A 32-year-old man died on Jan. 27 after being sucked into an MRI chamber at BYL Nair Hospital in Mumbai, India. That hospital has now decided to replace the MRI scanner, which had not been used since the incident.

British Columbia, Canada, will be receiving an additional $11 million this year to expand MRI usage across the province, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported this week.

A new molecular technique using modified diamonds could increase the sensitivity of an MRI and improve patient diagnosis, according to a University of Melbourne press release.

Researchers from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom have found that detecting diminished dopamine firing cells inside the brain with MRI technology may identify Alzheimer's earlier than traditional methods.

A cheaper alternative to x-ray imaging could increase optical mammography (OM) sensitivity by as much as 1,000-fold while minimizing ionizing radiation exposure in patients undergoing breast cancer screenings, the Optical Society announced this month.

Hologic announced that it has gained FDA approval for two new additions to the company’s 3Dimensions breast tomosynthesis system.

Siemens Healthineers announced that the FDA has cleared its MAMMOMAT Revelation mammography system.

The FDA has cleared MAMMOMAT Revelation, a premium mammography platform from Siemens Healthineers with the new InSpect integrated specimen imaging tool and the new HD breast biopsy solution for one-click targeting of suspicious areas. These and other features are designed to expand precision medicine and improve the patient experience.