November 3, 2008 - Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) is highly accurate in identifying liver diseases and can help eliminate the need for liver biopsies, according to Mayo Clinic researchers.

November 3, 2008 - ACIST Medical Systems Inc. (a Bracco Group company), signed a distribution agreement for the StatSensor Creatinine Meter with Nova Biomedical, in which the ACIST and Nova teams will co-exclusively market and distribute the StatSensor Creatinine Meter into the medical fields of radiology and cardiology within North America.

November 03, 2008 – The FDA has given 501(k) clearance to the Aurora 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System for AuroraSPECTROSCOPY, Aurora Imaging Technology’s breast magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy package.

November 3, 2008 - Using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in France were able to detect functional abnormalities in certain regions in the brains of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia, reinforcing the idea that symptoms of the disorder are related to a dysfunction in those parts of the brain where pain is processed.

October 31, 2008 – The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), today praised the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for reconsidering its proposed physician fee schedule for 2009, which would have drastically limited patient access to diagnostic medical testing, including life-saving medical imaging technologies.