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Epix makes management moves
MRI contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals reported that Peyton Marshall, its chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance and administration, has resigned his position to pursue other interests.
July 5, 2005
Fast spin-echo MRI unsuitable for meniscal tears
By N. Shivapriya
Fast spin-echo MRI turned in a lower sensitivity than conventional spin-echo for evaluating meniscal tears, according to a study out of Duke University in Durham, NC. As a result, the researchers recommended that musculoskeletal radiologists "abandon" fast-spin echo MRI in the meniscus.
July 5, 2005
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MRI of cat scratch rules out more serious disease
By Brian Casey
July 4, 2005
Medrad offers neuro coil for GE MR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector firm Medrad of Indianola, PA, has introduced a neurovascular array coil, the 1.5T HD, for use with 1.5-tesla Signa Excite HDMR systems from GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.
July 4, 2005
AuntMinnie.com MRI Radiology Insider
By Shalmali Pal
July 4, 2005
Endometrial brachytherapy with MR allows for more targeted treatment
By Shalmali Pal
MR-guided interstitial brachytherapy for recurrent endometrial cancer prevents inadvertent radiation doses to the bladder and rectum. In addition, MRI guidance allows for conformal treatment planning and accurate tumor delineation, according to a Boston-based radiation oncologist.
July 4, 2005
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MRI distinguishes optic neuropathy due to cat scratch disease
By Tracie L. Thompson
When a patient experiences sudden yet ongoing vision problems, concerns about tumor or multiple sclerosis may prompt the ordering of an MRI. But Florida researchers have now identified MR features that will offer some patients a reassuring diagnosis of cat scratch disease (CSD) as the cause of their symptoms.
July 4, 2005
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Epix's Vasovist moves closer to market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI contrast developer Epix Pharmaceuticals said that the Food and Drug Administration has accepted the firm's May response as a complete response to the FDA's approvable letter for its Vasovist (MS-325) MR blood pool contrast agent.
June 30, 2005
Biophan inks deal with Boston Scientific
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI device developer Biophan Technologies of Rochester, NY, has signed a deal to license its technology to interventional device firm Boston Scientific of Natick, MA.
June 30, 2005
MRI suggests which athletes will be limited by groin pain
By Tracie L. Thompson
In a new study of elite athletes, those with linear parasymphyseal T2 hyperintensity seen on pubic bone MRI were more likely to have to restrict their training due to groin pain. But imaging didn't predict which pros would be sidelined from the intense, rugby-like matches of Australian Rules football.
June 30, 2005
Fonar to join Russell index
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR vendor Fonar has been selected to join the Russell Microcap Index.
June 28, 2005
CT nips at MRI's heels in LV function study
By Eric Barnes
The results of an animal study by German researchers show that multidetector-row CT is largely equivalent to the gold standard MRI for determining left ventricular volumes and assessing wall motion in the setting of acute myocardial infarction.
June 28, 2005
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