article thumbnail

Predicting Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer: Can a Prostate MRI Point-Based Model Have an Impact?

Diagnostic Imaging

A point-based model that incorporates prostate MRI findings offered a sensitivity rate of 89.5 percent for detecting clinically significant prostate cancer and could prevent over 20 percent of biopsies, according to new research.

Clinic 93
article thumbnail

PI-RADS optimizes MRI-based diagnostics for prostate cancer detection

AuntMinnie

It's better to take Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) upgrading rules into account when it comes to deciding whether a patient with clinically significant prostate cancer needs a biopsy, researchers have reported. "[Our] The study results were published February 14 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Enhancing MRI with AI to improve diagnosis of brain disorders

Medical Xpress: Radiology

At the intersection of AI and medical science, there is growing interest in using machine learning to enhance imaging data captured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology.

article thumbnail

Point-of-care decision support reduces unnecessary CT, MRI imaging

AuntMinnie

A point-of-care, web-based clinical decision support tool shows promise for not only reducing the incidence of inappropriate CT or MR imaging but also patients' radiation exposure and even carbon emissions caused by unnecessary exams, researchers have found. "[Our The team's findings were published January 8 in Insights Into Imaging.

MRI 122
article thumbnail

Clinical value of some knee and hip MRIs questioned

AuntMinnie

While MRI-detected biomarkers may serve a beneficial role for people with hip and knee pain, the modality's clinical utility may be limited in patients over the age of 45 in patients with advanced osteoarthritis, according to an article published in the American Journal of Roentgenology ( AJR ). Erin Alaia, MD.

Clinic 97
article thumbnail

Road to RSNA 2024: MRI Preview

AuntMinnie

MRI has come a long way since one of its earliest iterations was used to image humans in the 1970s. At this year's RSNA meeting, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about MRI's research and clinical "edges" as presenters from around the world report on study findings across a range of topics. 12:15 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. |

MRI 111
article thumbnail

ISMRM: 11.7 tesla MRI: ‘The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’

AuntMinnie

SINGAPORE -- Auntminnie.com spoke with ultrahigh-field MRI expert Nicolas Boulant, PhD, of the NeuroSpin research center near Paris, at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) annual meeting. tesla MRI – to date, the highest magnetic field MRI used in humans, he said. The ‘good’ is simple.

MRI 130