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Study Says Low-Field MRI Offers Sufficient Diagnostic Quality for Detecting Spinal Pathology

Diagnostic Imaging

In a study of patients who had lumbar spine MRI exams at 0.55T, 1.5T and 3T, researchers found that 0.55T MRI provided acceptable diagnostic quality across all sequences for varying pathologies including degenerative joint disease, compression fractures and osseous metastatic disease.

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SimonMed, Oxford Brain Diagnostics forge brain disease research alliance

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SimonMed Imaging has inked a research collaboration with Oxford Brain Diagnostics to explore using cortical disarray measurement (CDM) to better diagnose neurodegenerative diseases. The research will investigate CDM in patients with mild cognitive impairment to evaluate for possible Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

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

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To address the knowledge gap, the team evaluated the benefit of using PI-RADS upgrading rules with MRI-directed diagnostic sequences. Thadeu de Oliveira Correia and colleagues conducted research that included 716 patients without known prostate cancer who underwent prostate MRI followed by biopsy between January 2016 and May 2020.

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Study Assesses Amyloid PET/MRI Combination in Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

Diagnostic Imaging

Emerging research revealed that a machine learning combination of amyloid beta PET and structural MRI demonstrated an 89 percent AUC in differentiating between older healthy patients and those with Alzheimer’s disease.

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4D Flow MRI Blood Flow Analysis Software Enhances Cardiovascular Diagnostic Accuracy

MedImaging MRI

An innovative software solution that analyzes blood flow using 4D Flow MRI data has the potential to improve diagnostic accuracy for patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases and heart conditions.

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Halo Precision Diagnostics Collaborating with Bayer to Advance Contrast-Enhanced MRI

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Tue, 10/17/2023 - 12:49 October 17, 2023 — Halo Precision Diagnostics , a leader in early disease detection using precision diagnostics, today announced a collaboration with Bayer , a global leader in radiology, to join QUANTI, Bayer’s Phase III clinical development program for gadoquatrane.

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DMI feasible in Alzheimer’s disease patients

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Deuterium metabolic imaging (DMI) can reveal impaired brain glucose metabolism in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published July 16 in Radiology. However, the use of PET remains limited by its higher cost and lower availability than MRI, according to the authors.

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