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JULY 18, 2024

FDG-PET/MRI is comparable or superior in diagnostic performance to FDG-PET/CT across a range of cancers and endpoints, according to a review of head-to-head studies published July 17 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. PET/MRI showed a staging accuracy in breast cancer of 98% versus 74.5% versus 69.2%. versus 69.2%. versus 66.2%

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

CHICAGO – Having stronger thigh muscles may lower the odds of total knee replacement (TKR) surgery in patients with osteoarthritis, according to a study presented November 27 at RSNA 2023 in Chicago. MRI images of a knee joint of a patient showing (left) severe cartilage defects compared to a patient with an intact knee joint.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The use of both cardiac CT and cardiac MRI increased in the Medicare population over the past seven years, according to research presented November 29 at the RSNA meeting. As for cardiac MRI, the number of exams increased annually between 2013 and 2019, and cardiologists read the majority of them, Beizavi reported. Cardiologists 58.5%

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 15, 2025

Simulated contrast-enhanced MR images from noncontrast sequences using deep learning show promise for assessing clinically significant prostate cancer, according to a study published January 14 in Radiology. Their research included 567 men with suspected prostate cancer who underwent multiparametric MRI between April 2020 and April 2023.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While ChatGPT landed two spots in the top 10 most popular articles in 2023, what grabbed the attention of the radiology community the most varied along five other theme lines. We’ve since learned that looking ahead into 2024, 72% of CT sites anticipate that their 2024 CT procedures will increase compared to 2023.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 25, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its MICSI-RMT AI image enhancement software for brain MRI. As part of its announcement, MICSI noted clinical study findings from a randomized, blinded rater study, in which expert neuroradiologists assessed MR images processed by MICSI-RMT and also per the standard of care.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How can MRI staff reduce the impact of radiofrequency-induced heating? What are the special risks in 7-tesla MRI? A prize-winning RSNA 2023 exhibit addressed these and other questions. System-wide vulnerabilities need to be addressed and coherent MRI safety strategies must be implemented, they added.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

tesla MRI AI body composition analysis Cardiac PET Cryo/thermoablation CT colonography Genicular artery embolization Hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI PET/MRI Photon-counting CT Radiomics Theranostics Whole-body MRI screening Image of the Year 3D PET/MR image. tesla brain MRI scans. AI detects cancer on breast MRI.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Time-dependent diffusion MRI-based microstructural mapping helps predict breast cancer molecular subtypes and treatment response in women with the disease, researchers have reported. compared with 0.73 (ADC) and 0.79 (clinical-pathologic model). compared with 0.73 (ADC) and 0.79 (clinical-pathologic model). "[Our

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

tesla MRI scanner, and its Care Pathways program in its exhibit area at ECR 2024. In ultrasound, GEHC is debuting Logiq Totus, a midrange, full-body scanner designed for use in a variety of clinical scenarios. MRI In MRI, GEHC is presenting its Signa Champion 1.5-tesla tesla MRI scanner. GE HealthCare's Champion 1.5-tesla

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2023

CHICAGO -- GE HealthCare (GEHC) brought new CT and MRI scanners and a range of AI software applications to McCormick Place for RSNA 2023. MRI GEHC unveiled Signa Champion, a 1.5-tesla, Interventional In image-guided surgery activities, GEHC showcased two new AI applications previously presented at ECR 2023.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2024

Abbreviated breast MRI is not only effective for screening among high-risk women but also useful for evaluating "pure" ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to two presentations delivered March 2 at ECR 2024. Abbreviated breast MRI offers a cost-effective way to use the modality without compromising diagnostic accuracy, Suaris explained.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 29, 2024

A team led by study senior author William Palmer, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found that radiologists who had access to information on patients' symptoms when they interpreted MRI spine exams achieved "a near statistically perfect agreement with spine specialists." The results were published October 29 in Radiology.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

Efforts to bring quantitative MRI analysis into clinical practice received a boost with the availability of two new Category III Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for brain MRI. Health Catalyst explains that 0866T is an add-on code that is used in conjunction with 70551-70553. The work builds on previous research.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Most Influential Radiology Researcher Erik Middlebrooks, MD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Erik Middlebrooks, MD. One of this year's nominations for Most Influential Radiology Researcher is Erik Middlebrooks, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. But we're still just scratching the surface." Elliot Fishman, MD.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 8, 2023

Is a 30-minute cardiac MRI possible? Yes, and with further validation, the protocol may soon reach the clinic, said Tim Leiner, MD, PhD, in this interview at the annual meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM).

