Putnam Plastics of Dayville, CT is commercializing a proprietary plastics extrusion process that could develop non-metal custom monofilaments for MR and X-Ray devices, the company announced this week.

Lingering doubts about the image quality generated by open-bore MRI technology have, perhaps, unfairly held up its adoption. When a pair of radiology organizations set up the equivalent of an MRI Pepsi® challenge in their respective practice environments, staff members at both locations were surprised at the response.

Hitachi Medical Systems today received FDA clearance to market its Echelon Oval Ultra-Wide MR system, which boasts the widest design of any MR unit on the market.

This issue provides discussions about potential risks associated with diagnostic tests in pediatric patients, PET probes for imaging neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as emerging hybrid imaging technologies such as PET/MRI.

Professional societies have stepped up efforts to minimize administered activity, based on updated dosage cards and guidelines. Medical physicists recognize that while these protocols are helpful, there is room for improvement.

Reportlinker.com has released a new report, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems: Global Market Outlook 2012-2022, that finds that MRI represents the fastest growing segment of the global medical imaging market.

Iodine-131 is lauded for its specificity in targeting thyroid lesions. Yet, some experts are debating whether the treatment should be used across the board or stratified.

While whole-body oncology imaging advances are still emerging, the best modality remains to be seen.