjective quality of appetite, and cerebral processing of food-related stimuli by gender, as well as hunger and satiety in anorexia patients.
March 1, 2007
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FDA clears InSightec's ExAblate 2000 for GE 3T MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use its ExAblate 2000 incisionless surgery system for uterine fibroids with 3-tesla MRI scanners from GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.
February 28, 2007
ACR releases new MR safety guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released updated MR safe practice guidelines. The 2007 version contains information on nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), a reaction to gadolinium that has been noted in patients with renal disease.
February 28, 2007
Epix files formal appeal for Vasovist
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals has submitted a formal appeal to the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), asking the CDER to approve its blood-pool imaging agent Vasovist (gadofosveset trisodium injection).
February 27, 2007
Real-time 3DTTE comparable to MRI in LV evaluation
By Erik L. Ridley
Real-time 3D transthoracic echocardiography (RT-3DTTE) yields comparable accuracy to cardiac MRI in assessing left ventricular (LV) volume, mass, and ejection fraction (EF), according to an article published in the February issue of Echocardiography.
February 27, 2007
Epix to restate past financial reports
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals says it will restate its financial statements to record additional noncash charges for stock-based compensation expenses related to past option grants.
February 25, 2007
IRadimed scores Novation contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR product developer IRadimed of Winter Park, FL, has announced a two-year contract from Novation, the healthcare contracting services company of the VHA and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC).
February 19, 2007
Scout view: Imaging helps football prospects sack injuries at NFL Combine
By Shalmali Pal
The Colts football team may be relaxing after its recent Super Bowl victory, but for the staff at Clarian Health Partners of Indianapolis, the big game is just about to get under way: A five-day marathon imaging session, which is part of the National Football League's Scouting Combine, will result in thousands of imaging exams for more than 300 aspiring professional football players. The organizers of the imaging portion of the Combine discussed the logistics of the Combine physicals with AuntMinnie.com.
February 19, 2007
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