Tag: MRI
Portable MRIs bring diagnostics to stroke patients’ bedside
A portable, low-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system may become a safe and practical way to get accurate brain images at a patient’s bedside,...
Medtronic receives CE mark for InterStim Micro Neurostimulator and InterStim SureScan...
Medtronic has announced it has received CE mark for its InterStim Micro neurostimulator and InterStim SureScan MRI leads—clearing the technologies for commercial sale and...
Medtronic announces FDA submission for InterStim Micro neurostimulator and SureScanTM MRI...
Medtronic announces it has filed a premarket approval (PMA) supplement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of its InterStim Micro...
Axonics announces FDA approval for the use of full-body MRI for...
Axonics have announced that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using 1.5 Tesla MRI scanners...
InSightec receives CE Mark for Exablate Neuro for Siemens Healthineers MRI...
New magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatibility holds potential to expand patient access around the world to incisionless brain surgery. Siemens Healthineers and InSightec have...
Eye could provide “window to the brain” after stroke
Research into curious bright spots in the eyes on stroke patients’ brain images could one day alter the way these individuals are assessed and...
Nevro receives CE mark for full-body MRI conditional labelling with the...
Nevro has received the CE mark for full-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conditional labelling on the Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) System delivering HF10...
FDA clears first 7T magnetic resonance imaging device
The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared the first seven tesla (7T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, more than doubling the static magnetic...
First neonatal magnetic resonance imaging device cleared by US FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the first magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device specifically for neonatal brain and head imaging in...
LivaNova’s VNS Therapy receives FDA approval for expanded MRI labelling
LivaNova’s latest vagus nerve stimulation (VNS Therapy) system has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for expanded magnetic resonance imaging labelling.
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Philips to acquire Electrical Geodesics
Royal Philips has announced an agreement to acquire Electrical Geodesics, Inc (EGI), a US-based medical device company that designs, develops and commercialises a range...
MRI selection slows down randomisation but therapy benefit similar to CTP
A subanalysis from the SWIFT PRIME trial has found that time to randomisation was significantly longer in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-selected patients in the...
CE mark for full body MR conditional labelling for Proclaim Elite...
The Proclaim Elite spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system (St Jude Medical) has received CE mark approval for full-body magnetic resonance (MR) conditional labelling. With...
Philips to unveil suite of advanced MR-based software applications for assessment...
Royal Philips has announced the introduction of a suite of magnetic resonance (MR)-based software applications dedicated to neurology, which will debut at the Radiological...
Proclaim Elite spinal cord stimulation system earns full-body MRI compatibility labelling
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved full-body magnetic resonance (MR) conditional labelling for the Proclaim Elite spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system (St Jude Medical)....
MRI guidance shows promise in delivering stem cell therapies
Working with animals, a team of scientists reports it has delivered stem cells to the brain with unprecedented precision by threading a catheter through...
US FDA clears Icometrix’ image quantification software to monitor neurological disorders
Icometrix has obtained 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for their image quantification software, Icobrain. Icobrain is designed to quantify...
Siemens and InSightec sign strategic agreement to develop compatibility between some...
InSightec has signed a strategic agreement with Siemens Healthineers. The strategic collaboration will involve the development of compatibility between Exablate Neuro and Siemens 1.5T...
Boston Scientific receives US FDA approval for Precision Montage MRI spinal...
Boston Scientific Corporation has launched the Precision Montage MRI spinal cord stimulator system after receiving approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....
Medtronic offer first complete portfolio of full-body MR conditional neurostimulation systems
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Medtronic’s Specify SureScan MRI surgical leads, which are indicated for use as part of Medtronic...
St. Jude Medical: Returning innovation to chronic pain treatment
With a series of acquisitions and recent product approvals, St. Jude Medical has further solidified its place as a leading provider of treatment options...
St Jude Medical receives CE mark for MRI conditional labelling of...
St Jude Medical has received CE mark approval for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) conditional labelling for the company’s Prodigy MRI chronic pain system with...
