Safety guidelines are released for magnetic resonance imaging.
Serious and sometimes fatal patient injuries associated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures are an ongoing safety concern. Issues might include burns from electrodes and cables during examinations, injuries in patients with implanted neurologic stimulators, burns in patients wearing transdermal patches, or death from being hit by metallic objects...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of bilateral brain activation in Chinese speech.
Abstract Objective: To investigate the cerebral hemispheric representation of Chinese subjects employing functional magnetic resonance imaging during verbal fluency tasks. Patients and Methods: Healthy subjects were presented stimuli of the word categories animals, fruit, occupations. Each had to respond by saying aloud in Chinese any...

MRI shows brain changes prior to MCI diagnosis: the Dartmouth group's research is aimed at broadening the use of magnetic resonance imaging.
PHILADELPHIA -- Magnetic resonance imaging has the potential for detecting very early brain changes related to memory impairment, Andrew J. Saykin, Psy.D., reported at the Ninth International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, presented by the Alzheimer's Association. New data from the longitudinal Dartmouth Memory and...

Non-magnetic interconnect product line available from Hypertronics.
Hypertronics Corp. has released a non-magnetic interconnect product line featuring contact kits and cable assemblies for the medical imaging industry. The company's new line, ClearImage, is comprised of non-magnetic contacts based on the Hypertac Technology and cable assemblies designed specifically for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) applications for high-definition interconnections...

Mastoiditis on MRI: fact or artifact?
Abstract Fluid signal in the mastoid can be an incidental finding on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and often is interpreted as mastoiditis by radiologists. This study examines 28 consecutive cases of such erroneously diagnosed "mastoiditis" and documents the presence or absence of otologic symptoms and clinical signs....

Amag Pharmaceuticals Gets Fast Track Designation for Ferumoxytol.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-26 August 2008-Amag Pharmaceuticals Gets Fast Track Designation for Ferumoxytol(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Amag Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to ferumoxytol for its development as a diagnostic agent for Vascular-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging...

Cordis Bolsters Senior-Level Team.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-15 October 2008-Cordis Bolsters Senior-Level Team(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Cordis, a company in transforming cardiovascular care, announced three new senior-level appointments. Carl J. St. Bernard has been named Vice President, U.S. Sales and Marketing; Paul I. Chang, M.D., has been named...

MRI quickly clinches multiple sclerosis diagnosis: new diagnostic guideline. (magnetic resonance imaging).
ROCKVILLE, MD. -- Magnetic resonance imaging can be used to diagnose suspected multiple sclerosis more quickly than current diagnostic standards, according to a new guideline issued by the American Academy of Neurology. Studies have shown that MRI can detect occult disease activity in 50% to 80% of...

MRI of TMJ in patients with severe skeletal malocclusion following surgical/orthodontic treatment.
ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate temporomandibular joints (TMJ) by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients who had undergone surgical/orthodontic or orthodontic treatment in a three-year follow-up study. Subjects consisted of 20 patients (40 TMJ), 16 females and four males (mean age 33.7 years, range 19-53...

MRI increases mastectomy in early breast cancer.
Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging may be a factor in the rising rate of mastectomy in women with early-stage breast cancer, a study suggests. Investigators reviewed 5,596 stage 0-II breast cancers in 5,463 women who underwent surgery for the malignancy between 1997 and 2006 at the Mayo Clinic...