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Siemens Healthcare will supply diagnostics imaging equipment to all Ministry of Health hospitals (approximately 100) across Iraq.
A malignancy index constructed by using magnetic resonance spectra based on prostate cancer metabolomic profiles obtained from previous intact tissue had an accuracy of 93 to 97 percent for detecting the presence of prostate cancer lesions, according to an article published in the January issue of Science Translational Medicine.
When added to MRI, gadolinium-based contrast agents were found to substantially enhance the malignancy criteria for primary tumor visualization, as well as increase the accuracy in the detection of lymph node metastases, according to a meta-analysis published in the February edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) has been approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as one of the three accreditation bodies for suppliers seeking to furnish the technical component of advanced diagnostic imaging services under the Medicare program.
Researchers from Ohio State Medical Center in Columbus have developed a computer program that interprets MR images of the meniscus--a fibrous tissue and cartilage in the knee--to determine if an individual is at risk for developing osteoarthritis, according to research published online Jan. 25 in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.
PACS manufacturer Rogan-Delft has received an order for its Zillion PACS to be implemented at the Perambur, India-based Railway Hospital.
Researchers have reportedly identified a biological marker in the brains of those exhibiting post-traumatic stress disorder using magnetoencephalography (MEG), based on a study published Jan. 20 in the Journal of Neural Engineering.
Bracco Diagnostics has selected Datalliance VMI as the platform for its vendor managed inventory program.
DMS Topline Medical, a provider of used and reconditioned monitoring equipment, ultrasound systems, rentals and associated parts, has expanded its portfolio with the addition of used diagnostic imaging parts.
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) reported the total registration of its annual conference was 56,824—4 percent lower than 2008, due mainly to reductions in exhibitor personnel and radiology support personnel attendance.
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A combined technique utilizing functional MRI and mental-imagery tasks have proven that a small proportion of patients diagnosed as being in a vegetative or minimally conscious state may have brain activity reflecting some awareness and cognition, according to the results of a study published online Feb. 3 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
For ruling out coronary artery disease (CAD), multidetector CT (16-slice or more) is more accurate than MRI, according to a retrospective study in today’s Annals of Internal Medicine.
Scientists at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have received a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a neuroimaging project to study frontotemporal dementia in patients using PET, MRI and diffusion tensor imaging.
GE Global Research, a subsidiary of GE has been awarded a four-year, $3.27 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to aid the development of a new cryogen-free magnet technology.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has selected the American College of Radiology (ACR) as a designated accrediting organization for medical imaging facilities, able to satisfy accreditation requirements for providers of advanced medical imaging mandated by the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008.
Whitegate Health Centre, a primary care facility for musculoskeletal and neurological services in Blackpool, England, has installed a Magnetom Avanto 1.5 Tesla MRI from Siemens Healthcare.
In vivo optical molecular imaging is expected to move into clinical use as key tools in personalized medicine, complementing more established imaging tools, such as CT and MRI, and equipment sales are expected to reach $400 million in 2014 and nearly $1 billion by the end of the decade, according to a market report from Strategies Unlimited.
Acute adverse reactions from gadolinium-based contrast agents used during MRI to help improve the information seen on the images rarely occur, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) is standing behind vertebroplasty--a minimally invasive treatment for vertebral compression fractures--despite a controversy that arose over two studies that concluded the treatment offered no benefit over a placebo procedure.
Coupling an MRI contrast agent, gadolinium, to a nanodiamond complex can increase signal intensity and image contrast, based on a study published online Dec. 28, 2009 in Nano Letters.
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Using an advanced massive-training artificial neural network, computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme, radiologists were able to improve their polyp detection rate and reduce the number of false positives in CT colonography, based on a study presented at the 2009 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual conference in Chicago.
Organizations should act prior to the implementation of the new (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) HIPAA compliance guideline changes for 2010 and consistently monitor their facilities in order to make an easier transition and avoid the extended penalties that are now being proposed, said HIPAA privacy and security consult Grant Peterson during a Jan. 13 Webinar on the guidelines.