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Timing of DWI-MRI predicts breast cancer response
By Wayne Forrest
Diffusion-weighted MR images acquired 12 weeks after the start of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer may provide the best indication of how patients will respond to treatment, according to a study published online September 4 in Radiology.
September 10, 2018
2016 10 05 17 45 45 493 Breast Cancer 400
Can Tetris inspire AI for MRI breast cancer detection?
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Borrowing concepts used in the classic computer game Tetris, Australian researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that they say can detect tumors on breast MRI exams nearly twice as fast as existing breast cancer detection methods without affecting accuracy.
September 9, 2018
2017 03 30 10 29 47 941 Computer Data 400
Australia opens new biomedical imaging research center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An Australian government agency, the Australian Research Council, has raised $8.5 million AUD ($6 million U.S.) in funds to establish a new biomedical imaging research facility at the University of Queensland.
September 9, 2018
AI can distinguish between types of spondylitis on MRI
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can differentiate between tuberculous spondylitis and pyogenic spondylitis on MRI at a level comparable to that of experienced musculoskeletal radiologists, according to research published online September 3 in Scientific Reports.
September 9, 2018
2017 01 23 10 15 18 149 Spine 400
Is Medicare paying enough for MRI-compatible implants?
By Wayne Forrest
U.S. hospitals could be losing up to $400 million annually on placing MRI-compatible cardiac rhythm management devices in patients due to a discrepancy between what the devices cost and what Medicare is paying for them, according to a new report by group purchasing organization Vizient.
September 6, 2018
2016 09 06 13 31 23 491 Question Mark Blue 400
Stony Brook honors MRI developer Lauterbur
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Stony Brook University has named a street leading to its new Medical and Research Translation building in honor of the late Dr. Paul Lauterbur, a developer of modern MRI and the recipient of a 2003 Nobel Prize.
September 5, 2018
MRI shows concussions can loosen brain's myelin
By Wayne Forrest
MR images of hockey players with concussions showed a loosening of protective myelin in the brain two weeks after the injury, even though the skaters felt fine and were declared ready to return to play, according to a study published online August 6 in Frontiers in Neurology.
September 5, 2018
2018 07 24 00 33 7964 Brain 400
Aspect, Brightonix debut preclinical PET insert
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Compact MRI technology developer Aspect Imaging and Brightonix Imaging said that their SimPET insert can now be used to provide simultaneous PET/MRI capability on all standard preclinical research MRI systems.
September 4, 2018
CDC posts diagnostic guideline for brain injury in kids
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a guideline for the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of mild traumatic brain injury in children -- including recommendations regarding head imaging -- in a September 4 publication in JAMA Pediatrics.
September 4, 2018
Training is paramount to achieving MRI safety
By Wayne Forrest
"With careful consideration, control, and training, imaging with MR can be a relatively innocuous experience for both patients and personnel." Those words of wisdom come from an article published online August 24 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology on how to reduce or eliminate accidents and injuries in the MRI suite.
August 30, 2018
2018 08 30 21 08 1300 Safety First 400
NIMH awards $3.8M for fMRI study on suicidal thinking
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have received a five-year, $3.8 million grant from the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to study suicidal thinking using functional MRI (fMRI).
August 29, 2018
2018 08 30 17 53 2339 Carnegie F Mri Suicidal 400
New protocol enables faster, cheaper cardiac MRI scans
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers have developed a rapid contrast-enhanced cardiac MRI protocol that can measure structure, function, and scarring in the heart in less than 20 minutes and at considerably lower cost than standard MRI protocols, according to results published on August 29 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
August 29, 2018
2017 02 10 15 45 57 410 Heart 400
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