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Philips to move MR-HIFU business to Profound
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Royal Philips has made an agreement to transfer its MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) business to Profound Medical, while obtaining a minority interest in Profound as part of the deal.
July 5, 2017
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French group announces 9-point plan of action
By Frances Rylands-Monk
France's national union of private radiologists (Fédération Nationale des Médecins Radiologues, FNMR) unveiled its new independent medical imaging project. The plan lists nine major areas on which urgent action is necessary, said FMNR President Dr. Jean-Philippe Masson.
June 28, 2017
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MRI + mammography detects recurrent breast cancer
By Brian Casey
Adding MRI to mammography improves the detection of recurrent breast cancer in women who have been treated for the disease, according to a study published on June 22 in JAMA Oncology. What's more, MRI appears to be a better option than ultrasound as an adjunct to mammography.
June 28, 2017
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JFR 2017 expands international coverage
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Journées Francophones de Radiologie (JFR) congress will for the second straight year allow non-French speakers to submit oral presentations in English for scientific sessions, according to the French Radiology Society (Société Française de Radiologie, SFR).
June 27, 2017
Yves Menu gets set to ride high at European Radiology
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The European Society of Radiology this week unveiled Dr. Yves Menu as the new editor in chief of its journal European Radiology. He will take over from Dr. Maximilian Reiser later this year and serve a three-year term.
June 25, 2017
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Glucose-MRI technique at 7T aids tumor evaluation
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German researchers are taking advantage of 7-tesla MRI scans to view glucose metabolism activity and thus identify solid or aggressively growing tumors.
June 22, 2017
Harry Potter's not the only injured quidditch player
By Philip Ward
Injuries from the Harry Potter-inspired sport of quidditch are far from make-believe, researchers from Oxford, U.K., have found. Fractures are surprisingly common, and players should consider wearing protective helmets and gloves, they recommended at last week's U.K. Radiological Congress.
June 20, 2017
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Biotronik receives new CE Mark for pacemakers
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Biomedical device company Biotronik has received the CE Mark for the use of its Edora, Evity, and Enitra series of pacemakers with 3-tesla MRI scanners.
June 13, 2017
Wife of Chuck Norris blames gadolinium for pain
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The wife of action movie star Chuck Norris is blaming gadolinium contrast from a series of MRI scans for debilitating pain she experienced several years ago, according to an interview on the television news show "Full Measure."
June 12, 2017
Metasurface-based MRI shows promise
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Researchers from the Netherlands and Russia have crafted a new metasurface-based technology designed to increase the local sensitivity of MRI systems on humans.
June 6, 2017
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MRI shows even moderate drinking harms brain
By Eric Barnes
MRI results have revealed that even moderate drinking is linked to declines in brain health. The results of the 30-year study have important public health implications because alcohol consumption affects such a large percentage of the population, concludes a new study in BMJ.
June 6, 2017
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AuntMinnieEurope.com MRI Insider
By Philip Ward
June 4, 2017
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