A Prenuvo full body MRI scan is the most powerful, comprehensive and up-to-date diagnostic tool available to patients, and AIM is proud to offer this technology to Vancouver. Why full body MRI? There is no better way to get a snapshot of your current state of health. If you have a family health history you’re concerned about, a nagging pain that won’t go away or can’t be explained by your doctor, or even an intuition that something is not right–why wait? A Prenuvo scan will give you answers. Why Prenuvo? -virtually no ionizing radiation, unlike X-Ray or CT scans -scan is quick–just over one h ..read more

AIM’s full body MRI scan is one hundred per cent free of ionizing radiation. Compare that to a CT scan which exposes the patient to radiation equivalent to 70 X-Rays. Yet, CT is still a common imaging modality in public hospitals. Children are particularly susceptible to ionizing radiation; in fact, childhood exposure to CT scans is linked to increased cancer risk. A new study published this week in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, entitled Ionizing Radiation Use and Cancer Predisposition Syndromes in Children, does great work raising the alarm about the potential dangers of h ..read more

Much like your fingerprints, the structure of your brain is entirely unique to you, according a new MRI study. The combination of nature and nurture–genetics and conditioning–ensures that no two brains are the same. Even identical twins, born with the same genetic code and raised in the same environment, brain structures differ. Brain MRI – Image by AIM Medical Imaging The research was conducted in Switzerland this spring by researchers at the University of Zurich and published in the journal Scientific Reports. “With our study we were able to confirm that the structure of people’s brains is ..read more

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is the most accurate, effective and safe diagnostic imaging choice for patients in 2018. Unlike X-Ray, CT or PET imaging which use large amounts of radiation to look inside the body, MRI achieves Images from AIM’s Whole Body MRI Scan clearer and more accurate results with no ionizing radiation. While highly effective imaging single body areas such as the spine, liver or brain, MRI is also capable of scanning the entire body for physical abnormalities, tumours in the earliest stages of formation, or simply an overall snapshot of one’s general health. What are ..read more

We are looking forward to the Wellness Show taking place February 17-18, 2018, at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Featuring cooking demonstrations, meditation workshops, and samples of traditional, local medicinals, this two-day event has something for everyone. Get to know BC’s top wellness companies and speak to their representatives at exhibition booths. AIM is a proud sponsor of the Wellness Show, and has donated a Single Body MRI scan for the event. Your chance to win is included in the price of admission! Don’t miss this chance to attend a unique event celebrating local health innovator ..read more

A new study conducted at Harvard Boston Children’s Hospital reveals alarming results in MR images taken of babies exposed to prolonged anesthesia exposure. The small study, presented at the 2017 Society for Neuroscience (SfN) in Washington D.C., focused on MRIs of infants who had undergone surgery for gastrointestinal issues present from birth. Image: iStock “Our preliminary findings suggest that children who have prolonged sedation during surgery have more signs of brain atrophy,” said Dusica Bajic, MD, PhD, who both works at Harvard Boston Children’s Hospital and is an assistant profe ..read more

A new Canadian health study by the Fraser Institute sheds valuable light on the current state of our public healthcare system. And, according to this new research, the standard of care is nowhere near as efficient as it could be. The study, which compared 29 developed countries’ universal healthcare systems, found that although Canada is a top spender on healthcare, it ranked near-bottom on crucial healthcare services such as: availability of doctors, wait times, intensive care beds, and—no surprise—medical imaging. “Despite Canada’s high health-care spending, we continue to struggle with long ..read more

Pain: we’ve all experienced it. Around the world, it’s the most common malady people seek medical assistance for. A new study from the medicine department at the University of Michigan, and published in the medical journal ‘Pain’, has used MRI to take a deeper look at the causes of this common problem that affects so many. “Sometimes we can easily pinpoint what is causing a person pain,” says Richard Harris, Ph.D., lead author of the study. “But, there are still 1 in 5 Americans who suffer from persistent pain that is not easily identifiable.” The researchers studied data from 1,079 participan ..read more

Although most people are aware that exposure to asbestos is harmful to human health, there is not yet a great deal of awareness about mesothelioma: the cancer caused by it. Mesothelioma, a deadly cancer which  most often affects membranes found in the lungs, but is also found around the heart and other organs. Asbestos is a natural mineral that was mined heavily in the late 19th century, celebrated for its versatility and used in many different products. Although the first asbestos-related death occurred in 1906, lawmakers were slow to catch on to the dangers of working with the mine ..read more

    AIM Medical Imaging is a proud sponsor of Siaron Medical Ltd.’s 2017 FC team. Their new training tops are looking very stylish! Go Siaron go ..read more