Search Making Headlines

Search by Keywords
Imaging Technology Research Center Opens in Ohio
July 23, 2010 – A new research and development center for medical imaging systems recently opened at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in northeastern Ohio. The...
Read More July 23, 2010
MRI-Compatible Pacing System Receives CE Mark
July 14, 2010 – Medtronic Inc. recently announced it has received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for the Ensura MRI SureScan pacing system. Ensura MRI is the...
Read More July 14, 2010
$10.6 Million Center Established to Study New MRI Technology
July 6, 2010 – The development of a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, which may revolutionize the way medical conditions are diagnosed and treated, is to...
Read More July 6, 2010
New CEO for Top Imaging Equipment Manufacturer
June 9, 2010 - At the company's annual shareholder meeting today, Toshiba Medical Systems Corp. (TMSC), a member of the Toshiba group of companies, announced Satoshi...
Read More June 9, 2010
Early Imaging Reduces Inpatient Costs
April 5, 2010 - If used early, advanced imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) might shorten the length of a...
Read More April 5, 2010
Medtronic Seeks Clearance for MRI-Safe Pacemaker
March 31, 2010 - The number of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans performed increases each year, as does the number of people with implanted cardiac devices. However,...
Read More March 31, 2010
New MRA Sequence Captures Four Image Contrasts in One Sequence
March 23, 2010 - When imaging the brain, time is critical as vascular abnormalities can have a profound effect on patients’ lives if not diagnosed quickly. A new tool...
Read More March 23, 2010
CARE Bill Aims to Ensure Radiation Safety
February 26, 2010 - Beginning in 2012, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) will require accreditation of ambulatory care facilities that bill...
Read More February 28, 2010
Hospital Does 98 Percent of MR Exams Contrast-Free
February 26, 2010 - Gadolinium-based contrast agents, the most common contrast agents used for MRA, have been directly linked to nephrogenic systemic fibrosis or...
Read More February 26, 2010
CT More Accurate than MRI for Ruling out CAD
February 2, 2010 - Among noninvasive imaging tests for ruling out coronary artery disease (CAD), computed tomography (CT) is a more accurate noninvasive test than magnetic...
Read More February 2, 2010
Diagnostic MR Angiography Imaging Agent Introduced
January 20, 2010 – A new contrast-imaging agent for use with magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is being launched this week in the United States. ABLAVAR (gadofosveset...
Read More January 20, 2010
New Cardiovascular Imaging Text Book Focuses on the Patient
December 29, 2009 - Imaging is at the heart of diagnostic procedures and is the focus of the "ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging", which will be released...
Read More December 29, 2009
Cardiovascular MR Differentiates Ischemic, Non-Ischemic Injuries
December 29, 2009 - In patients with known or suspected myocardial infarction, cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) provides a comprehensive, multifaceted view of the...
Read More December 29, 2009
CMS' Imaging Cuts Limit Access to Early Detection
November 4, 2009 - “We know it's less expensive to treat a disease in its early stages, yet CMS’ reimbursement policies continue to undermine the effectiveness of early...
Read More November 4, 2009
Mayo Clinic Finds New Methods Useful for Diagnosing Myocarditis
November 4, 2009 – Myocarditis is an important and often unrecognized cause of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Several new diagnostic methods, such as cardiac magnetic...
Read More November 4, 2009
Physicians Rally on Capitol Hill to Preserve Access to Medical Imaging
October 14, 2009 - Survivors and patients with cancers and heart disease, along with patient advocate organizations and physicians, today urged policymakers to enhance...
Read More October 14, 2009
CMR Evaluation of HF to Grow Substantially in Coming Years
October 2, 2009 – Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in the evaluation of patients with heart failure (HF) “will expand substantially in the coming years,”...
Read More October 2, 2009
Siemens, SurgiVision to Build MRI-Guided Cardiac EP System
September 8, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare and SurgiVision Inc. today announced an agreement for the codevelopment and commercialization of a real-time magnetic resonance...
Read More September 8, 2009
1.5T MR Evaluation of Plaque Progression in Carotid Arteries is Feasible
September 1, 2009 - Evaluation of results of a multicenter study indicates that quantitative evaluation of the progression of volume of extracranial carotid vessel walls is...
Read More September 1, 2009
Cardiac MR Helps Guide Patient Management
August 18, 2009 - Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) represents a safe, noninvasive modality that frequently helps guide patient management, according to early findings from...
Read More August 18, 2009
MRI Simulation of Blood Flow Helps Plan Child's Heart Surgery
August 12, 2009 – Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, collaborating with pediatric cardiologists and surgeons at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,...
Read More August 12, 2009
Diagnostic Imaging Associated with Improved Health Outcomes, Little or No Impact on Cost
June 29, 2009 - The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) commended today the release of a new study demonstrating that use of imaging services in hospitals is...
Read More June 29, 2009
Imaging, CT, MR, Increases Life Expectancy
June 19, 2009 - Increased utilization of advanced medical imaging, such as CT and MRI, between 1991 and 2004 improved life expectancy rates by a significant factor,...
Read More June 19, 2009
Medtronic Gets European Approval for Second-Generation MRI-Safe Pacemaker
June 19, 2009 – Medtronic Inc. today said it received CE (Conformité Européenne) mark for the company's second-generation pacemaker designed, tested, approved for use...
Read More June 19, 2009
Medtronic's Pacemaker for Use with MRI Shows Positive Results
May 15, 2009 – New data announced today at Heart Rhythm 2009, the annual congress of the Heart Rhythm Society, demonstrate that patients implanted with the...
Read More May 15, 2009
University of Utah Health Care Opens First Integrated EP MRI Lab in North America
May 6, 2009 - University of Utah Health Care this week celebrated the opening of the first integrated electrophysiology (EP) MRI laboratory in North America. Located on...
