Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Cardiac MRI creates images from the resonance of hydrogen atoms when they are polarized to face in one direction and then hit with an electromagnetic pulse to knock them off axis. The wobbling of the atoms is what is recorded by computers and used to reconstruct the images. Cardiac MR allows very detailed visualization of the myocardial tissue above the resolution found with cardiac CT. Using different protocol sequences, various contrast type images can be created with MRI to enhance various tissues or to provide physiological data on the function of the heart. This section includes MR analysis software, MRI scanners, gadolinium contrast agents, and related magnetic resonance accessories.

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November 21, 2011 — VasSol’s Noninvasive Optimum Vessel Analysis (NOVA) technology provides physicians with detailed ...

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November 17, 2011 — Westside Medical Imaging of Beverly Hills announces the availability of high resolution magnetic ...

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November 7, 2011 — This year’s annual meeting of the European Association of Echocardiography (EAE), a registered branch ...

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October 31, 2011 – NordicNeuroLab (NNL), a developer of products for functional neuroimaging, announced the launch of ...

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October 31, 2011 – To ensure MR imaging is as efficient and safe as possible, Toshiba America Medical Systems has ...

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October 26, 2011 – Lantheus Medical Imaging announced it has been awarded three-year supplier contracts with Premier ...

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October 14, 2011 — GE Healthcare received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of the Discovery MR750w wide ...

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Toshiba will showcase its proprietary non-contrast magnetic resonance (MR) angiography imaging techniques and a new ...

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Toshiba will showcase the Vantage Titan 3.0T MR system at the 2011 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) trade ...

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September 12, 2011 – For the eighth consecutive year, the vacancy rate for radiographers has dropped and now stands at 2 ...

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August 29, 2011 – Stroke patients who need emergency care should be taken to the nearest certified primary stroke center ...

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August 11, 2011 – Researchers have found more evidence supporting the role of fat around the heart in promoting ...

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August 10, 2011 – In the 3.0 Tesla (T) magnetic resonance (MR) marketplace, patient compliance often impacts image ...

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July 29, 2011 — Oxygen Biotherapeutics Inc. and privately held Aurum Biosciences Ltd. of Glasgow, Scotland, have signed ...

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