LATHAM, N.Y., May 18 -- Intermagnetics General Corp., a Latham, N.Y.-based developer of superconducting materials, high-field magnets, medical systems and components, announced it will acquire MRI Devices Corp., a Wauwatosa, Wisc.-based private manufacturer of radio frequency (RF) coils for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems, for $100 million in cash and stock. 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