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Gadobutrol and gadofosveset contribute to contrast-enhanced MRI results
By Wayne Forrest
Monday, November 28 | 10:40 a.m.-10:50 a.m. | SSC12-02 | Room N226In patients with glioblastoma, the MRI contrast agent gadobutrol provides "significant tumor enhancement" in early postcontrast imaging, but gadofosveset offers significantly greater diagnostic information and lesion enhancement after six hours.
November 14, 2011
Endorectal MRI provides predictive biomarker for prostate cancer patients
By Wayne Forrest
Monday, November 28 | 10:40 a.m.-10:50 a.m. | SSC06-02 | Room E353BEndorectal MRI can serve as a predictive biomarker for biochemical relapse in patients undergoing combination brachytherapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy, according to a new study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
November 14, 2011
7T MRI techniques show microstructural changes in mild traumatic brain injury
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, November 27 | 12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m. | SSA15-09 | Room N229Researchers from Ohio State University Medical Center have concluded that a combination of MRI techniques -- diffusion-tensor imaging and susceptibility-weighted imaging -- at a 7-tesla field strength could improve the clinical diagnosis of chronic mild traumatic brain injury and provide additional information on underlying tissue microstructure.
November 14, 2011
Japanese researchers create new compact intraoperative MRI system
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, November 27 | 11:15 a.m.-11:25 a.m. | SSA15-04 | Room N229Researchers from NTT Medical Center in Tokyo have developed a new compact intraoperative MRI system to provide high-quality images in the surgical suite.
November 14, 2011
Interpretation error rate in screening US comparable to mammo, MRI
By Kate Madden Yee
Sunday, November 27 | 11:05 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | SSA01-03 | Arie Crown TheaterIn this scientific paper presentation, University of Pittsburgh researchers will discuss how interpretation errors in screening ultrasound are similar in frequency to interpretation errors in mammography and MRI.
November 14, 2011
Can MRI help diagnose acute Guillain-Barré syndrome in kids?
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, November 27 | 11:05 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | SSA17-03 | Room N228Focusing on the terminal end of the spinal cord, known as the medullary conus, the combination of plain MRI and contrast-enhanced, T1-weighted MR imaging can be very sensitive in diagnosing acute Guillain-Barré syndrome in children.
November 14, 2011
Pediatric MRI not always safer than CT
By Eric Barnes
CT versus MRI -- the latter is the obvious choice for children because MRI does not use ionizing radiation, right? Actually, CT can be safer depending on the exam, say researchers eyeing the comparative risks of the modalities.
November 14, 2011
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Breast cancer affects brain function, study shows
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast cancer survivors show significant neurological impairment, especially those who have undergone chemotherapy, according to a new study published online Monday in Archives of Neurology.
November 13, 2011
2 MR parameters highly predictive of MS diagnosis in children
By Rosemary Frei
A large study of children at 23 pediatric hospitals across Canada has yielded a combination of two MRI parameters that predicts the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) with an accuracy of approximately 90%. The results were published online November 7 in Lancet Neurology.
November 13, 2011
Decision-support guidelines prove effective for breast MRI guidelines
By Cynthia E. Keen
Wednesday, November 30 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSK09-07 | Room S405ABHow has the use of clinical decision-support software affected breast MRI use? In this scientific paper presentation, Dr. Vartan Vartanians, a research fellow in radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, will discuss an analysis of 10 years of ordering patterns.
November 10, 2011
Ontology-driven search tool identifies MRI contraindications, medical history
By Cynthia E. Keen
Tuesday, November 29 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSG07-05 | S402AB
Tuesday, November 29 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | SSG07-08 | S402ABAn ontology-driven search tool is being deployed at Massachusetts General Hospital to rapidly search existing electronic medical records of patients admitted to the emergency department for important medical history and identify patients scheduled for MRI exams who've experienced prior contraindications. Its use and how well it performs will be explained in these two scientific papers.
November 10, 2011
3T breast MRI bests 1.5T in detecting additional cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
Thursday, December 1 | 9:20 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | MSVB51-05 | Room E451BThree-tesla breast MRI appears slightly better than 1.5-tesla in detecting suspicious lesions in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer, according to researchers at Yale University.
November 8, 2011
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