MRI scans can now be turned into 3D CAD models, according to a recent article posted by the 3D printing website 3DPrint.com. Those models can then be printed on a 3D printer. Writer Michelle Matisons typed up a summary of the breakthrough on Nov. 28.

Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and imaging provider University MRI have announced a new five-year joint research agreement, giving FAU researchers access to state-of-the-art imaging technology such as a 3T MRI scanner for functional MR scans and MR-guided focused ultrasound.

Siemens Healthcare announced this week that it will be sponsoring American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety (ABMRS) credentialing examinations to certify professionals who oversee the safety of MR sites in the United States. 

Despite being associated with more ancillary investigations, more mastectomies, and longer wait times before surgery, preoperative breast MRI (pMRI) has become significantly more common in recent years, according to a Canadian study published by JAMA Oncology.

Deerfield Imaging announced last week that it has completed its acquisition of “certain assets and liabilities” of IMRIS, a company that specializes in image-guided therapy and had filed for bankruptcy.

It may be possible to shorten breast MRI protocols and give more patients access to the modality’s benefits, according to a study published in Academic Radiology.

LOS ANGELES (May 26, 2015) – Biomedical researchers at Cedars-Sinai have invented a tiny drug-delivery system that can identify cancer cell types in the brain through “virtual biopsies” and then attack the molecular structure of the disease.

Boulder, Colorado May 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ High Precision Devices, Inc. (HPD) received a joint award with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for commercializing the temperature-controlled spherical magnetic resonance imaging phantom, branded as the HPD Diffusion Phantom Model 128.