Researchers found that 3D echocardiography with semiautomatic border detection is a practical alternative for obtaining the left atrial volume in a time-efficient manner, compared with MRI measurements and 2D echo algorithms, according to a study published in the April issue of Cardiovascular Ultrasound.

The markets for breast cancer detection and therapy devices in the Europe and Asia-Pacific regions approached $900 million in 2008 and are growing at an annual rate of 8.1 percent, according to a new report by Life Science Intelligence.

As early as one week after beginning treatment for brain tumors, a new imaging analysis method that looks at individual voxels, rather than a composite view, was able to predict which patients would live longer, according to researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor.

Bayer reported that it has reached a settlement with some plaintiffs over claims that its MRI contrast agent Magnevist caused nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, a rare condition affecting people with kidney disease.

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has revealed that abnormalities in the fibers connecting different brain areas may contribute to muscle disorders such as writer's cramp, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Neurology.

The visualization of anatomic structure at 3T MRI is much more accurate than at 1.5T MRI, according to a study publishedin the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Multiplanar vastly undersampled isotropic projection steady-state free precession (VIPR-SSFP) MR images obtained following a single five-minute acquisition have similar sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy, as does a routine MR protocol, for helping detect cartilage lesions, anterior and posterior cruciate ligament tears, medial meniscal tears, and medial and lateral collateral ligament tears in the knee, according to a study published in this month's issue of Radiology.

Covidien's subsidiary Mallinckrodt has filed suit against two U.S. units of Italy's Bracco for patent infringement on a contrast power injector for patients undergoing MRI.