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InSightec gets Texas install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

InSightec has installed its ExAblate 2000 MRI-guided focused-ultrasound treatment system at the North Texas Uterine Fibroid Institute in Dallas.

October 10, 2005

HCG notches Oregon delivery

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Modular-building firm HCG Building Technologies of Ceres, CA, has installed and opened a new MRI modular suite at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, OR.

October 10, 2005

Neuroimaging shows abnormalities in non-AIDS-related cryptococcal meningitis

By Edward Susman

SAN FRANCISCO - MRI and CT can reveal cryptococcal meningitis (CM) in nonimmune-compromised patients, according to a presentation last week at the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) meeting.

October 9, 2005

Hushek named IMRIS VP

Canadian intraoperative MRI (iMRI) developer IMRIS of Winnipeg, Manitoba, has appointed Stephen Hushek, Ph.D., as its vice president, technology.

October 6, 2005

Preliminary study finds fMRI possible in fetal heart

By Shalmali Pal

Functional MRI (fMRI) is not only feasible for fetal cardiac imaging, it can add to clinical perinatal management, according to a group from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania.

October 6, 2005

CMC Contrast initiates phase III MR contrast studies

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast media developer CMC Contrast of Stockholm, Sweden, said that it has begun phase III studies at Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge, Sweden, on a new contrast medium, CMC 001, for MR imaging of liver tumors.

October 5, 2005

Schering, Epix score European approval for Vasovist

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals and marketing partner Schering have received clearance to market Epix's Vasovist blood-pool contrast agent in the European Union.

October 4, 2005

New patent for Biophan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI device developer Biophan Technologies has received a new U.S. patent.

October 3, 2005

Medrad scores new Medbuy contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast injector firm Medrad has received a new three-year contract from group purchasing organization Medbuy.

October 2, 2005

GE nets heart approval for Omniscan in Denmark

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare said that the Danish Medicines Agency has approved its Omniscan MR contrast agent for use in myocardial perfusion imaging and delayed enhancement for detecting coronary heart disease.

September 29, 2005

Intermagnetics revenues climb in Q1

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI components provider Intermagnetics General reported fiscal first-quarter revenues of $71 million, up 37.8% compared with the $51.5 million turned in during its first quarter last year.

September 28, 2005

Interim trailer leasing: The hidden cost of MRI suite renovations

Sometimes leasing interim MRI trailers can truly be a lifesaver, but too often their use is unanticipated or poorly planned, causing facilities major financial headaches. MRI architectural consultant Tobias Gilk explains how anticipating the full costs of construction, including incidental and impact costs, can help avoid these headaches.

September 27, 2005

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