Leading research institutions are making breakthroughs in advanced MR imaging with Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s Vantage Titan™ 3T MR system. Toshiba has partnered with Shands at the University of Florida and the Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California (USC) for MR research in fMRI, as well as body and cardiac imaging.

At the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine’s (ISMRM) 21st Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Salt Lake City, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today demonstrated a range of clinical functionalities in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)*, raising the bar on clinical excellence through greater collaboration, integration and increased patient focus.

Innovative online medical education company, SonoSim, Inc. introduced the SonoSim® Personal Solution at the recent AIUM conference held in NYC in April 2013.

Planmed Oy, the Finnish manufacturer of the Planmed Verity® Extremity Scanner, signed an exclusive U.S. nationwide distribution agreement with Merry X-Ray Corporation, the largest independent distributor of CR, DR, PACS and radiographic equipment in the U.S.

The standard trauma protocol of ordering a nonfocused CT study on transferred patients who underwent a focused exam at an outside institution is unnecessary and leads to overutilization, according to an April 15 presentation at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society in Washington, D.C. Instead, researchers recommended an imaging strategy informed by patient history and physical findings.

Radiographs have been shown to provide limited marginal value when conducted before interpretation of MRI studies of pediatric knee pain, challenging common practice and recommendations in the American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Analogic Corporation (Nasdaq:ALOG), enabling the world's medical imaging and aviation security technology, announced today that it will demonstrate its industry-leading BK Medical-branded Flex Focus(TM) 500 ultrasound system with Quantum Technology(TM) and the Ultrasonix-branded SonixTablet(TM) with GPS needle guidance, at the 38th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) in New Orleans, April 13--18.

At low tube voltage settings, the iDose4 iterative reconstruction algorithm results in higher signal-to-noise ratio, contrast-to-noise ratio and better overall image quality in contrast-enhanced chest CT images, according to a study published in the May issue of Clinical Radiology.