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SABCS: Biannual breast MRI best for young women at high risk
By Kate Madden Yee
For young women with a high genetic risk of breast cancer, twice-yearly MRI exams are more effective for detecting early disease than an annual mammogram, according to new research presented at the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).
December 10, 2017
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PET/MRI outclasses MRI alone for pelvic cancer recurrence
By Wayne Forrest
PET/MRI can better detect and classify local lesions and distant metastases in women suspected of having recurrent pelvic cancer than MRI alone, according to a study presented at the recent RSNA 2017 annual meeting.
December 10, 2017
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At-risk women not receiving breast MRI scans
By Kate Madden Yee
Community practices are not following guidelines for breast cancer screening with MRI in women at increased risk of the disease, according to a new study published online December 7 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
December 7, 2017
2016 08 18 13 26 22 430 Breast Screening Mammo 400
Japan requires changes in GBCA labeling information
By Wayne Forrest
Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare is following suit with regulatory agencies in the U.S. and Europe in asking four makers of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) for MRI scans to revise warning text on their product labeling information.
December 7, 2017
2017 05 26 14 17 18 219 Gadolinium2 400
Brainlab gets FDA nod for MR contrast analysis software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy firm Brainlab has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its Contrast Clearance Analysis software.
December 5, 2017
IMRIS, Hill-Rom get FDA nod for operating room table
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image-guided therapy developer IMRIS and Hill-Rom's Trumpf Medical company have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the TruSystem 7500 MR neuro surgical table, a multifunctional operating room table.
December 4, 2017
MRI links blood flow to brain development in preterm babies
By Wayne Forrest
Based on alterations in cerebral blood flow in key brain regions, MR images may provide an early warning sign of abnormal brain development in very premature infants, according to a prospective study published online December 3 in the Journal of Pediatrics.
December 4, 2017
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Qmetrics provides Olea with segmentation technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Qmetrics Technologies has signed an agreement to provide its cartilage segmentation technology to French image analysis software developer Olea Medical.
November 30, 2017
Video from RSNA 2017: New MagnetVision app helps assess MRI energy fields
CHICAGO - When it comes to MRI safety, wouldn't it be great if you knew exactly where the magnetic fields are strongest when you're scanning patients? Well, now there's an app for that. Dr. Emanuel Kanal of the University of Pittsburgh talks about his new MagnetVision app in a video interview from RSNA 2017.
November 30, 2017
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Smartphone addiction causes brain chemistry imbalance
By Erik L. Ridley
Smartphones are nearly ubiquitous these days, but it may be wise -- for your brain's sake -- to avoid overusing these powerful devices. In a presentation on November 30 at the RSNA 2017 meeting, researchers shared evidence that addiction to smartphones and the internet can create an imbalance in brain chemistry.
November 29, 2017
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Appetite controls disrupted in obese teens' brains
By Kate Madden Yee
Brazilian researchers using diffusion-tensor MRI found that obese teens have disrupted connectivity in regions of the brain that regulate appetite, according to a presentation delivered at the RSNA 2017 meeting.
November 29, 2017
2017 11 27 01 40 6884 Brain Appetite Regulator 400
Machine learning can help predict KRAS mutation status
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Machine learning and quantitative MRI features can assist in predicting the KRAS mutation status of tumors in patients with metastatic colon cancer, according to research presented on Wednesday at the RSNA 2017 meeting.
November 29, 2017
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