Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Is there a signature biomarker for younger/early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (EOAD)? Sporadic early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD) is rare and understudied. Sporadic early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD) is rare and understudied. What Question Were You Investigating? What Were Your Findings? Alzheimer’s Dement.

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Diagnostic Imaging

DECEMBER 2, 2024

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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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Since the advent of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam on human patients in the late 1970s, this innovation offered a multi-layered and noninvasive approach to the imaging of bodily organs, functions and the ability to diagnose disease.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

PET imaging using a newly developed radiotracer has identified different patterns of brain tau pathology over time in early-onset versus late-onset Alzheimer’s disease patients, according to a study published February 1 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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Diagnostic Imaging

MARCH 11, 2024

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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AuntMinnie

JULY 15, 2024

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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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Researchers using quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) MRI have discovered evidence of the long-term effects of severe COVID-19 on the brain. reported brain imaging findings on MRI in COVID-19 survivors who had been hospitalized. reported brain imaging findings on MRI in COVID-19 survivors who had been hospitalized.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Functional MR (fMRI) imaging shows structural and functional alterations in the brains of people with opioid use disorder, according to a team of researchers from Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT. We observed widespread increases in global connectivity in individuals with [the disease]," Mehta said in a statement released by the RSNA.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

AUGUST 5, 2024

A research team from IOCB Prague, working in collaboration with the University of Tübingen, Germany, and the Faculty of Science, Charles University, has developed a new type of contrast agent that can be used in both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET).

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 4, 2024

A research group based in Saclay, near Paris, has taken the wraps off what it claims are the world's first MRI scans of the human brain in vivo taken at a field strength of 11.7 Such images would require hours to obtain with conventional MRI systems." All images courtesy of CEA. Sagittal view of the brain at 11.7

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MedImaging Radiography

APRIL 3, 2024

The world's most powerful MRI scanner has generated its first images of the human brain, demonstrating new precision levels that could shed more light on neurological diseases.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Photon-counting CT may serve as an alternative to MRI for assessing liver fat in patients with fatty liver disease, according to an article published September 24 in Radiology. The disease affects up to 24% of the population in the U.S. The disease affects up to 24% of the population in the U.S. in the MASLD cohort.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 02/12/2024 - 15:03 February 12, 2024 — According to the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) , free-breathing cine-deep learning (DL) may yield reliable left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) measurements in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) unable to repeatedly breath-hold. David et al.’s

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

MRI has come a long way since one of its earliest iterations was used to image humans in the 1970s. It has also improved the diagnosis of cancer, played a leading role in identifying musculoskeletal injuries, and added value as an adjunctive breast imaging modality. 12:15 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. |

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Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 8, 2023

For the detection of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a sensitivity rate of 81 percent and a specificity rate of 86 percent, according to a meta-analysis of 64 studies and data from 74,470 patients with stable chest pain.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A PET radiotracer for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease may also be used to measure vascular brain changes in patients during PET/MRI scans, according to a study published December 7 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The researchers enrolled 20 participants.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 3, 2024

CHICAGO -- MRI has shown that skeletal muscle loss (i.e., The findings suggest that brain MR imaging that quantifies sarcopenia via an assessment of the temporalis muscle could serve as a way to predict future incidence of dementia, according to a group led by Kamyar Moradi, MD, of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, MD.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The RSNA meeting always showcases the particular benefits MRI brings to the healthcare enterprise, and this year will be no exception. tesla) is as clinically useful as conventional 1-tesla and 3-tesla systems for applications ranging from point-of-care MRI for critically ill patients to lumbar spine visualization. 11:10 a.m. |

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted icometrix clearance for icobrain aria, the first AI software approved for detecting, measuring and grading amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA), a potentially harmful side effect of new amyloid-targeting therapies. Example of how ARIA can present itself on a brain MRI scan.

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Diagnostic Imaging

DECEMBER 6, 2023

discussed MRI and PET study findings, presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference, that showed an association between higher amyloid PET tracer uptake in the precuneus cortex and a higher visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio. In a recent interview, Masha Dolatshahi, M.D., and Cyrus A.

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Diagnostic Imaging

JULY 15, 2024

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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Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 26, 2024

For patients with mild Parkinson’s disease, new research suggests that indexes of disease pathology with structural and functional connectivity of brain regions can help predict progression of gray matter atrophy at two- and three-year follow-up brain MRI exams.

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ScienceDaily

AUGUST 9, 2024

Offering patients with concussion a type of brain scan known as diffusion tensor imaging MRI could help identify the one in three people who will experience persistent symptoms that can be life changing, say researchers.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 8, 2024

Food and Drug Administration has approved this technology for the treatment of essential tremor and Parkinson's disease, and its indications are expanding to include various intracranial diseases. High-intensity FUS is a safe and effective treatment for various intracranial diseases.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

JANUARY 8, 2024

Chronic liver diseases such as hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2024

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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AuntMinnie

JULY 2, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Eli Lilly's drug donanemab (Kisunla) for the treatment of early Alzheimer's disease, including mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia. Donanemab is a monoclonal antibody that targets and clears beta-amyloid protein in the brain.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2023

announced a research collaboration agreement with the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative 4, ADNI4, on the use of Meilleur’s [F-18]NAV-4694, an investigational imaging agent, in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans to assess the status amyloid plaque in the brain.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

CHICAGO – Black patients receive fewer MRI scans for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and undergo imaging at an older age than other racial groups, according to research presented November 27 at RSNA 2023. A brain MRI in patient with mild cognitive impairment. Image courtesy of Joshua Wibecan, MD. in the Other group.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Adding MRI features to clinical ones in a machine learning model can help predict the progression of Alzheimer's disease among those with early disease, according to a study published on December 13 in Alzheimer's & Dementia. tesla MR imaging and the rest received 3-tesla imaging.

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MedImaging MRI

JUNE 6, 2023

In a breakthrough research finding, investigators have used novel technology to obtain the first real-time, diagnostic-quality MRI images of fetal heart disease.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 02/09/2024 - 09:41 February 9, 2024 — Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that usually leads to permanent disabilities. One key feature of the disease is that it causes the patient’s own immune system to attack and destroy the myelin sheaths in the central nervous system. It affects around 2.9

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 24, 2023

milla1cf Mon, 04/24/2023 - 14:14 April 24, 2023 — Diagnostic imaging is indispensable in healthcare, as it allows clinicians to detect and diagnose a variety of medical conditions. Ultrasound ( US ) imaging is a prevalent and widely employed diagnostic tool in healthcare.

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 20, 2023

a biotech platform company developing therapeutics and technologies for patients with neuropsychiatric illnesses, has received FDA clearance to market NM-101, a cloud-based software platform to analyze neuromelanin-sensitive MRI scans. milla1cf Wed, 12/20/2023 - 15:41 December 20, 2023 — Terran Biosciences, Inc. ,

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

MRI shows that vaping has immediate negative effects on vascular function, according to research to be presented at the upcoming RSNA meeting. If the acute consumption of an e-cigarette can have an effect that is immediately manifested at the level of the vessels, it is conceivable that the chronic use can cause vascular disease.”

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A short MRI protocol is just as effective for assessing liver cancer treatment as a complete one, according to research highlighted at the recent RSNA meeting. There are] few studies comparing abbreviated MRI to complete MRI with gadoxetate for the detection of liver metastases," she said. response category 0.68

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AuntMinnie

MAY 5, 2024

Cornelia Laule, PhD SINGAPORE – Quantitative MRI techniques offer valuable insights into diverse pathological processes underlying multiple sclerosis (MS), with these techniques poised for clinical use, according to a leading expert. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS).

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