MRI contrast agent design continues path to safer, more effective diagnostics

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a new class of MRI contrast agents, improving their stability to ...
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Novel MRI method uses simple sugar solution instead of conventional contrast agents

In magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), contrast agents are used to enhance the imaging of tissue structures. While they enhance signals in blood vessels and in spaces between cells, they do not reach ...
Science Daily

MRI technique appears feasible to help identify involvement of jawbone by oral cancer

A preliminary study suggests that a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique called SWIFT (sweep imaging with Fourier transform) appears feasible to help provide a three-dimensional assessment that ...
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MR Solutions launches conversion kit that can transform clinical MRI scanner into a preclinical system

A clinical MRI scanner can be transformed into an effective preclinical system using a simple to fit conversion kit from MR Solutions of Guildford, Surrey. The transformation, which can be undertaken ...
Business Wire

ORALTAG™ (iohexol), a New Oral Contrast Agent for Abdominal CT Scans, Launched in U.S.

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Interpharma Praha, a.s. announced today that ORALTAG, a formulation of dry, dissolvable iohexol powder for oral ...
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What Can an MRI of the Liver Detect?

Medical professionals can use an MRI to examine the structure and function of your liver. MRIs are highly accurate and don’t use radiation. However, they can be expensive and not everyone is a ...