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fMRI shows media multitasking may affect brain
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Functional MRI (fMRI) has revealed lower gray-matter density in the brains of people who multitask frequently by using several media devices at the same time.
September 23, 2014
Bruker expands imaging portfolio at WMIC
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Bruker debuted a new micro-CT scanner and an ultrahigh-field MR system at the 2014 World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC) in Seoul, Korea.
September 22, 2014
St. Jude gets CE Mark for updated labeling of pacing leads
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
St. Jude Medical announced CE Mark approval of updated labeling for its Tendril STS and IsoFlex Optim pacing leads, which allows existing and future patients with the devices access to MR imaging.
September 22, 2014
It's time to ditch your old gear, ESR says
By Philip Ward
Every healthcare facility or authority should have a plan for upgrading or renewing imaging equipment, and the plan should look forward at least five years and be updated annually, according to a statement issued on 18 September by the European Society of Radiology (ESR).
September 21, 2014
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Patients report only minor issues during 7T MRI exams
By Wayne Forrest
It may be a while before 7-tesla MRI is commonly used in imaging facilities around the world, but if and when the ultrahigh-field magnets become standard protocol, patients are expected to handle examinations with relative ease, Italian researchers have found.
September 21, 2014
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AuntMinnieEurope.com MRI Insider
By Philip Ward
September 17, 2014
MRI aids differentiation of traumatic cerebral fat embolism
By Philip Ward
An Egyptian-led team of MRI researchers reported at last week's International Congress of Radiology that cerebral fat embolism (CFE) can be differentiated from diffuse axonal injury because CFE has a higher incidence of increased T2-FLAIR and diffusion-weighted imaging lesions.
September 17, 2014
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Bruker adds to preclinical imaging portfolio
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Bruker is debuting a new microCT scanner and an ultrahigh-field MR system at this week's 2014 World Molecular Imaging Congress in Seoul, Korea.
September 16, 2014
GE points to aging European imaging installed base
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Citing a recent report, GE Healthcare said austerity measures implemented during the recession in Europe could have a lingering effect on patients unless countries in the EU make investments in imaging equipment.
September 16, 2014
EORTC paper extols PET, MRI
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) has released a paper on the most recent developments in MRI and PET.
September 11, 2014
Silicon photomultipliers ideal for PET/MRI
The introduction of combined PET/MRI scanners was enabled by the replacement of photomultipliers with solid-state PET detectors, such as avalanche photodiodes, which can operate inside the MRI environment.
September 10, 2014
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PET/MRI shows noninvasive imaging power in MI
By Eric Barnes
PET and MRI each bring advantages for imaging myocardial infarction (MI) and gauging myocardial viability. So it makes sense to do them both in a single exam, concludes a study of 25 MI patients presented last week at the European Society of Cardiology congress in Barcelona, Spain.
September 8, 2014
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