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.
April 17th 2024
A recent meta-analysis found that multiparametric MRI and PET/CT had comparable detection rates for diagnosing prostate cancer recurrence.
Revolutionizing Early-Stage NSCLC Treatment: Pathologists’ Key Insights into Predicting Pathologic Responses to Immunotherapies
View More
Medical Crossfire®: Critical Questions on Diagnosis, Sequencing, and Selection of Systemic and Radioligand Therapy Options for Patients with GEP-NETs
View More
Medical Crossfire®: Expert Exchanges to Maximize Clinical Outcomes for Patients with CRPC Through Evidence-Based Personalized Therapy
View More
23rd Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® West
July 12-13, 2024
Register Now!
25th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
July 25-27, 2024
Register Now!
2023 ASCO Direct™ Highlights: Practice-Changing Data From the Leading Oncology Conference
View More
6th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
October 18-19, 2024
Register Now!
Community Practice Connections™: 24th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®
View More
19th Annual New York Lung Cancers Symposium®
November 16, 2024
Register Now!
Medical Crossfire®: How Does Recent Evidence on PARP Inhibitors and Combinations Inform Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Now and In the Future?
View More
Medical Crossfire®: How Do the Experts Select and Sequence Therapies to Optimize Patient Outcomes and Quality of Life in Advanced Prostate Cancer?
View More
Lung Cancer Tumor Board®: Enhancing Multidisciplinary Communication to Optimize Immunotherapy in Stage I-III NSCLC
View More
Clinical Vignettes™: The Experts Explain How They Integrate PET Imaging into Metastatic HR+ Breast Cancer Care Settings
View More
School of Breast Oncology® Live Video Webcast: Clinical Updates from San Antonio
View More
Community Practice Connections™: The 2nd Annual Hawaii Lung Cancers Conference®
View More
Ultrasound-guided therapy puts pro athletes back in play
August 30th 2006Researchers in the U.K. have found that an ultrasound-guided steroid and anesthetic injection can alleviate the pain and disability affecting soccer players with posterior ankle impingement. The minimally invasive treatment could help players recover pain-free mobility and return to the pitch sooner than conventional treatment would allow.
ECRI: MR scanners demonstrate comparable image quality
August 29th 2006The June 2006 edition of the Health Devices journal by ECRI, an independent nonprofit health services research agency, contains an in-depth evaluation of 1.5T MR systems. The evaluation included GE’s Signa HD 1.5T, Siemens’ Magnetom Avanto, and Toshiba’s Vantage (the other major supplier of 1.5T systems, Philips, declined the invitation).
PET lights up brain circuitries of tobacco dependence
August 18th 2006PET can identify the brain receptors most vulnerable to nicotine absorption, measuring how just a single cigarette puff can drive the desire for smoking, according to National Institute on Drug Abuse researchers. Resulting data may lead to more effective treatments to help smokers quit.
MRI offers integral assessment of cartilage repair
August 14th 2006In the first study in its kind, Japanese researchers have shown that MR imaging before and after contrast medium injection provides an accurate evaluation of articular cartilage repair. The technique could become an effective way to monitor treatment in this setting.
Hemostatic Clips, Other Clips, Fasteners, and Staples
August 9th 2006Various hemostatic vascular clips, other types of clips, fasteners, and staples evaluated for magnetic field interactions have been found to be acceptable for patients undergoing MR imaging procedures at 1.5T or less. These implants are made from nonferromagnetic materials such as tantalum, nitinol, and titanium. Some hemostatic and other similar clips are made from biodegradable materials, which do not pose a hazard to patients.
Elastography undergoes review for prostate cancer detection
August 1st 2006Elastography is attracting growing attention in prostate imaging. The term refers to the measurement of the elastic properties of tissues, based on the well-established principle that malignant tissue is harder than benign tissue. A color classification system registers tissue as benign (green) or malignant (blue).
Combined approach evaluates breast cancer treatment progress
August 1st 2006CONTEXT: Combining proton MR spectroscopic imaging, sodium MR, and PET/CT imaging may be an effective multimodality approach for detecting early response to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients, according to Dr. Michael Jacobs, a radiologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Technology advancements spur new MRI test standards
August 1st 2006The National Electrical Manufacturers Association has published four standards that are part of a series of test standards developed by the medical diagnostic imaging industry for the measurement of performance parameters, such as noise levels, energy deposition, and electric field strength, that govern image quality of MRI systems.