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Intermountain Medical Imaging Purchases Saltzer Health Imaging

Intermountain Medical Imaging

{Boise, Idaho, April 1, 2024} Intermountain Medical Imaging is ensuring access to affordable imaging services continues for patients in the Treasure Valley by purchasing Saltzer Health Imaging, located at Ten Mile Clinic in Meridian. Access to affordable outpatient medical imaging remains critical. “We

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Vaping may affect vascular function as much or more than smoking, MRI study shows

Health Imaging

E-cigarettes, or vapes, are largely considered a safer alternative to smoking tobacco cigarettes, but new MRI data suggests they still pose significant risks to users’ health.

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Lululemon has no place in an MRI suite, doc warns

Health Imaging

A neurosurgeon is cautioning patients to check the material makeup of their clothes before donning them during an MRI exam.

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Woman shot in buttocks by own gun during MRI appointment

Health Imaging

The unnamed woman had concealed the weapon, which the MRI machine triggered to fire during an exam.

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Many MRI accidents are related to technologist experience

Health Imaging

This week at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine’s annual meeting, a team of experts presented new data on the technologist’s role in MRI safety events.

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MRI small enough to fit in truck bed set for human trials

Health Imaging

The MRI machine is limited to head scans, but it produces high-quality images despite being 400 kg.

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Portable MRI achieves 'immense success' in study of critically ill children

Health Imaging

Results from the world’s first study on the use of portable MRI equipment during pediatric ECMO therapy were published April 4 in Critical Care.

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