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Synaptive Medical gets FDA OK for navigation device

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

3D visualization firm Synaptive Medical has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its BrightMatter Guide surgical navigation system.

April 8, 2015

Study finds wild price variations for head CT scans

By Kate Madden Yee

The price of a noncontrast head CT scan can vary more than fivefold in academic hospitals and more than tenfold in private practices across the U.S., according to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

April 8, 2015

Study advises MRI screening for high-risk pancreatic cancer patients

By Wayne Forrest

Swedish researchers believe that MRI could be the best imaging modality to screen people at high risk of pancreatic cancer, according to an April 8 study in JAMA Surgery. In a small study, they showed how using MRI to screen high-risk individuals found pancreatic lesions in 40% of patients.

April 7, 2015

3T MRI shows how meniscus tears heal, predicts outcomes

By Wayne Forrest

MRI at 3 tesla can help forecast the healing potential of a meniscus tear based, in part, on decreased meniscus extrusion, according to a study presented March 28 at a meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.

April 7, 2015

FDDNP-PET gives insight into brain trauma of NFL players

By Wayne Forrest

Brain scans with the PET radiopharmaceutical FDDNP of former National Football League (NFL) players who experienced multiple concussions show patterns that are similar to patients who experienced chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to an April 6 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

April 6, 2015

Biotronik implants 1st MRI-conditional pacemaker in U.S.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biomedical device company Biotronik has implanted the first U.S. patient with the company's Eluna pacemaker system with ProMRI technology, which enables patients implanted with the device to undergo MRI scans.

April 6, 2015

New MRI technique improves prostate cancer detection

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new MRI technique called restriction spectrum imaging MRI (RSI-MRI) is providing enhanced details on the extent and exact location of prostate tumors.

April 5, 2015

RadioMedix starts trial of ProstaMedix PET agent

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biotechnology firm RadioMedix has initiated the first clinical trial for its ProstaMedix agent for the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer in U.S. patients and will begin recruiting patients this month.

April 5, 2015

NCI: Cancer incidence, mortality continue to fall in U.S.

By Brian Casey

Rates of cancer incidence and mortality continue to fall in the U.S., according to a new report by the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI). Deaths from cancer dropped 1.8% annually in men and 1.4% annually in women from 2002 to 2011, the report disclosed.

April 5, 2015

Hitachi Aloka expands ABUS agreement with iVu

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hitachi Aloka Medical has signed an agreement to become the exclusive worldwide distributor of the Sofia automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) system from iVu Imaging.

March 29, 2015

Gadolinium persists in brain years after MRI scans

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic can't quite explain the clinical significance, but the discovery of traces of gadolinium in four areas of the brain several years after administration of MRI contrast is enough evidence to warrant further investigation as to the reasons why.

March 26, 2015

MRI measures brain atrophy in Alzheimer's

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have validated the first standardized protocol to measure atrophy in the hippocampal region of the brain, an early sign of Alzheimer's disease.

March 26, 2015

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