SimonMed Imaging, Philips Partner for 3T MRI Deployment
SimonMed will introduce Philips’ state-of-the-art 3T MR services to help improve patient care while increasing patient and staff satisfaction at a lower cost.
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Imaging Roundtable: Measuring the MRI Market
The MRI market continues to grow at a steady pace. Martijn Hartjes, senior director, head of global MR product marketing, for Andover, Mass.-based Philips Healthcare; Mike Ghazal, president/CEO of MRI and CT service for Lake Zurich, Ill.-based Zetta Medical Technologies; and Heather Lewis, the MR marketing director for Malvern, Pa.-based Siemens Healthineers North America, sat down with 24x7 to discuss the factors driving the high-value market segment.
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Medical Mission Trips 101
As a biomed, bringing your talent to a developing world hospital that is struggling for sound medical equipment can be an intensely satisfying experience. For those who are thinking about making a medical mission trip to the developing world for the first time, partnering with an organization that can help prepare supplies and contacts is key to a successful experience.
Denmark Hospital Selects ViewRay’s MRIdian Linac
MRIdian enables a fundamental change from conventional radiotherapy by using diagnostic-quality MR imaging and enabling daily on-table treatment plan adaptation.
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Study Uses MRI to Examine Brain Changes During Extended Space Missions
While living and working in space can be exciting, space is a hostile environment and presents many physiological and psychological challenges for the men and women of America’s space program.
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Mapping Brain Connectivity with MRI May Predict Outcomes for Cardiac Arrest Survivors
A new study led by Johns Hopkins researchers found that measures of connectivity within specific cerebral networks were strongly linked to long-term functional outcomes in patients who had suffered severe brain injury following a cardiac arrest.
Read MoreMayo Clinic Installs First Clinical 7T MRI Scanner
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic will have the first clinical 7-Tesla MRI scanner in North America that has been cleared by the U.S. FDA. This MRI scanner, Siemens Healthineers’ MAGNETOM Terra, will be operational at the Mayo Clinic later in 2017.
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MRI May Predict Neurological Outcomes for Cardiac Arrest Survivors
MRI-based measurements of the functional connections in the brain can help predict long-term recovery in patients who suffer neurological disability after cardiac arrest, according to a study appearing online in the journal Radiology.
Read MoreInside Radiology’s Premier Event
In November’s UpFront column, 24×7 Magazine chief editor Keri Forsythe-Stephens reminisces about her first time attending the Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting and discusses why she’s excited to attend this year’s conference. She also shares news regarding the revival of a beloved sister publication.
Read MorefMRI Shows Brain Disconnections May Contribute to Parkinson’s Hallucinations
Researchers have found that disconnections of brain areas involved in attention and visual processing may contribute to visual hallucinations in individuals with Parkinson’s disease. The disconnected brain areas seen on functional MRI (fMRI) may be valuable in predicting the development of visual hallucinations in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
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FDA Clears First 7T MRI Scanner
The FDA has cleared the Magnetom Terra MRI scanner from Siemens Healthineers—the first-ever 7 Tesla (7T) MRI cleared for diagnostic imaging. According to company officials, the system’s neurological and musculoskeletal applications enable physicians to see functional and anatomical details not visible at lower magnet field strengths.
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An Inside Look at Medical Imaging
From November 26 through December 1, imaging professionals from around the world will convene in Chicago for the Radiological Society of North America’s annual meeting. Ahead of the show, here are some technologies generating buzz in radiology.
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Global Radiology Market to Reach $55.7 Billion
The global medical imaging market is slated to reach $55.7 billion by 2025, according to a new Research and Markets study. Propelling growth? A spike in government investments of portable diagnostic imaging devices, as well as the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases.
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Siemens Debuts MRI System for Radiation Therapy Planning at ASTRO
At the 59th annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in San Diego, Siemens Healthineers showcased the MAGNETOM RT Pro edition for MAGNETOM Vida, a version of the company’s new 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that is designed for radiation therapy planning.
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MRI Contrast Agents Shown to Detect Breast Cancer at Early Stage
A new MRI contrast agent being tested by researchers at Case Western Reserve University not only pinpoints breast cancers at early stages but differentiates between aggressive and slow-growing types.
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