Monthly Archives: March 2013

25 03, 2013

AIM offering MRI scans for diagnostic cancer research study

2013-03-25T22:23:45-04:00March 25th, 2013|Early Cancer Detection, MRI, MRI Research, MRI Vancouver|

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release March 25, 2013 AIM offering MRI scans for diagnostic cancer research study [Vancouver] – As part of AIM Medical Imaging’s commitment to advancing state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging in Canada, the private MRI clinic is announcing a new phase of research into early lung and colon cancer diagnosis. Potential candidates may be [...]

18 03, 2013

State-of-the-Art Molecular Imaging in Cancer Biology and Therapy

2013-03-18T21:07:44-04:00March 18th, 2013|Early Cancer Detection, MRI Research, MRI Vancouver|

AIM Medical Imaging's Dr. Raj Attariwala was one of only two Canadian researchers present at State-of-the-Art Molecular Imaging in Cancer Biology and Therapy--the American Association for Cancer Research/Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's joint conference in San Diego over Feb. 27 - Mar. 2, 2013. Dr. Attariwala's presentation, co-authored by AIM's MRI technologist Wayne [...]

11 03, 2013

Why Should You Get a Full Body Scan?

2013-03-11T15:59:40-04:00March 11th, 2013|MRI, MRI Vancouver|

One of the most common questions our patients ask is "What is the difference between a full body scan and a scan of just one part of the body?" The main difference is that scans of a singular body area usually indicate a perceived health issue that the patient and his/her physician are often already aware [...]

4 03, 2013

MRI Study to Compare Risk-Assessing Brain Activity in Adolescents and Adults

2013-03-04T20:42:08-05:00March 4th, 2013|MRI|

"At nineteen, it seems to me, one has the right to be arrogant; time has usually not begun its stealthy and rotten subtractions," wrote Stephen King. There is a long-held belief in North American society that adolescents drive faster and party harder than the adults they grow up to be. Now, a team of researchers at Cornell University has [...]