MRI: Page 498

Illinois AG joins leasing suit against MRI centers

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Illinois attorney general has joined a whistleblower lawsuit against several imaging center companies in the Chicago area, charging them with paying kickbacks to referring doctors under cover of phony equipment leasing arrangements.

January 17, 2007

Multiple MR protocols pose triple threat in prostate cancer screening

By Shalmali Pal

Prostate cancer screening with a combination of MR techniques can accurately detect and localize prostate cancer -- and possibly avoid needless biopsy, according to researchers from Tokyo. They used three different image interpretation protocols and found that each one offered something unique in prostate cancer detection.

January 17, 2007

Kodak, Confirma ink deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Eastman Kodak Health Group and computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Confirma have signed an integration and reseller agreement.

January 16, 2007

Adenosine stress safe for MR perfusion

MR stress perfusion imaging (MSPI) with adenosine is safe even for daily clinical use, according to researchers from Germany who used it in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Adenosine is an effective stress agent, and major side effects are both rare and reversible, the team reported.

January 15, 2007

Italian firm turns MRI on its head with new magnet design

An Italian company called Paramed Medical Systems has developed a novel new magnet design that turns traditional MRI instrumentation on its head. In addition to introducing an intriguing new open-magnet configuration, the company's design also incorporates a new type of superconducting material that could lead to more compact, economical scanner designs.

January 14, 2007

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AuntMinnieTV: Positional MRI points out perils of sitting up straight

January 11, 2007

Breast MR shows exceptional sensitivity for spotting DCIS

By Shalmali Pal

MRI has been unfairly labeled as insensitive for diagnosing ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). In fact, DCIS cases found on MR are reflective of an advanced biological disease profile and not necessarily overdiagnosis, according to researchers in Germany. They performed a study of more than 5,000 women, comparing MRI to mammography for DCIS diagnosis.

January 11, 2007

AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider

By Shalmali Pal

January 7, 2007

Mallinckrodt scores Premier deals

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Mallinckrodt has received agreements for five of its imaging products from group purchasing organization Premier Purchasing Partners.

January 3, 2007

MRI pegs cognitive dysfunction as noteworthy clinical feature in multisystem APS

By Shalmali Pal

Cerebral microvasculopathy could be an underlying mechanism for cognitive dysfunction, based on MR studies performed in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), according to Greek investigators.

January 2, 2007

MR offers insight into tennis leg injuries

January 1, 2007

QSUM expands biopsy product line

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast biopsy accessories developer QSUM Biopsy Disposables said it has released new products for the stereotactic, ultrasound, and MR biopsy markets.

January 1, 2007

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