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Varian Medical Systems Enters into Supply Agreement with Toshiba Medical

Varian Medical Systems has entered into a three-year agreement worth an estimated USD 515 million for Varian to supply medical imaging components to Toshiba Medical Systems for incorporation into imaging equipment for the global market.   More...
02 Feb 2014
Image: Cranium image reconstructed from CT scans (Photo courtesy of the North Carolina State University).

CT Scans Could Bolster Forensic Database to Identify Unknown Remains

New findings revealed that data from CT scans can be incorporated into a growing forensic database to help determine the ancestry and sex of unidentified human remains. These findings may also have clinical applications for craniofacial surgeons.   More...
30 Jan 2014
Image: Dr. William Tyler, an assistant professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, studied the effects of ultrasound on the region of the brain responsible for processing tactile sensory inputs (Photo courtesy of James Stroup/Virginia Tech).

Ultrasound Targeted at the Brain Shown to Enhance Sensory Performance

New research has demonstrated that ultrasound can be employed to modulate brain activity to heighten sensory perception in humans, similar to how bats use ultrasound to help guide them at night.  More...
30 Jan 2014

Using Sugar-Based Tracers to Improve Detecting Heart Disease with PET

An international research team of investigators is evaluating a new sugar-based tracer to help in cardiovascular imaging detection of inflamed high-risk, susceptible artery plaques before they rupture.  More...
30 Jan 2014
Image: Medtronic’s Revo MRI SureScan pacing system (Photo courtesy of Medtronic).

Pacing Systems Approved for Full Body MRI Scans Without Positioning Restrictions

The first pacing systems in the United States that have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use with magnetic resonance imaging are now approved for MRI scans positioned on any part of the body.   More...
29 Jan 2014

Consortium to Implement Services for Sharing Medical Images to Healthcare, Radiology Facilities Across Alsace, France

A new project has been initiated with a goal to archive and share more than one million imaging exams per year among 53 facilities in Alsace, France.   More...
29 Jan 2014
Image: Creatine CEST maps of healthy myocardium in a large animal (left). Eight week-old infarcted tissue, with noticeably less creatine (right). Arrow on right indicates infarcted region of heart tissue (Photo courtesy of Ravinder Reddy, PhD, Nature Medicine).

Refining CREST MRI to Track Creatine in Heart Patients

A new MRI approach to map creatine at higher resolutions in the heart may help clinicians and scientists find abnormalities and disorders earlier than traditional diagnostic methods.   More...
28 Jan 2014
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The Medical Imaging channel of HospiMedica deals with Radiography, MRI, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, and similar items.