Search Tag: MRI
New Metamaterial-Enhanced MRI Technique
2017 30 May
Scientists from Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands and ITMO University in Russia have designed and tested a new metasurface-based technology that can enhance the local sensitivity of MRI scanners on humans. This metasurface consists of thin resonant strips that are arranged periodically. When placed under the patient's head, this metasurface... Read more
Strategic Partnership Between Siemens & Imricor to Improve Procedures with MRI Scans of the Heart
2017 10 May
Collaboration to develop an integrated solution for treating arrhythmiaThe shared goal is to increase precision and improve treatment outcomes Siemens Healthineers is joining forces with U.S.-based Imricor Medical Systems, Inc. to develop an integrated solution that combines the clinical benefits of real-time MRI scans with 3D-guided cardiac ablation. MRI-compatible... Read more
Contrast-Enhanced MRI 30 Years On
2017 07 May
HealthManagement.org is pleased to bring you a flavour of Dr. Heywang-Köbrunner’s keynote lecture to the EUSOBI 2016 annual scientific meeting, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of contrast-enhanced breast MRI.In 1984, with colleagues I first began to investigate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast without contrast to discriminate between benign... Read more
EOS Imaging Announces the Installation of the 50th EOS® System in France
2017 02 May
The EOS® solution is now available at the Villeneuve d’Ascq Private Hospital site, a member of the Ramsay Générale de Santé group EOS imaging (Euronext, FR0011191766 – EOSI), the pioneer in 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging, has announced the 50 th installation of an EOS® system in France at the Imanord medical imaging center in the Hôpital Privé Villeneuve... Read more
MRI in Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis
2017 25 Apr
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has high specificity but limited sensitivity for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE), according to a systematic review published in the journal Thrombosis Research. Given these inconclusive results, researchers say management studies are needed to more precisely define the role of MRI in the diagnostic workup... Read more
Sestamibi SPECT/CT Scan Improves Kidney Cancer Diagnosis
2017 21 Apr
According to results from a series of studies led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, the addition of a noninvasive imaging test called 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT/CT to CT or MRI increases the accuracy of kidney tumour classification. The researchers believe that using this test could improve diagnostic accuracy and could spare thousands of patients... Read more
MRI-powered Mini-robots for Targeted Treatment
2017 10 Mar
Researchers from the University of Houston and Houston Methodist Hospital are developing millimetre-sized robots that can travel the body's venous system as they deliver drugs or a self-assembled interventional tool. Magnetic force from an MRI scanner will be utilised to steer the tiny robots through the body. Control algorithms, imaging technology... Read more
Study: MRI as Supplemental Breast Cancer Screening Tool
2017 21 Feb
With new findings about MRI's ability to improve early diagnosis of breast cancer in all women – not only those at high risk – researchers in Germany say MRI can serve as a useful supplemental screening tool for women at average risk, especially those with dense mammographic tissue. The results are published in the journal Radiology. See Also: New Method... Read more
MR Safety Issues and Updates
2017 31 Jan
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is a useful imaging tool with superior soft tissue contrast for diagnostic evaluation and no radiation hazard. However, unexpected biological effects can occur within stronger magnetic fields used in newer MR systems, according to a review published in European Journal of Radiology.See Also: A Safer Way to Image Molecules... Read more