MRI: Page 14

CEM-guided biopsy not a good substitute for breast MRI

By Amerigo Allegretto

Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM)-guided biopsy by itself is not a good substitute for MRI-guided biopsy of suspicious breast MRI findings.

September 18, 2024

Dedicated ultrasound, MRI protocols improve endometriosis diagnosis

By Kate Madden Yee

Dedicated ultrasound and MRI protocols -- in contrast to routine ones -- are more effective in diagnosing endometriosis, researchers have reported.

September 13, 2024

Ultrasound Transducer3

Near-miss MRI incident in California prompts oversight questions

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

"Freak accident" at California healthcare facility highlights lack of standard reporting mechanisms and oversight in MRI safety incidents, reported Fox KTVU.

September 6, 2024

Yellow Caution Tape Social

How effective are MRI definitions of knee osteoarthritis?

By Kate Madden Yee

Current MRI definitions of knee osteoarthritis aren't necessarily adequate for identifying which knees will develop disease in the future, researchers have found.

September 5, 2024

Knee Joint Pain

Restaging MRI in rectal cancer patients helps predict outcomes

By Erik L. Ridley

A new study found that restaging MRI could stratify patients into clinical response categories that were predictive of patient outcomes.

September 3, 2024

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MRI model predicts treatment response in breast cancer patients

By Amerigo Allegretto

Radiomics scoring derived from contrast-enhanced MRI can predict treatment response in women being treated for triple-negative breast cancer.

September 3, 2024

Axial dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI scans show results from two women before they underwent neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer. (A) T1-enhanced MRI scan, (B) rate constant for contrast agent plasma-to-interstitial transfer (Ktrans) map, and (C) maximum contrast agent uptake rate (Slopemax) map in a 56-year-old woman depict a tumor that manifested as a spherical 4-cm mass enhancement (arrow in A) in the right breast with axillary node involvement (arrowhead in A). The radiomics score was high, at 3.3. Histopathologic examination after chemotherapy revealed no invasive residual cancer in the breast or the lymph nodes (pathologic complete response). (D) T1-enhanced MRI scan, (E) Ktrans map, and (F) Slopemax map in a 49-year-old woman show a tumor that manifested as a spiculated 3-cm mass enhancement (arrow in D) in the left breast with thickening of the skin (arrowhead in D). The parametric maps show much greater spatial heterogeneity than in the case shown in B and C, with areas of high intensity. The radiomics score was low, at −1.6. Histopathologic examination after chemotherapy revealed a 10-mm invasive residual cancer in the breast (not pathologic complete response). Image courtesy of the RSNA.

'Field-cycling' MRI identifies subacute stroke at low field strengths

By Kate Madden Yee

A new whole-brain MRI technique called field-cycling imaging identifies subacute ischemic stroke at field strengths as low as 0.2 millitesla.

August 27, 2024

Photograph of the field-cycling imaging (FCI) scanner prototype, with the head coil in place. Image and caption courtesy of the RSNA.

MSKI-RADS effectively classifies MRI findings of extremity infections

By Kate Madden Yee

The newly-developed MSKI-RADS system is effective when it comes to standardizing terminology and recommended management of MRI findings of extremity infections.

August 27, 2024

Repeated head impacts put football players at dementia risk

By Kate Madden Yee

Increased perivascular space volume in the brains of former football players appears to be associated with repetitive head impacts, cognitive impairment, and the development of neurodegeneration, researchers have found.

August 26, 2024

Football Quarterback Lights

DBT plus MRI avoids more deaths, adds more false-positive risks

By Amerigo Allegretto

Using digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and supplemental MRI yields more benefits but also more risks, according to simulation modeling data.

August 26, 2024

Brain MRI helps predict tumor recurrence after SRT

By Kate Madden Yee

Structural features tracked on brain MR imaging after patients undergo stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) for metastatic cancer can help clinicians predict whether tumors will recur.

August 21, 2024

MRI shows that even mild TBI has far-reaching effects on brain health

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI reveals that even mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) has far-reaching effects on brain health, researchers have reported.

August 15, 2024

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