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Artificial intelligence, brain MRI aid kids with hearing loss

By Wayne Forrest

U.S. and Chinese researchers have developed a machine-learning algorithm that analyzes MRI brain scans to predict how well deaf children may be able to develop language skills after receiving a cochlear implant, according to a study published online January 15 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

January 15, 2018

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3T MRI fetal scans should not affect newborns' hearing

By Wayne Forrest

When pregnant mothers are scanned with 3-tesla MRI, the higher noise levels relative to 1.5-tesla scanners do not seem to increase the risk that their babies will have hearing problems after birth, according to new research from Boston Children's Hospital and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

January 11, 2018

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CMS to ease rules for MRI scans of implantable devices

Reimbursement could soon get a lot easier for MRI scans of patients with implantable cardiac devices. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 11 proposed withdrawing its requirement that payments for these scans only be made when the scans are performed within a clinical study.

January 10, 2018

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AuntMinnie.com MRI Insider

By Wayne Forrest

January 9, 2018

3D-printed breast biopsy device boosts accuracy

Researchers from the Netherlands have developed a 3D-printed robot-guided device capable of facilitating MR-guided breast biopsy and improving the accuracy of breast cancer diagnosis. Biopsies can even be performed inside the MRI scanner.

January 9, 2018

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Multiparametric MRI can help avoid renal mass biopsies

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern have discovered that radiologists using multiparametric MRI have an 80% chance of detecting clear cell carcinoma in the kidneys without the need for a confirming biopsy. In addition, the technique was successful among radiologists with varying levels of expertise.

January 9, 2018

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MRI links function of brain networks to IQ

By Wayne Forrest

A person's intelligence could soon be confirmed with an MRI scan to assess how well connected and functional his or her neurological networks are, according to a study published in the January issue of Neuron.

January 4, 2018

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MRIequip products deemed suitable for 7-tesla devices

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A number of patient support devices from MRIequip have been tested for use with 7-tesla or less MRI devices and deemed suitable, the company said.

January 4, 2018

NEJM: No long-term effects on cardiac devices with MRI

By Wayne Forrest

There's good news for patients with cardiac devices who are about to undergo an MRI scan. Researchers found no long-term clinically significant adverse events with the devices in a study of more than 1,000 scans, according to results published in the December 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

January 1, 2018

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Gadolinium in fetuses almost entirely cleared via placenta

Only trace amounts of the gadolinium administered to pregnant monkeys cross the placenta and enter the fetuses, and most of this gadolinium quickly returns back to the mother's bloodstream for excretion, according to research published in the January issue of Radiology.

January 1, 2018

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Gadolinium tops radiology headlines in 2017 | More imaging after US in ED

December 26, 2017

New FDA rules on gadolinium | U.K. to pull GBCA agents | X-ray fluorescence detects gadolinium

December 18, 2017

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