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Parallel sequence plus high-field MR improves ankle imaging
By Shalmali Pal
A technique called generalized autocalibrating partially parallel acquisition, or GRAPPA, offers images with "excellent" diagnostic quality and scan time reduction when paired with 3-tesla MR, according to researchers from two California-based institutions. They experimented with this protocol in symptomatic, cadaveric ankle specimens and healthy volunteers.
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Study: CAD helpful for breast MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) for breast MRI may improve standardization and the analysis of benign and malignant lesions. Researchers from Seattle conducted a retrospective examination of 154 breast lesions deemed suspicious by radiologists that were only visible on MRI and that had been biopsied under MRI guidance.
June 27, 2007
Philips begins trial of PET/MR CAD software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Phillips Medical Systems and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) in Germany said they have developed a computer-aided detection (CAD) system designed to assist in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease.
June 26, 2007
Firm launches breast MRI enhancement device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image Engineering Laboratories of Avondale, PA, has launched a new device developed to improve the image quality of breast MRI studies.
June 21, 2007
NVIDIA introduces new GPUs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Graphic-processor developer NVIDIA of Santa Clara, CA, has unveiled a new class of processors based on a new graphics-processing unit (GPU) that will benefit some radiology applications.
June 21, 2007
Correlating symptoms with lumbar spine MR: Challenges to the radiologist and referring clinician
Degenerative and herniated disks may lead to potentially disabling disorders and greatly reduce the quality of life of a significant proportion of the population. For the referring clinician, MRI can differentiate between normal age-related disk changes and pathological disks. Chiropractor Dr. Gerald Anzalone offers a primer on disk morphology, as well as some tips for imaging professionals on the information clinicians hope to gain from an MR exam.
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Aurora completes Washington installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Aurora Imaging Technology of North Andover, MA, has installed its Aurora 1.5-tesla dedicated breast MRI system at Overlake Breast MRI (OBMRI) in Bellevue, WA.
June 20, 2007
Neurognostics completes USC fMRI installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Neurognostics of Milwaukee has installed its functional MRI (fMRI) suite of products and services at University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
June 18, 2007
Epix receives FDA response
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals has received a response from its appeal to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) asking for immediate approval of its Vasovist agent.
June 18, 2007
Aurora moves into Asia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI developer Aurora Imaging Technology has established a presence in Asia with the launch of a wholly owned subsidiary, Aurora Asia.
June 17, 2007
MRgFUS an option for many women seeking less invasive fibroid treatment
By Shalmali Pal
Nearly a quarter of U.S. women suffer from clinically symptomatic uterine fibroids. While treatment options have moved beyond hysterectomy, researchers from New York City asked how many of these women are eligible for a less invasive treatment, such as MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS). A fair number, according to the group, but refining MRgFUS will open it up to a broader patient population.
June 17, 2007
Ethicon unveils new MR biopsy system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Ethicon Endo-Surgery of Cincinnati has launched its Universal Mammotome MR biopsy system.
June 14, 2007
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