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PET trumps MRI for brain cancer chemo response
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Monitoring the effectiveness of chemotherapy for brain cancer is a critical element in the treatment of the disease. A recent study by French researchers indicates that monitoring chemotherapy efficacy with FDG-PET may detect recurrence of high-grade glioma earlier than imaging studies conducted with MRI.
July 6, 2006
Neurognostics adds distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Functional MRI technology developer Neurognostics has signed a distributorship agreement with Ad-Tech Medical.
July 4, 2006
Epix files Vasovist appeal with FDA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Epix Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge, MA, has submitted a formal appeal to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the company's blood-pool imaging agent Vasovist.
July 3, 2006
Breast MR falls short for microcalcifications, but CAD helps in malignancies
By Shalmali Pal
Two new studies further examine the use of MRI for breast imaging. Researchers with the Italian Trial for Breast MRI of Microcalcifications tested dynamic MRI for evaluating microcalcifications that were deemed suspicious on mammography. Meanwhile, U.S. investigators compared the accuracy of breast MRI interpretation with and without a CAD system.
July 2, 2006
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Biophan receives R&D money, equipment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI-compatible device developer Biophan Technologies of Rochester, NY, received funding and equipment support from two sources to help advance its technologies.
June 29, 2006
ACL injuries aggravated by damage to associated ligaments
By Shalmali Pal
Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) can be career-ending ones for athletes. Two recent studies have focused on imaging these injuries. In the first, researchers evaluated meniscal extrusions and associated knee joint abnormalities in young athletes. In another study, the spotlight was on meniscus extrusion and lateral meniscus root tears in ACL tears.
June 29, 2006
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Dial MRI for murder
By Brian Casey
June 28, 2006
MR-guided intervention takes off in Japan
By Eric Barnes
OSAKA - MR-guided interventional procedures are becoming common in Japan, particularly in the prefecture of Shiga, thanks to scanner innovation and the concurrent development of MR-compatible tools and software to facilitate the procedures.
June 28, 2006
Diagnosis murder: Imaging as a psycholegal defense tool
If the current crop of TV shows is any indication, medical imaging is primed to replace forensics as the cool crime-fighting science. In real-life crime dramas, imaging is being deployed as a defense tool for those looking to back up a plea of legal insanity. AuntMinnie.com investigates the use of scanning as a psycholegal defense tool and as a major component of the emerging field of neuroethics.
June 28, 2006
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Pain processing centers in brain show decreased activity in self-mutilators
By Shalmali Pal
Using functional MRI, European mental health specialists have demonstrated how patients with borderline personality disorder neurologically adapt to pain thresholds and processing, allowing them to down-regulate the emotional components of the brain that monitor pain and continue to engage in self-injury.
June 27, 2006
Fonar gets Nasdaq extension
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI vendor Fonar of Melville, NY, has received an additional 180 days from the Nasdaq stock exchange to regain compliance with the exchange's listing requirements.
June 25, 2006
3mensio Medical Imaging upgrades 3viseon
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization developer 3mensio Medical Imaging of Bilthoven, Netherlands, has released its new 3viseon 2.5 software, designed to display large datasets generated by CT and MRI scanners as a 3D reconstruction using standard PC technology.
June 22, 2006
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