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Baystate MRI to Offer Advanced Imaging In Greater Comfort at New Springfield Facility. A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) facility in Springfield is aiming to fit patients to a ‘T’—‘3T’, in fact. On Feb. 22nd, the Baystate MRI and Imaging Center will open its doors at 80 Wason Ave., just off Main St. and minutes … Continued

MR Review – SOLD OUT

Fourth Annual Orthopedic MR Review for the Clinician Jointly sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Medical School Office of Continuing Medical Education. Date:           Saturday, April 10, 2010 Location:    Babson Executive Conference Center One Woodland Hill Drive, Babson Park, Wellesley, MA MRI Lecture Topics Ankle Hip Foot Lumbar Knee TMJ Cervical Spine   EVENT SOLD OUT … Continued

Shields Health Care Adds Breast MRI to Existing Array of Diagnostic Imaging Services

M.D. News South of Boston Edition Alan Semine, M.D. Over 1.4 million women face a higher risk of developing breast cancer over their lifetime because of several known risk factors, including having a genetic predisposition, a family history or a previous breast cancer diagnosis. Although monthly selfexaminations and yearly mammograms remain essential tools in detecting … Continued

Breast MRI Services

HealthAlliance Hospital MRI Center Offers Breast MR Imaging. Leominster, MA – March 28, 2007. HealthAlliance Hospital MRI Center is pleased to offer breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to residents of north central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. MRI of the breasts has emerged as a new technique in the evolution of breast disease. Breast Imaging … Continued

Shields Introduces the Magnetom Espree High Field Open MRI

M.D. News – South of Boston Edition Tiron Pechet, MD The technology behind magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has certainly come a long way. Consider the fact that in 1977, the first MRI machine was homemade, built using 30 miles of niobium titanium wire wrapped around a cylinder. Named the “Indomitable” by its inventor, Dr. Raymond … Continued