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Rapid interleaved technique speeds MRgFUS fibroid treatment
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
VANCOUVER - A new manual rapid interleaved technique shows promise for decreasing treatment time for MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) of uterine fibroids by as much as 70%, and for providing benefits of the technology to more women, according to a presentation at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting on Monday.
May 1, 2006
Vertebroplasty increases vertebral height, imaging shows
By Eric Barnes
Literature shows that vertebroplasty reduces patients' pain. Yet there is ongoing debate about the cause and rate of new fractures found after the interventional procedure, and whether vertebroplasty alone can augment vertebral body height. Researchers from Germany tried to answer the last question by using preoperative MRI and postoperative CT.
May 1, 2006
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US, MRI play complementary roles in intraductal breast cancer
By Shalmali Pal
The microscopic intraductal component of breast cancer can cause local recurrence, even after breast conservation therapy. Unfortunately, this essential component is often missed during surgery. Clinicians in Japan tested ultrasound and MRI to see if they could detect intraductal invasive breast cancer and improve surgical accuracy.
April 30, 2006
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Brain stem lesion on MRI bodes ill for comatose head trauma patients
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Damage to the brain stem after a traumatic head injury is likely to be fatal, according to an MRI study presented this week at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) meeting.
April 26, 2006
Pediatric MRI and suite templates: If the shoe doesn't fit, don't wear it
MRI suite vendor templates don't address a myriad of facility- and patient-specific issues, leaving the imaging facility and its designers to address them. MRI architectural consultants Tobias Gilk and Robert Junk explain why nowhere is this truer than in a facility with a significant pediatric patient load.
April 24, 2006
Advanced Magnetics taps Wolf
MRI contrast developer Advanced Magnetics has named Dr. Gerald Wolf, Ph.D., as vice president of imaging.
April 23, 2006
Smoking stalls neurocognitive recovery in former alcoholics
By Shalmali Pal
Alcoholics who pair their chosen poison with cigarettes have a harder time regaining lost neurobiological function, according to a new MR spectroscopy (MRS) study. In addition, even after an individual has given up drinking, continuing to smoke could hamper his or her rehabilitation effort.
April 20, 2006
Advanced Magnetics posts Q2 increase in losses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Advanced Magnetics reported that although its revenues rose for the 2006 fiscal second quarter, it had an increase in net losses.
April 19, 2006
Pie debuts new CAAS software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dutch imaging vendor Pie Medical Imaging will be introducing a new version of its CAAS MR software for ventricular analysis (MRV) at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting next month in Seattle.
April 19, 2006
MRI suite cryogen safety and magnet room entrapment
Cryogen safety, as with many areas of MRI suite design, is not regulated except for loose standards developed by the equipment vendors. MRI architectural consultant Tobias Gilk explains why facilities should scrutinize the provided "typical" suite designs to determine the degree to which they mitigate cryogen hazards.
April 18, 2006
AuntMinnie.com MRI Radiology Insider
By Shalmali Pal
April 16, 2006
Biophan makes executive moves
MRI-compatible device firm Biophan Technologies has appointed John Lanzafame to the newly created position of COO. Lanzafame has been president of Biophan's Nanolution drug delivery division since September 2004.
April 11, 2006
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