Read More May 6, 2009
ECRI Lists Top 10 Hospital Technologies to Watch in 2009
May 4, 2009 - ECRI Institute released its top 10 list of health technologies that hospital corporate-suite executives should have on their radar, including electronic...
Read More May 4, 2009
Frost & Sullivan Honors Siemens for MR Market Leadership
April 2, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare has been awarded Frost & Sullivan’s 2009 North American Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanners Market Leadership Award. According to...
Read More April 2, 2009
MRI Used to Demystify Cardiovascular Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
February 2, 2009 - Researchers at the Ohio State University Medical Center are using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging to assess the effects of a common treatment for...
Read More February 2, 2009
Philips Uses Image-Guided Drug Delivery to Treat Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease
January 28, 2009 - Philips is leading a major new European project, the SonoDrugs project, which uses focused ultrasound pulses and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to...
Read More January 28, 2009
MRI Reveals Bleeding Inside Heart
January 19, 2009 – Researchers used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to show for the first time bleeding inside the heart after people have suffered a heart attack, a...
Read More January 23, 2009
Medtronic Gets CE Mark for MRI-Compatible Pacemaker
November 17, 2008 - Medtronic received European CE Mark for the EnRhythm MRI SureScan Pacemaker System, a pacemaker designed for safe use in Magnetic Resonance Imaging...
Read More November 17, 2008
EnRhythm MRI SureScan Pacemaker System Now Commercially Available in Europe
November 17, 2008 - Medtronic Inc. said it received CE Mark for the first-ever MR-conditional pacemaker system, the EnRhythm MRI SureScan pacemaker and CapSureFix MRI...
Read More November 17, 2008
Cardiovascular Center Limits Radiation, Contrast Dose Using Toshiba Technology
October 28, 2008 - The diagnosis and subsequent treatment of cardiovascular disease can be accomplished through a variety of medical imaging modalities, and demonstrating...
Read More October 28, 2008
Cardiovascular MRI Predicts AF Treatment Outcome
October 8, 2008 – A new MRI-based method, delayed-enhancement cardiovascular MRI (DE-CMRI), allows doctors to detect and measure scarring on walls of heart after treated...
Read More October 7, 2008
University of Utah Physician Uses MRI to Aid Repair of Atrial Fibrillation
September 8, 2008 - A new procedure being pioneered by Dr. Nassir Marrouche, director of the atrial fibrillation (AF) program at the University of Utah School of Medicine,...
Read More September 8, 2008
MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Conference Targets Cancer, Stroke Treatments
August 25, 2008 - The Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation will host an international symposium dedicated to the current and future use of magnetic resonance guided...
Read More August 26, 2008
Infection Control Prompts Questions Over Cleanliness of MRIs
August 25, 2008 - Concerns over problems with MRIs often not being properly cleaned and leading to the spread of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) during...
Read More August 25, 2008
Dräger Fabius MRI Gets FDA Clearance For Advanced Anesthesia Technology for MRI
August 19, 2008 - Dräger Medical Inc. today said its Fabius MRI anesthesia machine received FDA clearance, and is designed specifically to meet the requirements for the...
Read More August 19, 2008
Peak Stress High-Resolution Heart Images Now Possible
July 30, 2008 - Researchers at the Ohio State University Medical Center have designed equipment to provide high resolution images of the heart at peak stress level - a...
Read More July 30, 2008
MRI Tracks Stem Cells in Heart
July 29, 2008 - For several years, doctors have known that certain stem cells migrate to the heart after a heart attack, but exactly how they get there and what purpose...
Read More July 29, 2008
Congress Overrides President's Medicare Veto, Prevents Cuts
July 16, 2008 - Earlier this week President Bush vetoed the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (HR 6331) because it excluded a 10.6 percent pay cut to...
Read More July 16, 2008
AHA Issues New Guidelines for CT, MR Coronary Angiography
July 9, 2008 – The American Heart Association recently issued new guidelines for computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) angiography, which state CT is the...
Read More July 9, 2008
JACR Examines Current Trends in Emergency Department Imaging
June 26, 2008 - As new imaging practices emerge, computed tomography (CT) remains a vital tool in the evaluation of patients in the emergency department (ED) with symptoms...
Read More June 26, 2008
MRI Annual Procedure Growth Slows to 3 Percent
June 5, 2008 – There was a 14 percent increase in MRI procedures from 2003 to 2007, for an average annual rate of 3 percent, representing a slowdown in procedure growth...
Read More June 5, 2008
Researchers Recognized for MRI for Atrial Fibrillation Technique
May 22, 2008 - Nassir Marrouche, M.D., and his research team from the University of Utah School of Medicine received the Eric N. Prystowsky Fellow Clinical Research award...
Read More May 22, 2008
GE Licenses Spin Signal Technology to Merck
May 7, 2008 - GE Healthcare signed a nonexclusive agreement with Merck and Co. to provide spin signal technology (SST) for imaging of the lungs to help to advance...
Read More May 7, 2008
MRI Market to Reach $5.5 Billion by 2010
April 23, 2008 - The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems market is projected to reach $5.5 billion by the year 2010 and represents the fastest growing segment, as...
Read More April 23, 2008
MRI Better Than MDCT in Detecting Endoleaks
April 14, 2008 - Contrast-enhanced MR imaging is significantly superior to 16 slice multidetector CT in the detection of endoleaks after endovascular repair of abdominal...
Read More April 14, 2008
Aliskerin as Effective as Losartan for Regressing LVH Shows
March 31, 2008 - The direct renin inhibitor aliskiren was found to be as effective as the angiotensin receptor blocker, losartan, currently considered the gold standard for...
Read More March 31, 2008
12next ›last »