Search Tag: MRI
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...Read more
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...Read more
2017 24 Jan
An MRI scan given to men with suspected prostate cancer can help reduce rates of unnecessary biopsy by 27 percent and overdiagnosis by 5 percent, says a new study appearing in The Lancet. See Also : Novel MRI Method Distinguishes Healthy Prostate Tissue from Cancer It's common for men to undergo a biopsy of their prostate if they experience...Read more
2016 19 Dec
New research published in The Lancet suggests that adding MRI after the mid-pregnancy scan could provide more certainty in diagnosing fetal brain abnormalities. The study involved 570 women whose mid-pregnancy ultrasound scan revealed a potential brain abnormality in the fetus. Within two weeks of their first scan they were given an extra scan using...Read more
2016 05 Dec
Scientists from MIT have devised a new probe that enables them to image molecules in the brain without using any chemical or radioactive agents. The new probe consists of proteins and once it hits a particular target, the probe induces blood flow changes that can be seen by MRI or other imaging techniques. Their work is reported in the journal Nature...Read more
2016 05 Dec
According to new findings presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the use of multiple brain imaging techniques helped find a disruption of the circuitry in the brain's cognitive-emotional pathways. This could provide a foundation for depression symptoms in solders who have suffered mild traumatic brain injury...Read more
2016 29 Nov
Siemens Healthineers underlines its position as innovation leader in magnetic resonance imaging with new acceleration technology Compressed Sensing allows MR imaging up to ten times faster without compromising image quality The first application, Compressed Sensing Cardiac Cine 1 , enables diagnostic cardiac imaging of patients with arrhythmias...Read more
2016 25 Oct
A study appearing in the journal Radiology has revealed that children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experience disruptions in the structure of the neural networks in their brains. The findings could help in the development of treatments for PTSD in children. PTSD is a serious mental health problem to the effects of which children...Read more
2016 13 Sep
Knee pain is quite common among Americans 40 years of age and up. It is estimated that 1 in 17 patients visit a healthcare provider each year for knee pain or injuries related to osteoarthritis. As the population continues to age, the prevalence of knee pain also continues to increase. MRI is often used as a tool to diagnose torn knee ligaments and...Read more
2016 06 Sep
The Radiological Society of North American (RSNA) has released a report that details the spectrum of imaging findings in babies and fetuses infected with the Zika virus. The report is published in Radiology . The report presents several ultrasound, MRI and CT images of Zika virus during pre- and postnatal development. The images show the profound...Read more
2016 23 Aug
Radiologists from UT Southwestern Medical Center have used a novel MRI technique that detects low levels of zinc ion and can help distinguish healthy prostate tissue from cancer. The findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . MRIs in general are unable to distinguish between zinc levels in healthy, malignant,...Read more
2016 17 Aug
According to findings published in Nature Communications , a new technology can harness imperfections that typically compromise MRI exams to create images resolved enough to enable consistent diagnosis. Despite the fact that MRIs have been in use for decades and have enabled physicians to look inside tissues, diagnose maladies from brain tumour...Read more
2016 12 Jul
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has given the green light to a focused ultrasound device that uses magnetic resonance (MR) images taken during the procedure to treat essential tremor in patients who have not responded to medication. ExAblate Neuro, manufactured by InSightec in Dallas, Texas, delivers focused ultrasound to destroy...Read more
2016 05 Jul
A study of about 247,000 elderly patients who were subject to gadolinium-enhanced MRIs has shown that there was no significant association between exposure to the contrast agent and parkinsonism. The study was conducted because of growing safety concerns over retained gadolinium in the globus pallidi (an area of the brain), whereas neurotoxic...Read more
2016 01 Jul
Clinical Use of Liver-Specific Contrast Agents The European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) formed a multinational European panel of experts, selected on the basis of a literature review and their leadership in the field of liver magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, to develop a consensus and provide updated recommendations...Read more
2016 15 Jun
Researchers using an advanced form of MRI called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) have found a way to differentiate in advance those concussion patients who may be burdened long-term and those who would recover fully. The team of researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System led by Professor Michael L. Lipton...Read more
2016 15 Jun
Researchers in the United States are conducting tests using an image-guided biopsy robot (biobot) system to diagnose and support treatment of prostate cancer, just as about a thousand patients in Asia and Europe have already benefited from the tool that offers precise localisation. The University of Alabama at Birmingham is one of two beta...Read more
2016 02 Jun
Physicians have long used MRI to detect cancer, but results of a study in California describe the potential use of RSI as an imaging biomarker that enhances the ability to differentiate aggressive prostate cancer from low-grade or benign tumours and guide treatment and biopsy. "Noninvasive imaging is used to detect disease, but RSI-MRI takes...Read more
2016 30 May
An international team of scientists has shown that the brains of patients with schizophrenia have the capacity to reorganise and fight the illness. This is the first time that imaging data has been used to show that our brains may have the ability to reverse the effects of schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is an illness generally associated with...Read more
2016 24 May
Early detection of cancer, usually through advanced medical imaging, is crucial as it increases the chances of survival and the potential for full recovery and the EU-funded GLINT project will develop a ground-breaking new technology which allows for less invasive, more accurate and earlier diagnosis. GlucoCEST Imaging of Neoplastic Tumours...Read more
2016 24 May
While changes in cognitive abilities may not be severe enough to disrupt daily life, a clinical diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) indicates an increased risk of eventually developing Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia. In a paper published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease , researchers at University of California...Read more
2016 25 Apr
An increasing prevalence of chronic diseases is driving the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) components, according to a leading engineer and supplier of magnet systems for leading MRI integrators. The global MRI compatible patient monitoring system market is growing significantly due to technological advancement in MRI-compatible...Read more
2016 04 Apr
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), a type of MRI, may be able to predict functional post-deployment outcomes for veterans who sustained mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), or concussion, during combat, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology . Recently, there has been a dramatic rise in the incidence of combat-related...Read more
2016 08 Mar
The palliative cohort of the Pan-European SORAMIC study co-directed by Dr. Jens Ricke, Professor of Radiology at the University of Magdeburg with Dr. Peter Malfertheiner, has reached its enrollment target of 420 patients with unresectable primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma or HCC), the world's third leading cause of cancer deaths....Read more
2016 08 Mar
iCAD, Inc., a New Hampshire-based provider of advanced image analysis and workflow solutions for the early identification and treatment of cancer, announced an industry first tomosynthesis computer-aided detection (CAD) tool during the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) meeting in Vienna, Austria. The breakthrough technology employs the...Read more