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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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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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Could MRI-Guided Ultrasound Facilitate Improved Reduction of Amyloid-Beta Load in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease?

Diagnostic Imaging

In a recent proof-of-concept trial assessing the combination of aducanumab infusion with MRI-guided focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier, researchers found significant reductions in amyloid-beta load at 26 weeks in patients 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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New PET and MRI Research Suggests that Visceral Fat Reduction May Prevent or Delay Alzheimer’s Disease

Diagnostic Imaging

Higher visceral adipose tissue reportedly accounted for 77 percent of the association between Alzheimer’s disease and high body mass index (BMI), according to new research presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.

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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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