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PET/MRI may help diagnose fevers of unknown origin

AuntMinnie

PET/MRI imaging shows promise in diagnosing fevers or inflammation of unknown origin and may have advantages over PET/CT, according to a study published January 3 in the European Journal of Radiology. They evaluated the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of the PET/MRI findings in relation to the final diagnosis.

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

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But evidence as to how this type of upgrade impacts various pathways for diagnosing prostate cancer is unclear. To address the knowledge gap, the team evaluated the benefit of using PI-RADS upgrading rules with MRI-directed diagnostic sequences. no biopsy for PI-RADS equal to or less than 2) A risk-based pathway (i.e.,

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Principal Investigator Videos: Andreas Rauschecker on AI Tools Enhancing MRI

UCSF Biomedical Imaging

Andreas Rauschecker, MD, PhD, describes the AI tools he has developed to diagnose and monitor neurological diseases and improve the MRI diagnostic accuracy of radiology trainees.

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Using MRI Technology to Diagnose an ACL Injury

Midstate Radiology Associates

For diagnostic purposes, your doctor may recommend undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Diagnosing an ACL Injury with an MRI For ACL injuries, the diagnostic process starts with a physical exam. MRI technology offers the greatest insight, by assessing the bones and soft tissues in detail.

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Can PET help diagnose neurosarcoidosis?

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FDG-PET imaging shows promise for use as a diagnostic criterion for neurosarcoidosis, with a recent case series illustrating the approach was effective when gold-standard approaches were not, according to a group of researchers in Berlin. “To In all three cases, gadolinium-enhanced MRI scans did not show abnormalities.

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Can AI Improve Detection of Extraprostatic Extension on MRI?

Diagnostic Imaging

Utilizing a deep learning-based AI algorithm to differentiate between diagnostic and non-diagnostic quality of prostate MRI facilitated a 10 percent higher specificity rate for diagnosing extraprostatic extension on multiparametric MRI, according to research presented at the recent RSNA conference.

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Lymphoscintigraphy underused in the U.S. to diagnose lymphedema

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Lymphoscintigraphy (LSG) is recommended but seldom used to diagnose lymphedema in real-world settings in the U.S., The finding comes despite guidelines recommending LSG as the diagnostic test of choice and underlines the need for a better diagnostic test, wrote lead author Tina Moon, MD, of Tufts Medical Center in Boston and colleagues.

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