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MRI: Page 515
Technology, guidelines cement role for breast MR in cancer screening
By
Crystal Phend
MRI is more sensitive in identifying breast cancer than mammography, but its role in screening has been controversial and its diagnostic use varied. Better guidelines are needed to increase the modality's value in breast imaging, according to a presenter at the 2006 American Society of Breast Disease (ASBD) symposium in Las Vegas.
May 25, 2006
Ethicon releases Mammotome MR in U.S.
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Ethicon Endo-Surgery has released Mammotome MR, an MRI-guided breast biopsy device, in the U.S.
May 24, 2006
Confirma teams with Medipattern
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firms Confirma of Kirkland, WA, and Medipattern of Toronto have announced a technology collaboration deal.
May 24, 2006
Sunnex lands NIH installation
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare lighting developer Sunnex of Natick, MA, has installed its Celestial Star MRI surgical light system at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD.
May 23, 2006
Toshiba installs milestone Vantage MRI
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems made the 300th installation of its Excelart Vantage 1.5-tesla MRI scanner.
May 22, 2006
Cost-effectiveness of screening breast MR varies by age in high-risk women
By
Shalmali Pal
A woman's age and the accuracy of mammography are the two main factors that drive down the cost of breast cancer screening with MRI in a high-risk population, according to a new study in the
Journal of the American Medical Association
.
May 22, 2006
Confirma CAD available through Berlex program
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Confirma has won the right to offer its software through a customer accrual program offered by Berlex Imaging of Wayne, NJ.
May 21, 2006
Magnet room doors and quench entrapment
For MRI suites, should magnet room doors swing out or in? MRI architectural consultant Tobias Gilk recommends that they swing out, but also emphasizes that outward-swinging doors should not be used as the only means of pressure equalization for a magnet room.
May 21, 2006
Biophan nets financing
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI-compatible device firm Biophan Technologies said it has exercised a call requiring SBI Brightline XI (SBI) to purchase one million shares of common stock at a price of $2 per share.
May 18, 2006
MR, x-ray show moderate correlation for assessing chronic hip pain
By
Shalmali Pal
Up to 20% of older adults who undergo total hip arthroplasty may have underlying dysplasia. Traditionally, orthopedic surgeons have relied on x-ray to track dysplasia prior to treatment. Now, MRI studies are done more frequently. A group of researchers set out to find whether the two modalities offer the same kind of information for hip disorders.
May 18, 2006
Biophan adds to advisory board
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI-compatible device firm Biophan Technologies of West Henrietta, NY, has added Mark Ladd, Ph.D., and Harald Quick, Ph.D., to its scientific advisory board.
May 17, 2006
Early studies indicate Botox bolsters cancer treatment
By
Shalmali Pal
Botulinum toxin, commonly known as Botox, is used for blocking muscle spasms, barring excessive sweat, and, of course, banishing wrinkles. Now a multidisciplinary group in Belgium has found that botulinum toxin can boost cancer treatment by opening up a tumor's vascular bed, making it more receptive to radiation and chemotherapy.
May 17, 2006
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