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MR sheds light on neurological problems in welders
By Shalmali Pal
Whether they were veteran workers or new to the job, a group of welders showed distinctive neurological changes on MR images, leading their physicians to diagnose manganese neurotoxicity. The doctors reported on these cases in Neurology.
June 28, 2005
Interventionalists see safer RFA with coregistered laparoscopic US, CT
By Eric Barnes
BERLIN - Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and other minimally invasive interventions have become increasingly popular. But the interventionalists who perform them often end up working in the dark, as the CT or MR image they've placed across the room bears little resemblance to the laparoscopic ultrasound images used to guide the RFA needle. Researchers may have found a solution, according to a presentation at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting.
June 26, 2005
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Philips installs first Panorama MRI in Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems has completed its first European installation of its Panorama 1-tesla open MR scanner.
June 26, 2005
Toshiba adds to MRA capabilities
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has introduced Contrast Improved Angiography (CIA), a blood imaging technique designed to provide greater detail for MR angiography studies without a contrast injection.
June 23, 2005
4D MRI enables blood-velocity measurement in mitral valve insufficiency
By Eric Barnes
BERLIN - Mitral valve insufficiency is a fairly common heart problem that lacks ideal imaging solutions. The problem lies in assessing regurgitant blood flow to determine the need for intervention. A presentation Thursday at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting discussed the limitations in assessing blood flow, and highlighted a new measurement approach using time-resolved MRI vector fields.
June 23, 2005
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Multiple modalities show similar results for initial staging of head and neck cancer
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
TORONTO - Head and neck cancer is the fifth most common cancer worldwide and accounts for 2.8% of all malignancies in the U.S., according to presentations this week at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) conference. Multimodality management of head and neck cancer patients is now the modus operandi in most medical centers.
June 22, 2005
Siemens hits 120 milestone with Espree
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions has sold the 120th Magnetom Espree scanner, the Malvern, PA, company is reporting this week.
June 21, 2005
Cedara inks molecular software deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Merge Healthcare's Cedara Software division has signed an agreement with Molecular Therapeutics of Ann Arbor, MI, to market and sell software for functional diffusion mapping.
June 21, 2005
Boston breast center ramps up Aurora MR system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Faulkner-Sagoff Breast Imaging and Diagnostic Centre at Boston-based Faulkner Hospital has upgraded to the 1.5-tesla dedicated breast MRI system from Aurora Imaging Technology of North Andover, MA.
June 21, 2005
HCG sets up MRI site in Washington
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Modular-building firm HCG Building Technologies of Ceres, CA, has erected a new outpatient MRI facility on the grounds of Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington, WA.
June 21, 2005
Philips opens 7-tesla MRI research center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems has opened an ultra-high-field MRI research center featuring the company's 7-tesla Achieva scanner in Cleveland, OH.
June 20, 2005
MDCT, MRI competitive in some bone lesion applications
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Some facilities, and even a few researchers, have begun to favor the growing diagnostic capabilities of multidetector-row CT over MRI for assessing bone lesions. And they are daring to ask if CT might have advanced enough to take on MRI's robust characterization of many musculoskeletal pathologies.
June 19, 2005
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