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Confirma unveils new CADstream features
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Confirma of Kirkland, WA, has debuted innovations for CADstream, its CAD for breast MRI product, at the 2005 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
November 27, 2005
Ankle cartilage MRI improved by force
By Tracie L. Thompson
CHICAGO - Researchers have successfully used a noninvasive distraction device that helps separate the tibial and talar surfaces during imaging so that the cartilage of each can be more accurately assessed, according to a presentation Sunday at the RSNA meeting.
November 27, 2005
Breast MRS proves sensitive to all cancers but not in normal breast tissue
By Shalmali Pal
CHICAGO - Score two points for breast MR spectroscopy (MRS): The modality was sensitive enough to catch all types of invasive cancer and was not prone to false-positive findings in normal breast parenchyma, according to presentations Sunday at the 2005 RSNA meeting.
November 26, 2005
MRI ready for prime time in cervical cancer diagnosis
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Radiologists said Sunday at the RSNA meeting that magnetic resonance imaging should be considered as useful as CT for diagnosing invasive cervical cancer.
November 26, 2005
Epix hit with Vasovist setback
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals has received a second approvable letter from the FDA regarding its Vasovist blood-pool contrast agent.
November 22, 2005
Burying MRI construction mistakes: What you cannot see affects what you can
An MRI system that has inferior image quality may be suffering from a poorly designed and built suite, though you can't tell simply by looking at the wallpaper or floor tile. MRI architectural consultant Tobias Gilk explains why out of sight definitely does not mean out of mind when it comes to MRI suite design and construction.
November 22, 2005
InSightec partners with ACRIN
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
InSightec announced that it is partnering with the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) to enroll patients in a phase II study assessing how effectively its ExAblate 2000 technology can ablate breast tumors.
November 21, 2005
Medrad nets Premier deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector firm Medrad has received a three-year contract from group purchasing organization Premier.
November 21, 2005
Toshiba brings Vantage to Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba Medical Systems has debuted its Excelart Vantage 1.5-tesla MRI scanner in Europe.
November 20, 2005
MRI differentiates AMI from myocarditis
By Eric Barnes
Myocarditis or acute myocardial infarction? That is the question for some clinicians when emergency coronary angiography is normal. In fact it can be hard to distinguish the two very different heart problems. But MRI can provide a definitive answer, according to researchers in Paris, who employed early- and late-perfusion MRI sequences in their noninvasive protocol, and found significant differences between the two conditions.
November 20, 2005
Hologic notches first MRI sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hologic of Bedford, MA, reported its first sale of an extremity MRI system under a new relationship the company has with Italian medical imaging developer Esaote of Genoa, Italy.
November 17, 2005
Neurognostics signs first distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Functional MRI (fMRI) technology provider Neurognostics has signed up Specified Imaging, a Louisiana-based distributor of medical imaging products, as the first distributor of its MindState product line.
November 17, 2005
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