Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, Florida, has installed the first Vantage Titan / Zen Edition 1.5T MR Theater from Canon Medical Systems in the entire country.

More than one-third of MRI facilities fail to adhere to the 2015 Joint Commission’s Revised Requirements for Diagnostic Imaging Services, according to a survey conducted by global MRI safety firm Metrasens. 

An MRI patient in Lowell, Massachusetts, sustained a facial fracture last month after a technologist at Lowell General Hospital Saints Campus introduced a metal hamper to the room, causing the hamper to fly toward the MRI’s magnet and strike the man in his face, the Lowell Sun reported.

Radiology leaders responded this week to a difficult hypothetical—something the Journal of the American College of Radiology itself called a “devilish dilemma”: What would they do if their hospitals insisted on permanently switching to a new electronic medical record (EMR) without first consulting them?

Tobias Gilk, MArch, MRSO, MRSE, has made it his personal mission to improve MRI safety in the United States. Gilk spoke with Radiology Business at the AHRA 2018 Annual Meeting in Orlando to discuss that mission.

Researchers have shown that a new MRI technique can measure brain iron levels in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, according to a study published in Radiology. This breakthrough can help identify MS patients at an especially high risk of developing physical disabilities.

Worcester County, Massachusetts, residents can enjoy a better deal on MRIs than anywhere else in the state, the Telegram & Gazette reported of a Pioneer Institute study released this week, averaging out-of-pocket costs that rarely exceed $60.

R. Rex Parris, the mayor of Lancaster, California, has proposed the city ban local employees from being required to wear a necktie. The decision, he said, was made after reading about recent imaging research that found neckties can lead to a reduction in cerebral blood flow.