Health Imaging

MAY 6, 2024

This week at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine’s annual meeting, a team of experts presented new data on the technologist’s role in MRI safety events.

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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Experts are optimistic that the use of portable systems can increase accessibility to neuroimaging and efficiency in stroke care.

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Health Imaging

AUGUST 11, 2024

Follow-up MRI in patients with mild traumatic brain injuries could help predict if they will experience lingering symptoms months later, even if their initial imaging was normal.

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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

A new lawsuit alleges that the LAPD staked out an imaging center due to its higher than usual energy consumption and a “distinct odor” of cannabis coming from the facility.

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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The new recall, which includes more than 155,000 implantable pulse generators , is due to ongoing issues with the devices being unable to exit MRI mode and return to normal use.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

Results from the world’s first study on the use of portable MRI equipment during pediatric ECMO therapy were published April 4 in Critical Care.

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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

MRI exams are crucial for investigating fetal abnormalities, but past concerns have been expressed about whether the modality could affect intrauterine growth.

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Researchers have used 7T MRI to demonstrate that former COVID-19 inpatients are susceptible to persistent brainstem abnormalities associated with long-haul COVID symptoms.

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Health Imaging

MARCH 5, 2024

Latina girls ages 8-13 were placed in an MRI and given an emotional processing test to measure fear response.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 25, 2024

An accidental discovery could have future implications for the material makeup for MRI contrast media.

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Vuno's Med-DeepBrain allows MRI images of the brain to be segmented in 100 pieces to identify signs of dementia.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 10, 2024

Participants in the course will have six months of access to a new MRI VR sim. The class modules begin on May 1.

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Health Imaging

AUGUST 30, 2024

The less control a person has over their diabetes, the greater the difference between chronological age and estimated brain age based on MRI markers, according to the study.

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Health Imaging

MAY 1, 2024

This latest research further confirms that breast MRI not only detects tumors that mammography cannot, but it also spots invasive cases that pose greater risks to patients.

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The heightened sensitivity of MRI is beneficial in that it allows for earlier detection of cancers, but it also presents challenges for providers tasked with managing patients’ care plans.

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Health Imaging

JUNE 25, 2024

MR imaging could provide insight into how Parkinson’s disease will progress years before its related symptoms become debilitating.

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Health Imaging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

MRI scans rarely detect prostate cancer even in men marked as having an elevated risk, calling into question current clinical guidelines.

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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The mobile MRI from Siemens Healthineers is cleared for deployment and can be used from practically anywhere.

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Health Imaging

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Researchers from the University of Michigan scanned 52 patients at multiple field strengths to make the comparison.

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Health Imaging

JULY 17, 2023

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are working on developing measurements that will provide better insight into soft tissue properties visualized on portable MRI images.

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Health Imaging

JUNE 13, 2024

Many newer devices are MRI conditional, but most legacy devices are not, leaving uncertainty around whether their abandoned leads are hazardous when in the presence of a strong magnetic field.

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Health Imaging

JUNE 14, 2023

The new technique mixes MRI signals at different gradient pulse strengths and timings, offering better visualization of differences in the way water molecules move through tissues.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

The use of synthetic images could reduce the amount of gadolinium-based contrast agents needed for breast MRI examinations, according to new data published this week in Radiology.

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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University are commissioning a study to determine if a novel MRI technique can predict the effectiveness of chemotherapy in treating breast cancer.

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Health Imaging

MAY 24, 2023

Using abbreviated MRI protocols for pediatric exams offers similar quality as standard protocols but decreases the need for sedation.

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Health Imaging

AUGUST 25, 2023

An MRI's sensitivity to movement during scans often leads to image artifacts, risking misdiagnoses and redundant scans. But a new deep learning model may be able to compensate.

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Health Imaging

AUGUST 21, 2024

The incident took place when a technician was “decommissioning the MRI machine,” according to local reports on the accident.

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Health Imaging

JULY 8, 2024

Between the ages of 8 and 12, MRI scans of children with ADHD show significantly lower cerebral blood flow in regions of the brain known to be related to attention, motor skills, executive function and impulsivity.

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The heightened sensitivity of MRI is beneficial in that it allows for earlier detection of cancers, but it also presents challenges for providers tasked with managing patients’ care plans.

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Health Imaging

JUNE 18, 2024

Abbreviated MRI exams for suspected appendicitis require fewer sequences and, in turn, take less time for radiologists to interpret. But in the absence of a designated code, patients often foot the bill for reads of more costly exams.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

Preoperative ultrafast MRI could help guide biopsy and surgical management decision in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ.

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Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

A recent comparison of the two modalities’ utility for guiding radiation therapy for prostate cancer shows numerous benefits for MRI over CT.

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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Could MRI scans provide an alternative path? PSA tests are linked to certain limitations when used for prostate cancer screening.

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Health Imaging

JULY 6, 2023

Given the similarities in accuracy between pathology results and preoperative imaging, MRI could have a greater role in risk assessments in the future, experts suggested in AJR.

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 25, 2023

A nurse was crushed between a bed and MRI machine, resulting in serious injuries.

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Health Imaging

DECEMBER 1, 2023

After an investigation by journalists, unregulated SimonMed locations in Arizona must now obtain a license.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

16, lawyer Leandro Mathias de Novaes was wearing a registered firearm on his waistband while assisting his mother in the MRI suite when the scanner’s powerful magnet pulled the gun away from his body.

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