Clinical News: Page 2714

London center to install second Fonar Upright MRI

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI vendor Fonar of Melville, NY, sold another of its Fonar Upright Multi-Position MRI units to a U.K. imaging center, bringing Fonar’s European installed base for the device to nine.

July 4, 2007

Siemens wins California particle beam contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, has signed an agreement to provide integrated software systems and equipment for a future health science research campus to be developed by Touro University of Vallejo, CA.

July 4, 2007

SPECT/CT system for 3D volumetric breast imaging

Video courtesy of Duke University Multi-Modality Imaging Lab.

July 4, 2007

Keeping sonographers by improving working conditions

By Erik L. Ridley

In these days of sonographer shortages, it's crucial to keep good, dedicated sonographers. Improving working conditions and showing appreciation can significantly boost sonographer retention rates, according to the experience of Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) in Baltimore.

July 4, 2007

Bracco, ImaRx sign licensing pact

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Milan, Italy-based contrast agent developer Bracco and biopharmaceutical firm ImaRx Therapeutics of Tucson, AZ, have signed a cross-license agreement for certain patents and patent applications of each other's products.

July 3, 2007

Cold case closed: CT solves iceman's cause of death

By Heather Hokenson

You could say it's the oldest open "cold case" to date -- the death of the famous Alpine glacier iceman. Since he was discovered in 1991, his 5,300-year-old mummified remains have been subjected to numerous scientific tests, and theories have abounded as to how he died. Recently, however, a team of Italian and Swiss researchers determined the iceman's exact cause of death using multidetector-row CT (MDCT).

July 3, 2007

IBA gets OK for U.K. PET facility

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radioisotope manufacturer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has received approval from U.K. officials to begin the manufacture of radiopharmaceuticals at its new PET production facility in Dinnington, South Yorkshire.

July 2, 2007

Is your quench pipe safe? Also, MRI of pregnant women

By Brian Casey

July 2, 2007

Zonare nets Detroit installation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems of Mountain View, CA, has installed three z.one ultrasound systems at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.

July 2, 2007

Toshiba installs Vantage MRI

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton, CO, has become the first hospital in the U.S. to install Toshiba America Medical Systems' Vantage Atlas MRI system.

July 2, 2007

MR shows broad spectrum of findings in pregnant women with suspected appendicitis

By Shalmali Pal

Although acute appendicitis is not terribly common in pregnant women, it does pose a diagnostic challenge because of anatomic and histologic changes that occur in these patients. CT carries a radiation risk while ultrasound, which is the established modality in this population, doesn't always deliver the whole story. Instead, Boston-based imagers have found success with MRI for evaluating the appendix, and more, in the gravid patient.

July 2, 2007

What does your MRI vendor know about your quench vent that you don't?

By Tobias Gilk

The recent catastrophic failure of a major vendor's MR scanner is raising some serious questions. MRI architectural consult Tobias Gilk discusses the difficulty in identifying issues with cryogen vent pipe systems, and asks the million-dollar question for all MR operators: Is your quench vent safe?

July 2, 2007

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