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FDA Approves Gadavist (Gadobutrol) Injection as First Contrast Agent for Breast MRI in United States

Bayer HealthCare announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new indication for Gadavist (gadobutrol) injection for intravenous use with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast to assess the presence and extent of...

GE Healthcare Partners With Tesla Engineering to Produce Ultra High-Field 7T MRI Systems

May 20, 2014 — GE Healthcare and Tesla Engineering Ltd. are collaborating to produce 7T human whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. The companies made the announcement at the joint meeting of the International Society for Magnetic...

NIA Magellan Launches Animated Website to Assist Parents in Preparing Children for Imaging Tests

May 19, 2014 — NIA Magellan, a subsidiary of Magellan Health Services Inc., recently launched “RadZone Kids,” an easy-to-use community resource to assist parents and caregivers in preparing their children for various diagnostic imaging tests,...

UC San Diego Uses MRI-Guide Biopsy to Improve Brain Cancer Diagnoses

May 1, 2014 — Neurosurgeons at UC San Diego Heath System have, for the first time, combined real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology with novel noninvasive cellular mapping techniques to develop a new biopsy approach that increases th...

Toshiba Introduces New MR Software for More Efficient Exams

July 11, 2014 — Toshiba America Medical Systems introduced its newest M-Power software version for the Vantage Titan 1.5T magnetic resonance (MR) system...

World War I German Zeppelin Raids Helped Enable Today’s MRI...

This August marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I in 1914. A few months after the start of the war, in early 1915, the Germans began using...

Brain Imaging Reveals Clues About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

July 8, 2014 — A brain imaging study shows that patients with chronic fatigue syndrome may have reduced responses, compared with healthy controls, in a region...

Cryogen Free, 7.0T Preclinical MRI Garners Overwhelming...

Delegates from academia and industry flocked to see the world's first commercial, cryogen free, 7.0T, preclinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging,...

Toshiba Introduces New MR Software for More Efficient Exams

Toshiba America Medical Systems' newest M-Power software version for the Vantage Titan 1.5T magnetic resonance (MR) system and new

Advanced Visualization Solution

Vital Images Inc.'s VitreaExtend is an advanced visualization solution that supports up to three simultaneous users with high performance...

3Di Offers Medical Images Viewing Everywhere

Shina Systems’ 3Di is a unique platform that allows clinicians, healthcare providers and patients to view medical images everywhere and for...

Toshiba’s CT Myocardial Perfusion capability is available on the Aquilion One and Aquilion OneVison Edition CT systems. Myocardial...

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World War I German Zeppelin Raids Helped Enable Today’s MRI...

This August marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I in 1914. A few months after the start of the war, in early 1915, the Germans began using...

FDA Approves Gadavist (Gadobutrol) Injection as First...

Bayer HealthCare announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new indication for Gadavist (gadobutrol) injection for intravenous use...

Research Team Develops Terahertz Detectors With Carbon...

June 18, 2014 — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories, along with collaborators from Rice University and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, are...

PET/MR Superior for Verifying Coronary Arterial Disease

Ischemic heart disease, a narrowing of the arteries supplying blood to the heart, is a leading cause of death throughout the world. A hybrid molecular imaging...

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Trends and New Technology in Cardiovascular Ultrasound at ASE 2014

There were several new cardiovascular ultrasound technology advances highlighted at the American...

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JAMA Study Boosts Credibility of Screening Mammo

Call-backs have always been a problem in mammography. They are a source of worry, added discomfort...

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Highlights From SNMMI 2014

There were several interesting studies coming out of the 2014 meeting for the Society of Nuclear...

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Webinar: Universal Viewer With Breast Imaging Part I: Enhanced Workflow

This webinar will allow clinicians to learn more about the breast imaging application available with GE Healthcare's unified Web-based viewer. Available applications and technologies include...

Webinar: PET/CT — A New Frontier

The webinar "PET/CT: A New Frontier" discusses potential benefits of digital relative to analog PET/CT. The session will discuss how digital PET can improve image quality, lesion detection and...

Webinar: SenoBright Contrast–Enhanced Spectral Mammography; Clinical Experience and Case Review

During this webinar, Lydia Liao, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., presented an overview of contrast-enhanced spectral mammography technology and shared cases where SenoBright has...