PET/MR in Images

Moderate or marked background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) reduces the sensitivity and specificity of MRI for breast cancer detection by more than 10 percent in comparison to scans with minimal or mild BPE, according to a new meta-analysis.

An interview with two experts to discuss newly released guidance for using standardized MRI protocols for patients with this condition.

For overweight and obese patients at risk for knee osteoarthritis (OA), eight-year follow-up MRI data revealed a 12.8 percent loss of thigh muscle sub-volume for people who had extensive weight loss in comparison to 5.1 percent for those who retained a stable weight.

Drs. Charles Liu and Jonathan Russin discuss the benefits and potential of fPACT, the alternative to functional MRI.

Recognition of the central vein sign with a six-minute MRI demonstrated comparable sensitivity for multiple sclerosis (MS) detection in comparison to oligoclonal band (OCB) assessment, which requires lumbar puncture, according to newly published research.

For women with dense breasts and negative mammograms, contrast-enhanced mammography and abbreviated MRI provided respective cancer detection rates of 19.2 per 1000 exams and 17.4 per 1000 exams, according to new research.