MRI

The institutions that adopted PET/MRI after its 2011 approval reflect on the changes in workflow and protocol, and the utility and future of the new technology. This is the first in a two-part series.

Cardiac MRI can cut adverse events among patients with possible ACS, shortens hospital stays, and better identifies patients requiring invasive procedures.

Diffusion tensor imaging demonstrates changes in the brain of soccer players who head the ball frequently during games and practice.

MR images detect heart damage in childhood cancer survivors who were treated with anthracycline-based regimens.

MRI measurements of aortic arch pulse wave velocity allow physicians to predict cognitive decline and cardiovascular diseases.

Diffusion MRI has shown the interruption in development of the cerebral cortex among premature babies, compared with their full-term peers.

GE Healthcare this week introduced a new MRI technique designed to allow for more accurate imaging of soft tissue and bone in patients with metal joint implants.

Non-invasive autopsies, performed by MRI, could help determine cause of death for fetuses and young children.

CMS cut MRI joint codes by 30 percent, thanks to three policy changes, and more cuts are expected. Here’s how the cuts are affecting practices.

Dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI is a useful tool in aiding detection of residual disease following excisional biopsy for breast cancer.

Using fMRI, researchers measured brain activity to assess pain from sensory input, which may help physicians identify and treat pain and distress.

Using MRI to measure thalamic atrophy in patients with clinically isolated syndrome can help predict which patients will develop multiple sclerosis.

What if you could combine your CT and MRI machines, obtaining simultaneous and in vivo images? You’re one step closer, thanks to researchers like Ge Wang, PhD.

After several years of strong growth in use of MRI, trends are reversing, with fewer scans performed.

A Rhode Island hospital is adding an MRI to the emergency department. Is MRI a good diagnostic tool or not necessary on an emergency basis?

MRI soon after mild traumatic brain injury may show linear hemorrhagic lesions in the brain that could provide a target for acute therapy after the injury.

Physicians are using MRI to assess the association between sciatica symptoms and lumbar-disk herniation, despite controversy over its validity.

MR fingerprinting could provide a non-invasive method of identifying diseases through a novel approach to data acquisition, post-processing and visualization.

Brain MRIs migraine sufferers reveal abnormalities in cortical thickness and some surface area. These measurements could improve understanding of migraines.

Most lumbar spine MRIs are unnecessary; most MRIs for headache are necessary. Physicians should strictly adhere to appropriate imaging guidelines.

The FDA has approved gadolinium-based contrast agent Dotarem (gadoterate meglumine) for MRI of the central nervous system.

3D MR images reveal some patients show signs of lasting structural damage to the brain after sustaining just one concussion.

The FDA has approved the Advisa DR MRI SureScan pacing system, a second-generation pacemaker designed for use with MRI machines, according to Medtronic.

MR elastography is the preferred method for assessing liver stiffness and is growing in availability. Here’s the background, benefits, and future of this nascent modality.

Bilateral dual-energy contrast agent-enhanced digital mammography is as effective as MRI in detecting known primary breast tumors.

Combining fluorodeoxyglucose-PET, MRI and cerebrospinal analysis significantly increases the accuracy of predicting Alzheimer’s disease progression.

CHICAGO - High-altitude cerebral edema, the end stage of severe acute mountain sickness - once thought to be reversible - causes microbleeding on the brain.

Increased use of MRI to evaluate newly diagnosed breast cancers has not resulted in an increase in contralateral prophylactic mastectomy.

Changes in tumor enhancement detected by post-gadolinium (Gd) T1-weighted MRI are highly predictive of which patients with recurrent glioblastoma brain tumors will benefit from second-line therapy.