Marking the debut of the first equipment to enable simultaneous whole-body acquisition of data from magnnetic resonance (MR) and positron emission tomography (PET), Siemens Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Biograph mMR hybrid PET/MRI scanner.

Health IT professionals have had their hands full in recent months, scrambling to understand how best to meet the provisions of meaningful use in order to capitalize on American Recovery and Reinvestment Act incentives—and, eventually, to avoid CMS payment penalties. One area affected by meaningful use that often goes unconsidered, however, is

With 26 radiologists on staff and 11 locations in the San Diego, California, area, Imaging Healthcare Specialists (IHS) is the largest provider of outpatient imaging services in San Diego county; its reach extends into neighboring Riverside County as well. Like any busy radiology practice, IHS has a strong focus on MRI services, with 13 MRI systems

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) may serve as an early and objective indicator of autism, according to a study slated for publication in the August issue of Radiology. Already posted online, the study was conducted by researchers at Columbia University in New York City, who used the technique to document language impairment in autistic

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for use Toshiba America Medical Systems’ extra-large knee array coil for the Vantage TitanTM MR system. Toshiba claims to be the first diagnostic imaging vendor to offer an extra-large knee coil with a 22-cm interior diameter for MR imaging.

An improved algorithm can dramatically enhance the capture and interpretation of full-body MRIs, particularly in the abdominal region, according to a new study slated for presentation Thursday at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) in Chicago.

Physicians who own or lease MRI equipment are more likely than those who do not have such equipment in-house to perform scans on patients with low back pain, according to a study performed at Stanford University. Results of the study, published online yesterday in Health Services Research, also indicated that patients whose orthopedists perform MRI

Access to clinical history is of utmost importance to the radiologists of The Children’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Because the hospital’s main campus and five satellite sites generate around 130,000 pediatric images a year, it’s critical for radiologists to be able to access a patient’s indications and background quickly, while maintaining the