The Diagnostic Imaging MRI modality focus page provides information, videos, podcasts, and the latest news about industry product developments, trial results, screening guidelines, and protocol guidance that touch on the use of MRI across the healthcare continuum, including breast, neurological, cardiovascular, prostate imaging, and more.
May 2nd 2024
In addition to enhanced resolution, the uMR Jupiter 5T device reportedly addresses image uniformity and radiofrequency safety that have been previous challenges with ultra-high-field MRI.
Revolutionizing Early-Stage NSCLC Treatment: Pathologists’ Key Insights into Predicting Pathologic Responses to Immunotherapies
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Medical Crossfire®: Critical Questions on Diagnosis, Sequencing, and Selection of Systemic and Radioligand Therapy Options for Patients with GEP-NETs
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Medical Crossfire®: Expert Exchanges to Maximize Clinical Outcomes for Patients with CRPC Through Evidence-Based Personalized Therapy
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23rd Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® West
July 12-13, 2024
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25th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
July 25-27, 2024
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2023 ASCO Direct™ Highlights: Practice-Changing Data From the Leading Oncology Conference
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6th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
October 18-19, 2024
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Community Practice Connections™: 24th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
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19th Annual New York Lung Cancers Symposium®
November 16, 2024
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Medical Crossfire®: How Does Recent Evidence on PARP Inhibitors and Combinations Inform Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Now and In the Future?
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Medical Crossfire®: How Do the Experts Select and Sequence Therapies to Optimize Patient Outcomes and Quality of Life in Advanced Prostate Cancer?
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Lung Cancer Tumor Board®: Enhancing Multidisciplinary Communication to Optimize Immunotherapy in Stage I-III NSCLC
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Clinical Vignettes™: The Experts Explain How They Integrate PET Imaging into Metastatic HR+ Breast Cancer Care Settings
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School of Breast Oncology® Live Video Webcast: Clinical Updates from San Antonio
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Community Practice Connections™: The 2nd Annual Hawaii Lung Cancers Conference®
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MR imaging confirms early promise in bladder cancer
December 1st 2006Urinary bladder carcinoma is the second most common malignant tumor in the urogenital tract. This cancer causes 5000 deaths each year in Germany and 10,400 in the U.S., affecting men more often than women. The patient population is predominantly elderly, with a mean age of 70 years old.
As era of 3T MR takes hold, new opportunities emerge
December 1st 2006Like an expanding bubble, the number of MR applications continues to rise exponentially. Looking back over the last 27 years, I see several major MRI epochs: low- to midfield systems (late 1970s to mid-1980s), 1.5T with 10 mT/m gradients (mid-1980s to mid-1990s), and 1.5T with echo-planar gradients (mid-1990s to early 2000s). We entered a new epoch a few years ago: 3T with echo-planar gradients. Examining changes currently occurring, and understanding why they occur, can help us predict further changes to come over the next decade.
Consensus on best CMR test to predict left ventricular remodeling remains elusive
November 30th 2006Researchers may agree that cardiac MR is the modality of choice for predicting left ventricular remodeling, but they are split on which contrast-enhanced CMR technique produces the most accurate prediction, as the conclusions of studies presented at the RSNA meeting show.
Radiologists keep control over MSK imaging turf, for now
November 29th 2006Radiologists perform most diagnostic and minimally invasive interventional musculoskeletal studies in the U.S., with some areas experiencing continuous growth. Data released Wednesday at the RSNA meeting, however, suggest future turf battles between radiologists and surgeons are lurking on the horizon.
Report from RSNA: Finding your best seat could be a matter of degree
November 28th 2006Positional MRI, which allows patients free range of motion during imaging, has allowed researchers to determine the optimal sitting posture to reduce chronic back problems. The technique may also be of value in future seating design.
Mammography utilization slows among Medicare patients
November 28th 2006Use of breast ultrasound and breast MRI in Medicare beneficiaries has been on the rise, but mammography utilization has not kept apace. Following a big boost in the number of mammograms in the late 1990s, growth has slowed in recent years. The reason could be waning awareness of screening programs or possibly a decline in access due to center closures.
