MRI: Page 538

Intermagnetics turns in strong Q4

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI components provider Intermagnetics General reported strong growth in sales and net income for its fourth quarter.

July 27, 2005

Biophan launches cardiovascular project

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI device developer Biophan Technologies of Rochester, NY, is launching a new initiative to enter the market for cardiovascular diagnostics and therapeutics.

July 27, 2005

Did the MRI community learn from the Colombini tragedy?

Four years ago this month, 6-year-old Michael Colombini died in the tragic MRI accident that has become the single greatest reference point for MRI safety. Word of the accident rolled like a grim tide over the radiology community in 2001 and forever changed the landscape of MRI safety -- or did it? MRI architectural consultant Tobias Gilk explains why the accident happened and the lessons we still need to learn from this tragedy.

July 27, 2005

ONI scores DoD contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Extremity MRI developer ONI Medical Systems has received a supplier contract from the Defense Logistics Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

July 19, 2005

MR, CT best to evaluate early tibial stress injury

By N. Shivapriya

MRI is the best technique to assess early tibial stress injury, but CT is the method of choice for detecting osteopenia, an early sign of fatigue damage of the cortical bone, according to a recent study by Italian researchers.

July 19, 2005

Advanced Magnetics posts Q3 sales slide

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MR contrast developer Advanced Magnetics reported fiscal 2005 third-quarter revenues of $403,000, down from the $1.5 million in sales turned in during the same period a year ago.

July 18, 2005

Aurora secures financing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast MRI technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology has closed on a credit facility with Bank of America.

July 18, 2005

HCG delivers 3-tesla facility in Memphis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Modular-building firm HCG Building Technologies of Ceres, CA, has installed and opened a new outpatient 3-tesla MRI facility on the grounds of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN.

July 13, 2005

Part I: Computer-aided detection marking new targets

By Wayne Forrest

When healthcare practitioners think of computer-aided detection (CAD) technology today, they usually consider using it with mammography for early breast cancer detection. As technology and research progress, however, there is a developing consensus among radiologists that CAD can aid in uncovering abnormalities in applications such as breast MRI, lung cancer screening, and virtual colonoscopy exams.

July 13, 2005

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Four zones: Implementing safety in your MRI suite

Implementing the American College of Radiology's four-zone principle for MR safety at your facility doesn't require thousands of square feet of space or a million-dollar budget, according to MRI architectural consultants Robert Junk and Tobias Gilk. They explain how simple and inexpensive the implementation can be and, if done with a touch of forethought, how it can improve the performance of your MRI suite.

July 11, 2005

Interventional MRI: Out of the scanning suite and into the OR

Interventional imaging is entering a new age, enhancing diagnosis and treatment, according to MRI architectural consultants Robert Junk and Tobias Gilk. They explain why interventional MRI may perhaps be the single greatest opportunity to stand out for providing superior services.

July 7, 2005

Part II Interventional MRI: Out of the scanning suite and into the OR

By Shalmali Pal

In the second part of our two-part series on interventional MRI, Tobias Gilk of Jünk Architects answers questions from AuntMinnie.com on the specifics of introducing interventional MRI into a practice.

July 7, 2005

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