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Road to RSNA 2024: Women's Imaging Preview

AuntMinnie

Research efforts toward supplemental breast imaging have ramped up in recent years and in Chicago, attendees can see results from these imaging modalities being put to the test. Modalities ranging from ultrasound and MRI to molecular breast imaging and contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) will have their time in the spotlight.

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ISMRM: MRI provides new insights in mild traumatic brain injury

AuntMinnie

SINGAPORE -- New MRI techniques reveal subtle tissue alterations involved in mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) and provide new insights into a condition affecting millions of people worldwide, according to a leading expert. Mild TBI is arguably the most heterogeneous of all neurological disorders.

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Italian research team shows the way on sustainability

AuntMinnie

Although the most common site of MBC is bone, there is currently no standardized imaging modality that offers accurate assessment of bone treatment response, Masperi and Girlando explained. Whole-body MRI is emerging as a superior tool for assessing bone marrow and monitoring therapy response in advanced breast cancer.

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Is CEM or breast MRI better for breast cancer diagnosis?

AuntMinnie

Which modality is better for breast cancer diagnosis, contrast-enhanced mammography or dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI? It depends on a variety of factors, according to a review published May 20 in Radiology Clinics. Dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI has been available since 1984, while CEM was introduced in 2011.

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EVT improves outcomes in stroke patients

AuntMinnie

Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) may improve outcomes in stroke patients compared to medical management – importantly, even when imaging suggests varying ranges of brain injury, according to a study published February 7 in JAMA. mRS is a scale ranging from 0 to 6, with 0 indicating no symptoms and 6 indicating death.

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Half of imaging referrals submitted by free clinic not completed

AuntMinnie

Despite imaging referrals being frequent in a free clinic setting, less than half of referral submissions resulted in completed appointments, suggest findings published March 18 in Clinical Imaging. Underserved populations who may rely on charitable services like free clinics face more barriers than others.

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New PET tracer improves detection of insulinomas

AuntMinnie

The finding is from a clinical trial that compared PET/CT imaging with gallium-68 (Ga-68) NODAGA-exendin-4 PET/CT with all routine imaging procedures for the localization of insulinomas. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) was performed in a subgroup of patients when noninvasive imaging was inconclusive. DEED, Attribution 4.0