PEORIA — Any patient who has undergone an MRI scan can understand lying inside a noisy, mechanical tube for up to an hour is not necessarily enjoyable. While the scan isn't painful, it can be ...

Contrast materials can help highlight areas of interest in MRI scans. Contrast injections may cause side effects like mild rashes and hives, but, in rare instances, it is also possible for a person to ...

Charité Hospital in Berlin says today's MRI of a live birth--the culmination of two years of research as they built a scanner to fit the woman during labor--is a world first. Elizabeth Armstrong ...

The FDA has started a review of a novel MRI contrast agent developed by Bayer that can reduce levels of gadolinium, a rare earth metal that can have damaging health and environmental consequences.

The next expansion for Backus Hospital will help it provide quality care at all times of day. The hospital is expanding its radiology department, visible from the outside between the Emergency Room ...