Finding your best seat could be a matter of degree
November 27th 2006Positional MRI, which allows patients free range of motion during imaging, has allowed researchers to determine the optimal sitting posture to reduce chronic back problems. The technique may also be of value in future seating design.
MR colonography proves effective, but no more palatable to patients
November 27th 2006Although MR colonography (MRC) is proving to be an effective method of colorectal screening, patients are no more likely to accept it than optical colonoscopy, according to two studies presented at the RSNA meeting.
New breast MR sequence triples signal-to-noise ratio
November 27th 2006Aurora Technologies will begin routinely upgrading its installed base of about 20 dedicated breast MR scanners with an acquisition capability that boosts signal-to-noise by 300%, according to the company. The upgrade, called spiral RODEO (Rotating Delivery of Excitation Off-resonance), was commercially launched at the RSNA meeting.
Resonance Technology prepares fMRI product
November 26th 2006MR peripherals maker Resonance Technology introduced at the RSNA meeting its new FuncLAB functional MRI system with automated image data processing. FuncLAB presents functional imaging tasks using high-quality 3D graphics and audio with an automated data processing component that eliminates complex, time-intensive manual data analysis. The server for processing fMRI data attaches to the department network. Functional and anatomic images are automatically sent in DICOM format from the scanner to the processor. Resulting brain maps of anatomy fused with functional results are available onsite and over the Web through a browser-based interface.
Breast MRI’s future depends on finding suitable indications
November 26th 2006Continued concerns over breast MRI’s clinical cost-effectiveness can be fully addressed only if radiologists can reach a consensus on the appropriate indications and development of standard protocols, according to New York-based researchers.
Colleges converge on cardiovascular imaging quality
November 22nd 2006Officials from the American College of Radiology and the American College of Cardiology, along with other interested stakeholders, have published a consensus report defining quality for all cardiovascular imaging modalities. They say that the focus on quality in cardiovascular imaging has been less intense than in other areas of cardiovascular medicine.
Nanoparticles carry drugs designed to help image, track, and treat tumors
November 20th 2006Particles one-billionth of a meter in size can be loaded with high concentrations of drugs designed to kill brain cancer. These nanoparticles can be used to image and track tumors as well as destroy them, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
MR images obtained during systole freeze coronaries
November 14th 2006One drawback of cardiac MRI is the creation of motion artifacts from the beating heart and patient breathing. Researchers in Japan have found that these artifacts can be reduced when images are collected during systole rather than diastole.
State of the art review: MR imaging, stent outcomes, ER triage
November 14th 2006A study at UCLA looks at milestones in the development of cardiac MR. A large-scale study finds no difference in thrombosis rates between bare metal and drug-eluting stents. A study at Massachusetts General Hospital confirms that multislice CT can eliminate unnecessary hospital admissions by ruling out myocardial infarction for patients with chest pain who have nondiagnostic ECG results and normal cardiac enzymes.
Europeans find more gadolinium-related adverse reactions
November 6th 2006Problems with gadolinium-containing contrast agents administered to patients with renal impairment are more common than originally estimated. The lack of awareness among radiologists about the potential dangers for those at high risk is striking, according to researchers.
PET proves one puff isn't enough
November 1st 2006When a smoker takes one puff of a cigarette, about 30% of the brain's most common nicotine receptors are affected. With three puffs, the nicotine in the cigarette occupies about 70% of the receptors. The smoker becomes satisfied when nearly all of the receptors are occupied, usually after smoking about three cigarettes.
Multiple modalities explore schizophrenia
November 1st 2006Neuroimaging research has contributed enormously to our understanding of structural and functional differences between the brains of people with schizophrenia and those of healthy people. Imaging now offers insights into how drugs used to treat schizophrenia work as well as the genetic mechanisms that lie at the root of these disorders.