Dr. Elizabeth Morris – New Chair of UC Davis Radiology
Congratulations Dr. Elizabeth Morris MD who has been appointed chair of the UC Davis School of Medicine, Department of Radiology as of...
Chest Imaging Shows Little Long-Term Lung Scarring from COVID-19
By Whitney J. Palmer
How well a patient’s lungs recover post-COVID-19 infection is not necessarily linked with the severity...
The FDA Urges the Use of Metal-Free Masks During Imaging Exams
After an incident where a patient who was wearing a mask burned their face during an MRI exam, the Food and Drug...
FDA Grants Clearance for GE’s SIGNA 70T MRI
The Food and Drug Administration has awarded clearance to GE Healthcare’s SIGNA 70T MRI scanner, which has been deemed the most powerful...
UV-C Light Effective at Eradicating 99.9 % of COVID-19 Particles in MRI scanners
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University are experimenting with UV light as a way to disinfect imaging scanners.
In their...
New MRI Cleaning Device Adds Another Level of Protection Against COVID-19
To circumvent the COVID-19 safety obstacles presented with MRI scans, a group of Australian researchers has developed a low-cost MRI bore cleaning...
Patients Are Purchasing MRI Scans on Groupon. Why?
Imaging centers are peddling discounted scans through e-commerce sites such as Groupon. However, this marketing tactic is probably not giving patients the...
Is this backpack better than an fMRI?
Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles have created a portable, full-spectrum brain monitoring system that looks like a backpack.
Be careful with that MRI and any metal carts – Safety Reminder
#MRISafety #SafetyFirst
New Portable MRI Has High Brain Abnormality Detection Rate
A recent study from Yale University has discovered that a portable, low-field MRI is successful at assessing brain injury.
