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MRgFUS offers alternative to surgery for prostate cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

Monday, November 26 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSC15-01 | Room E352MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) offers a safe and effective alternative to surgery for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, Italian researchers have found.

November 4, 2018

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November 2, 2018

NIH adds $220M to BRAIN research funding

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that the new round of awards for its Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) initiative will exceed $220 million.

November 1, 2018

Heart valve-tracking algorithm boosts viability of 4D MRI

An automated heart valve-tracking algorithm halved the amount of time and variability involved in blood-flow quantification with 4D MRI, according to an article published online October 30 in Radiology. The improved efficiency may help convince clinicians that cardiac 4D MRI is useful for assessing valvular heart disease.

November 1, 2018

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USC begins clinical use of Siemens 7T MRI scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A 7-tesla MRI scanner manufactured by Siemens Healthineers has gone into clinical use at the University of Southern California (USC) Keck School of Medicine.

October 31, 2018

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2nd MRI center reports problems with Apple devices

A second imaging facility is reporting problems with Apple devices that appear to be related to the operation of the center's MRI scanner. Nearly 10 late-model Apple iPhones and Watches were permanently disabled at a Delaware center after it ramped down its MRI magnet.

October 31, 2018

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Is CCTA, MRI, or transthoracic echo best for predicting stroke?

Wednesday, November 28 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSK03-01 | Room S102CDResearchers from Germany and the U.S. have discovered that coronary CT angiography (CCTA), cardiac MRI, and transthoracic echocardiography have comparable accuracy in predicting stroke recurrence.

October 31, 2018

Could MRI replace CT for lung cancer screening?

Monday, November 26 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSC03-09 | Room E451AMRI could be a more cost-effective alternative to CT for lung cancer screening, say researchers from the U.S., Switzerland, and Germany who used a prediction model to compare the two exams.

October 31, 2018

Did MRI helium leak take out hospital's iPhones?

Social media websites are buzzing with speculation that newer Apple iPhones are susceptible to helium leakage from MRI scanners, based on a recent incident at a hospital near Chicago in which more than three dozen Apple devices stopped working after a scanner installation.

October 30, 2018

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Canadian group tackles MRI waits through scheduling

By Louise Gagnon

Wait times for MRI scans have been a troublesome issue in Canada. But in Ontario, researchers have developed a method that could double the number of patients who receive MRI scans within targeted wait times by using computer technology to give higher priority to patients the longer they have been waiting.

October 30, 2018

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Road to RSNA 2018: MRI Preview

By Wayne Forrest

Our Road to RSNA preview for the RSNA 2018 meeting in Chicago continues with MRI. Presentations at this year's conference will feature a range of hot topics, including artificial intelligence's impact on the modality, the issue of gadolinium-based contrast agents and also viable alternatives such as ferumoxytol, and PET/MRI's utilization in an increasing number of clinical applications.

October 30, 2018

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Macrocyclic GBCA shows lower signal intensity in kids

By Wayne Forrest

Friday, November 30 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SST08-07 | Room E263If you are still in Chicago on Friday, the issue of serial administration of a macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) for pediatric patients will be of interest.

October 30, 2018

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