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 16, 2024

In 2023, nonhospital sites faced more competition compared with hospital-based facilities for oncology-related diagnostic imaging scans, according to IMV’s recently published 2023 Oncology in Diagnostic Imaging Market Outlook Report. Davin Korstjens. out of 5 rating (with 5 indicating very high importance) compared with a 2.7

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Integrating radiology report features into a deep-learning (DL) algorithm improves the model's ability to identify brain lesions on MRI exams, researchers have reported. In addition, 2,655 brain MRI scans taken between January and December 2022 were used for external testing. Microaveraged AUC 0.89 Microaveraged AUC 0.76

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AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

Instead, the radiologist-generated reports provided a descriptive report and final impression, histologic and molecular characteristics as part of the medical report, treatment history, and current clinical status, according to co-lead authors Kai Laukamp, MD, and Robert Terzis, MD, of the University of Cologne in Germany, and colleagues.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 19, 2024

Implementing a few key interventions can reduce exam delays for MRI exams performed on patients under sedation or general anesthesia, researchers have reported. MRI exam delays are common, due to longer scan times the modality requires and safety concerns. The hospital performs 32,000 MRI exams per year.) Of these, 88.7%

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2024

in 2023, according to Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) national statistics. Meanwhile, a team of researchers from Sweden reported in September 2023 that using AI to replace one radiologist in a double-reading protocol could reduce false-positive cases. Just over 40.5 million mammograms were performed in the U.S.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The authors of a practical guide designed to help radiologists avoid malpractice claims have received one of 17 magna cum laude awards handed out by the RSNA 2023 judges. RSNA 2023 registrants can read the malpractice poster here. Another prizewinner is about imaging of syphilis.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2024

Research presented at ECR 2024 suggests that diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) has value in ovarian cancer treatment planning. Max Lahaye, MD, of the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam presents findings on the clinical impact of dedicated MR staging of ovarian cancer patients during ECR 2024.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Clinically significant extracardiac findings are common on CT and MRI imaging and are especially associated with exam indication and patient age, researchers have reported. Their assessment included information from 208,506 cardiac CT exams and 228,462 cardiac MRI exams entered into the registry between January 2011 and November 2023.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Photon-counting CT may serve as an alternative to MRI for assessing liver fat in patients with fatty liver disease, according to an article published September 24 in Radiology. To that end, between September 2023 and March 2024, the researchers enrolled 412 asymptomatic participants and 122 participants with MASLD. in the MASLD cohort.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

CHICAGO -- AI-assisted diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) shows differences in the brains of children with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a study presented November 29 at the 2023 RSNA annual meeting has found. Child undergoing pediatric MRI. Image and caption courtesy of RadiologyInfo.org.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The condition can be treated in a variety of ways, including hysterectomy and myomectomy (which can be open surgery or laparoscopic), and less invasive alternatives such as UAE, percutaneous radiofrequency ablation, and MRI-guided focused ultrasound. The complete study can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 7, 2024

Certain advanced MRI metrics are more useful than others for assessing white matter alterations that could be linked to long-COVID brain fog, according to research results presented May 6 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting. No correlation was found between SDMT and MRI metrics.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

AI MRI developer Ezra recently appointed Amanda Gearhart as the company's manager of clinical partnerships to lead its 2024 expansion plan into new clinics across the country. clinics and markets to make its AI-enhanced full body MRI scans more accessible to patients. Amanda Gearhart.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 6, 2024

SINGAPORE -- A quantitative MRI technique called 3D amide proton transfer imaging (3D-APT) can help in distinguishing between triple-negative and non-triple-negative breast cancer, according to research presented May 6 at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) 2024 meeting. All MRI scans were performed on a 3.0T

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 16, 2025

New reporting requirements In March 2023, the FDA issued a Final Rule that went into effect on September 10, 2024, imposing certain specific reporting requirements for mammography results, along with some other quality control measures. 3086) was introduced in May 2023 and currently has 73 co-sponsors.

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JUNE 7, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: ISMRM: MPI shows promise for visualizing neuroinflammation ISMRM: Portable MRI revs into duty at Spain's Moto Grand Prix ISMRM: PET/MRI adds value in clinical cancer imaging ISMRM: 30-minute cardiac MRI is not only possible, but necessary ISMRM: Radiologists, technologists key to high-value MRI

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Whole-body MRI is emerging as a superior tool for assessing bone marrow and monitoring therapy response in advanced breast cancer. Additionally, modalities like MRI, CT, bone scans, and PET-CT are significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, with radiology accounting for approximately 1% of global healthcare-related emissions.

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JUNE 20, 2023

christine.book Tue, 06/20/2023 - 14:03 June 20, 2023 — Ascelia Pharma presented data from its Orviglance Hepatic Impairment study during the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) 2023 annual meeting held June 14-16 in Valencia, Spain.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Reeder has been faculty at UW-Madison since 2005 and previously served as director of the clinical magnetic resonance imaging fellowship, chief of MRI, chief of sectional cardiovascular imaging, and senior vice chair of research. Reeder's term becomes effective in early 2024, according to UW.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Variability in the quality and interpretation of multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) prostate scans is a problem that confronts radiologists. Because mpMRI is widely used, radiology software developers have sought to improve and eliminate the drawbacks, especially to reduce the risk of errors for less skilled MRI readers and nonradiologists.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The companies are partnering to further enable the Polarean xenon 129 MRI platform to accelerate clinical and research use. These new products and services will be utilised to expand access to xenon 129 MRI as a lung imaging service and to investigate new indications and biomarkers in broader populations with unmet medical needs.

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