SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently announced the authorization of FerriScan® R2-MRI1 to be marketed as an imaging companion diagnostic device for the safe and effective use of Exjade in patients with non-transfusion-dependent thalassemia2. Exjade® (deferasirox) is a drug marketed by Novartis to remove excess iron in patients with genetic blood disorders.