Computer-aided kinetic information can help significantly in distinguishing benign from malignant suspicious breast lesions on MRI, according to a study in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. These findings support the American College of Radiology (ACR) BI-RADS Breast MRI Lexicon recommendation to report the worst looking kinetic curve.

Wayne State University in Detroit has received nearly $18 million in research grants under the federal governments American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 program.

The FDA has granted IRadimed 510(k) clearance of its MRidium 3860+MRI infusion system with integrated Masimo Set SpO2 monitoring.

Research published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons challenges the routine use of MRI as a means to improve surgical outcomes in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. Investigators found that women diagnosed with breast cancer who received an MRI were more likely to undergo a mastectomy than breast conserving therapy, and may face delays in treatment.

Garnette Sutherland, MD, a Canadian Institutes of Health Research-supported scientist and surgeon at the University of Calgary in Alberta, has developed a computerized surgical system that combines MRI and robotics.

Stephen M. Miley, MD, has resigned as CEO of Axcess Medical Imaging, and the company and its subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Abbott has expanded its XIENCE V USA post-approval study designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of its Xience V everolimus-eluting coronary stent in a real-world clinical setting out to five years. The expansion allows for more than 2,000 patients from the XIENCE V trial to cross over into the Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy (DAPT) trial.

Uterine fibroid embolization is highlighted as an appropriate treatment for women in a clinical therapeutics article in the Aug. 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.