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Sorin Group and Greatbatch Announce Collaborative Agreement to Leverage Greatbatch's MRI Technology for Sorin Group CRM Devices (Business Wire)

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:11:00 GMT

CLARENCE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Sorin Group and Greatbatch announced today the execution of a letter of intent that will leverage Greatbatch’s

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Study Links Rise in Mastectomies to M.R.I. Detection (New York Times)

Fri, 16 May 2008 03:06:52 GMT

New techniques for detecting breast cancer may be leading more women to have their entire breast removed.

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Sorin Group Announces Letter of Intent to Leverage Greatbatch's MRI Technology for Its CRM Devices (Business Wire)

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:55:00 GMT

PermalinkTo save a permanent link to this news, right-click the dateline (Ctl-click on a Mac) to copy the link.Sorin Group Announces Letter of Intent to Leverage Greatbatch’s MRI Technology for Its CRM Devices CLARENCE, N.Y.--()--The Sorin Group (MIL:SRN), and Greatbatch, Inc., (NYSE: GB) announced today the execution of a letter of intent that will leverage Greatbatch’s eM-able technology in the Sorin...

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RubySpec in MRI (Arrows From The Sun - Home)

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:47:00 GMT

Check out the bottom of the MRI 1.8 Makefile: http://svn.ruby-lang.org/repos/ruby/branches/ruby_1_8/Makefile.in

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News: Fernando Martinez to have MRI (MetsBlog)

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:13:36 GMT

Fernando Martinez will have an MRI today on his sore hamstring, which is injured while running the bases in Binghamton on Wednesday night. …according to people close to martinez, fernando believes the hamstring will be fine and that he can return to the lineup sooner than later…that said, f’mart, how about we let the doctors look [...]

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Mastectomies On The Rise And MRI Use May Explain Part Of The Trend, Say Mayo Researchers (Science Daily)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Researchers say the reasons for this increase are unclear. But they have determined that women at Mayo Clinic who underwent diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) prior to surgery to treat early-stage breast cancer had a higher rate of mastectomy, compared to women who did not have an MRI.

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MRI Results Prompting More Mastectomies, Study Finds (Red Orbit )

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:31 GMT

CHICAGO _ Signaling the reversal of a long decline in the use of mastectomy for breast cancer patients, a new study indicates more women are opting for the operation in part because more patients are getting MRI scans that can find additional tumors.

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Study links MRI detection to rise in mastectomies (Seattle Times)

Fri, 16 May 2008 06:03:09 GMT

One possible explanation for the reversal is that magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, which is relatively new, detects more possibly cancerous growths than does mammography. That could be causing patients and doctors to conclude that a lumpectomy, which removes the part of the breast containing the primary tumor, may not be sufficient.

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WHO WANTS SOME M.R.I. RESULTS'??? (Amy's Running Life)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:33:00 GMT

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Johnson set to have MRI on sore wrist (The Washington Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:49:01 GMT

Johnson set to have MRI on sore wristBy Mark ZuckermanNEW YORK — The Washington Nationals, already short on offensive production, now face the possibility of losing cleanup hitter Nick Johnson for an extended period of time because of a right wrist injury.Johnson, who hurt himself swinging at a pitch in his final at-bat Tuesday night against the New York Mets, was sent to the District yesterday and...

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Johnson to have MRI on right wrist (MLB)

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:37:00 GMT

Johnson to have MRI on right wrist

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More women choosing mastectomy (Chicago Tribune)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:25:00 GMT

Increase in procedure coincides with a doubling in use of MRI scans for breast cancer patients Signaling the reversal of a long decline in the use of mastectomy for breast cancer patients, a new study indicates more women are opting for the operation in part because more patients are getting MRI scans that can find additional tumors.

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Giants not taking chances with Valdez's elbow (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Fri, 16 May 2008 04:05:47 GMT

Merkin Valdez's "forearm tightness" has turned into a "strained elbow" and a trip to the disabled list. The right-handed reliever was sent to the DL, retroactive to May 13. He will have an MRI exam to determine the extent of the injury. Valdez's injury is...

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New scans prompt mastectomies for breast patients (Reuters)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:30:08 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Breast cancer patients who get newer scans called magnetic resonance imaging are more likely to opt for mastectomies, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

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New scans prompt mastectomies for breast patients (Reuters UK)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:30:08 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Breast cancer patients who get newer scans called magnetic resonance imaging are more likely to opt for mastectomies, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

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Utah Doctor To Be Honored For Heart Treatment Research (VitaBeat)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:05:02 GMT

A University of Utah physician and his research team will be honored this weekend for demonstrating how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used during atrial fibrillation (AF) procedures. Dr. Nassir Marrouche, Dr. Marcos Daccarett and their colleagues will be presented the Eric N. Prystowsky Fellow Clinical Research award at the Heart Rhythm 2008 conference this weekend in...

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Gibson To Miss Rest of Series (End of the Bench)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:10:40 GMT

Very bad news for the Cavaliers, according to the AP on ESPN.com. A MRI showed that guard Daniel Gibson has a separated left shoulder and will be out one to two weeks, certainly longer than the series against the Celtics will last. The shoulder was hurt on a play in the fourth quarter yesterday that [...]

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Early Game - More Booboos (Just A Nats Fan)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:56:41 GMT

Well, dang. Nick Johnson, finally back from his broken leg injury, is out again with an ailing wrist. Hopefully it's nothing big and he’ll be back in no time [update below]. He’s in DC getting an MRI today. I know his injury history doesn't bode well, but I try to look at each injury like [...]

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Been There, Done That (NPR Blogs: My Cancer)

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:57:11 GMT

My time off may be over. The scheduling folks at Hopkins are trying to find a day when I can have a CT scan, blood work and a brain MRI. Oh yeah, there's also a 15 minute drug infusion that I need to get as well. It will be a busy day. I have to admit that I have gotten used to time off from all that. It's been a while since anyone had to stab me with a needle. Now, there are a couple of things that...

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Diagnostic Accuracy May Not Be Improved By PET Imaging In Early Head And Neck Cancer (Medical News Today)

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT

Positron emission tomography with a radioactive tracer (18F-FDG PET) may not improve the detection of small metastases in patients with head and neck cancer who have no clinical evidence of disease in neighboring lymph nodes, according to a meta-analysis published online May 13 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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