Celsense, Inc Receives NIH Grant to Translate Cell Imaging Technology for Clinical Use
NIH funds human clinical testing of the cell trafficking MRI reagent, Cell Sense.

Warning: MRI Health Risk - Fatal, Incurable Illness
If you have had an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or MRA (magnetic resonance angiography) with contrast (dye injected into the patient so the doctor can clearly see internal organs, tissues and bones) you may be at risk of a fatal, incurable disease Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) also known as nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy (NFD) occurs in kidney patients who have an MRI with contrast

Alexian Brothers Medical Center Opens New Patient Tower
Alexian Brothers Medical Center dedicated its long-awaited East Tower hospital addition on Thursday, May 21. The 200,000 square-foot, five-story, patient complex will convert the Elk Grove Village hospital to all private rooms, and will centralize all outpatient diagnostic services, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), diagnostic imaging, nuclear medicine, ultrasound testing, non-invasive cardiology testing, and pre-surgical testing. The $120 million project took more than three years to complete and is the largest in the history of the Alexian Brothers Hospital Network, which operates four hospitals in Chicago's northwest suburbs.

GE Healthcare and Varian, Inc. Announce Pre-Clinical Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) System
GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) and Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VARI) announce the availability of the Discovery(TM) MR901, a new pre-clinical 7T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system which provides new capabilities for a broad range of research objectives.

Demand for Outpatient Diagnostic Imaging Forecast to Increase by Double Digits Across All Modalities Through 2012
Demand for outpatient diagnostic imaging has never been higher; and it is only expected to increase over the next three years. In fact, demand for outpatient diagnostic imaging is expected to increase by double digits across all modalities (CT, nuclear Cardiology, MRI, ultrasound, general radiology, DEXA, PET, mammography, nuclear science) through 2012, with CT volume increasing by nearly 76.9% followed by nuclear cardiography (41.1%) and MRI (39.6%). Some of the factors influencing the top trend in diagnostic imaging include: new technology and growth in available applications, aging demographics, increased consumerism, the practice of preventative medicine by physicians, and expansion of coverage, particularly for PET scans.

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