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
Supplemental breast MRI had a cancer detection rate (CDR) of 20/1000 and a positive predictive value (PPV) of 50 percent, according to preliminary findings from a prospective trial involving women with heterogeneously or very dense breasts.
Medical Crossfire®: How Can Thoracic Teams Facilitate Optimized Care of Patients With Stage I-III EGFR Mutation-Positive NSCLC?
May 21, 2024
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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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MRI technique zeroes in on Sjögren’s syndrome
May 13th 2005Diffusion-weighted MR imaging can conclusively describe abnormalities of the lacrimal glands in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome, according to a study from Japan in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. Although the disease is uncommon and often benign, it can lead to pulmonary and kidney infections, and even lymphoma.
Report from ISMRM: MRA outperforms DSA for calf and foot arterial imaging
May 13th 2005Despite shortcomings, contrast-enhanced MR angiography prevailed over digital subtraction angiography often enough in a head-to-head trial to become the modality of choice for investigations of suspected infrapopliteal occlusive disease at New York-Weill Cornell Medical Center.
Wall Street Journal investigates self-referred medical imaging
May 3rd 2005What goes around has come around in The Wall Street Journal’s coverage of diagnostic imaging self-referral practices. Its article Monday (May 2) on how some companies and doctors cash in on outpatient CT and MRI sounded the same chord as its November 1991 investigative report on physician joint venturing of outpatient imaging services.
MRI documents potential precursor to cocaine addiction
April 22nd 2005The amygdala, a brain structure critical in making judgments, is markedly smaller in cocaine addicts, according to a study conducted at Harvard Medical School. While the results are preliminary, they may indicate that reduced amygdala volumes predispose people to cocaine addiction.
Digital imaging guides neurosurgery into the future
April 8th 2005Diagnosis, imaging, and management of brain tumors have all improved in the century since the first successful brain tumor resection. Technological advances are largely responsible, and not the least of these is digital imaging.
Expert offers rules for best breast MR practice
April 1st 2005Fueled by refinements in practice, advances in research, and explorations of new techniques such as 3T MR spectroscopy, the utility of breast MR is on the rise. Diagnostic Imaging spoke with Dr. Elizabeth Morris, director of breast MRI at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to obtain an overview of the status and potential of this modality.
fMRI documents risk anticipation center in the brain
March 15th 2005You’re doing 50 mph in a 35 mph zone. Suddenly, out of the corner of your eye, you notice what look like the black-and-white markings of a police car. Your heart rate speeds up, and you automatically take your foot off the gas pedal. The anterior cingulate cortex region in the brain may have prompted that speedy reaction, according to researchers at Washington University in St. Louis.
Prostate imagers await 3T endorectal coils
March 6th 2005Under the best of circumstances, 3T imaging of the prostate with a body coil can approximate the level of detail and sensitivity available at 1.5T with an endorectal coil. Researchers hope that with a 3T-oriented endorectal coil they will finally be able to take advantage of 3T's higher resolution in a challenging portion of the anatomy.
MR contrast agent improves liver imaging, allows cholangiography
March 5th 2005Primovist improves MR detection of liver lesions and can change the surgical management of patients in a substantial number of cases, according to the results of two studies presented at the ECR Friday. The data were part of a symposium sponsored by Schering, the developer of the liver-specific agent.
Post-treatment imaging offers precise tracking of rectal cancer recurrence
March 4th 2005Despite advances in the diagnosis and treatment of rectal cancer, five-year survival rates continue to hover around the 50% mark. For cancers limited to the bowel wall, however, the survival rate climbs to 83%, highlighting the importance of early detection and treatment. Almost all rectal cancers are primary adenocarcinomas, and 90% of them occur after the age of 50.
Federal imaging proposals mesh with ACR initiatives
March 4th 2005RADPAC, the American College of Radiology's political fundraising arm, rated among the top five health industry political action committees in terms of financial contributions last year, having bestowed nearly $1 million in the last election cycle. If this is any indication of the ACR's pull on Capitol Hill, the landscape for diagnostic imaging could look vastly different as Congress debates controversial proposals aimed at curbing the rising cost of imaging.
Intraoperative high-field MR revamps neurosurgery
March 4th 2005The introduction of high-field MR systems for intraoperative guidance brings neurointervention to new levels. Although it is pricey and complex compared with previous technology, high-field MR may eventually prove cost-effective by helping neurosurgeons achieve better results, reduce patient complications, and cultivate partnerships with other specialists through better scanner utilization.
Software, coil advances promise to broaden MR mammography
March 4th 2005MR mammography benefits from the reputation of its cornerstone modality's ability to detect soft-tissue abnormalities, particularly cancer. And it presents the opportunity for patients to avoid the discomfort of breast compression.
ECR Webcast showcases latest research
March 3rd 2005For the third year running, editors from Diagnostic Imaging have landed in Vienna to provide Webcast coverage of the European Congress of Radiology. Although the RSNA is becoming more international every year, it can’t capture the unique European perspective presented at this annual event. Our daily news stories will highlight research from the studies presented at the ECR, but much more is available at the Webcast.
Growing demand for 3T MR raises safety concerns in U.K.
February 28th 2005The wider use of 3T MR scanners, combined with the increasing number of patients with implants, is prompting concern among regulators in the U.K. They question the compatibility of new-generation scanners and medical implants.
Patients breathe easy with bile duct imaging technique
February 10th 2005Free-breathing 3D MR sequences using the prospective acquisition correction with navigator echoes (PACE) technique can successfully image patients with biliary and/or pancreatic diseases, according to researchers at St. Louis University Hospital.