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Customized support reduces CT, MRI order errors

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Yet the incidence of diagnostic errors due to incorrect CT or MRI orders has not been thoroughly studied, DeSimone and colleagues wrote, explaining that incorrect imaging exam orders can include those that call for the wrong imaging modality or technique, the wrong anatomy, or the wrong contrast-related request.

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Road to RSNA 2024: MRI Preview

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MRI has come a long way since one of its earliest iterations was used to image humans in the 1970s. Since then, the modality has helped reveal the brain's structural and functional activity and the effects of life-threatening events such as stroke. 12:15 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. |

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AI-Powered Liver Tumor Ablation Software Leverages CT, MRI and Ultrasound for Real-Time Image Guidance

Diagnostic Imaging

Through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and imaging modalities such as ultrasound, CT, and MRI, the newly FDA-cleared VisAble.IO software reportedly enhances planning and real-time assessment for liver tumor ablation procedures.

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MRI most cost-effective way to evaluate ED patients with dizziness

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MRI is the most cost-effective imaging modality for evaluating patients presenting to the emergency department with dizziness when downstream costs are considered, suggests research published November 8 in the American Journal of Radiology. But does MRI's benefits outweigh its extra cost?

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): A Leading Imaging Modality Because of its Diagnostic Versatility

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Hospitals and medical practices of all sizes, no matter their target demographic or geographical location, often struggle to ensure their patients have access to all of the essential imaging modalities necessary to diagnose a wide variety of medical conditions. The answer to many of these questions could be just one—MRI.

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ISMRM: MRI provides new insights in mild traumatic brain injury

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SINGAPORE -- New MRI techniques reveal subtle tissue alterations involved in mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) and provide new insights into a condition affecting millions of people worldwide, according to a leading expert. Mild TBI is arguably the most heterogeneous of all neurological disorders.

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Researchers combine deep learning and physics to fix motion-corrupted MRI scans

Medical Xpress: Radiology

Compared to other imaging modalities like X-rays or CT scans, MRI scans provide high-quality soft tissue contrast. Unfortunately, MRI is highly sensitive to motion, with even the smallest of movements resulting in image artifacts.

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