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Functional MRI shows brain activity in some vegetative patients
By Wayne Forrest
Using functional MRI, researchers have found some brain activation, awareness, and cognition in a handful of patients in a vegetative or minimally conscious state, according to research published online February 3 by the New England Journal of Medicine.
February 3, 2010
AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider
By Wayne Forrest
February 3, 2010
Carestream adds Evolution sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received an order for its DRX-Evolution digital radiography system.
February 3, 2010
GE launches Brivo MRI at Arab Health show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare launched a new MRI scanner in its Brivo line at last week's Arab Health 2010 conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
February 3, 2010
Does breast MRI boost mastectomies? And, new VC CAD algorithm
By Brian Casey
February 3, 2010
New VC CAD algorithm reveals submucosal colon cancers
By Eric Barnes
A new computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm goes beyond flat-polyp detection to find submucosally invading colorectal cancers with virtual colonoscopy. Researchers say the software offers an important alternative to traditional CAD feature classification that could improve the sensitivity of all VC studies.
February 3, 2010
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Presurgical breast MRI increases mastectomy rate
By Kate Madden Yee
A new research study may fire up the debate over a possible link between preoperative breast MRI and higher mastectomy rates. Texas researchers found that at their facility, patients were almost twice as likely to have a mastectomy if breast MRI was used before surgery. But breast MRI didn't delay treatment, they found.
February 3, 2010
CT beats x-ray for pediatric cervical spine trauma
By Cynthia E. Keen
When a CT exam is ordered for a child presenting with cervical spine trauma, follow-up radiography adds little to no additional diagnostic information, according to an analysis from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
February 3, 2010
Foundation Radiology forms molecular unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging services provider Foundation Radiology Group has launched a molecular imaging division.
February 2, 2010
Mātakina tackles breast density problem with Volpara software
By Brian Casey
Breast tissue density is emerging as a major risk factor for breast cancer, but existing methods for measuring density can be cumbersome and depend on the skill of the operator. A New Zealand start-up company called Mātakina Technology hopes to change that.
February 2, 2010
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JAMA: Single negative US scan can rule out DVT
By Brian Casey
A new study released today in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that a single negative compression ultrasound scan of the entire leg may be good enough to rule out deep vein thrombosis (DVT), avoiding the need for multiple follow-up imaging studies.
February 1, 2010
Siemens orders PET/CT transport system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has ordered the Dignity Carrier patient transportation system from LinkMed.
February 1, 2010
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