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Oral manganese MRI contrast shows promise for liver metastases
By Wayne Forrest
Tuesday, December 1 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSG08-03 | Room E451AA phase II clinical study on the use of oral manganese as an MRI contrast agent to detect liver metastases is showing early promising results, according to this scientific session presentation by Dutch researchers.
November 9, 2009
CE-MRA helps plan treatment of patients with peripheral artery issues
By Wayne Forrest
Tuesday, December 1 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSG21-01 | Room E353BIn this scientific session presentation, Italian researchers will discuss a paper on how steady-state contrast-enhanced MR angiography (CE-MRA) with gadobenate dimeglumine of peripheral arteries below the knee could advance the treatment of patients.
November 9, 2009
MRI helps direct recovery of soccer players with quad injuries
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, November 29 | 11:55 a.m.-12:05 p.m. | SSA14-08 | Room E450AA study of soccer players with quadricep muscle injuries has found that MRI should be the modality of choice to accurately detect rectus femoris strains and better manage an athlete's treatment for recovery.
November 9, 2009
Contrast-enhanced (CE) T1 FLAIR tops CE T1 spin echo in the spine
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, November 29 | 11:35 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | SSA16-06 | Room N228Researchers at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have found that T1 fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) postcontrast imaging of the spine can significantly improve cerebrospinal fluid suppression and increases the conspicuity of bone lesions, disk herniations, and epidural metastasis.
November 9, 2009
MRI at 3-tesla advances treatment for upper extremity nerves
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, November 29 | 11:35 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | SSA14-06 | Room E450AResearchers at the Medical University of Vienna are using 3-tesla MRI to assess the structure and function of peripheral nerves. Their study shows that advanced 3-tesla imaging methods, such as diffusion tensor imaging and tractography, could add valuable information to the treatment of various peripheral nerve conditions.
November 9, 2009
Lack of self-referral hurts radiologists' post-DRA volume
By Wayne Forrest
Wednesday, December 2 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSM12-05 | Room S102DIf there was any doubt how the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 would affect procedure volume for radiologists, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have confirmed that private-office imaging volume decreased 2% in 2007, reversing annual growth of 8.4% from 2002 to 2006.
November 9, 2009
Change in contrast and new administration policies eliminates NSF
By Wayne Forrest
Wednesday, December 2 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSK11-09 | Room S102DA change from gadodiamide to gadobenate dimeglumine and gadopentetate dimeglumine contrast agents and the adoption of more restrictive policies for administering gadolinium-containing contrast has helped two U.S. universities eliminate cases of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF).
November 9, 2009
Reporting MRI exams: The positive impact of audits
By Cynthia E. Keen
Tuesday, December 1 | 3:30 p.m.-3:40 p.m. | SSJ11-04 | Room S102DWhat's the value and impact of a regular, robust clinical audit of the quality of radiology reports? An impressive improvement in quality, according to the experience of a U.K. audit program.
November 9, 2009
MRI outperforms ultrasound for fetuses with ventriculomegaly
By Cynthia E. Keen
Tuesday, December 1 | 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m.| SSJ10-03 | Room E351Harvard Medical School researchers have found that MRI adds useful information for fetuses with ventriculomegaly, but it does not predict outcome any better than atrial diameter, except for ventricular volume, in cases of mild, isolated ventriculomegaly.
November 9, 2009
Researchers develop rhyming paradigm to improve fMRI results
By Wayne Forrest
Tuesday, December 1 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSG15-09 | Room N229Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic's Imaging Institute have developed a new rhyming paradigm for children and adults with special needs to improve functional MRI (fMRI) activation and behavioral performance.
November 9, 2009
BRCA1 carriers benefit from combo of FFDM and breast MRI
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, December 1 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSG09-07 | Room S102DFor BRCA1 carriers, a combination of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and breast MRI for annual screening exams is the most clinically effective strategy, according to researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
November 9, 2009
DWI proves somewhat beneficial with bladder cancer patients
By Wayne Forrest
Monday, November 30 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSE11-05 | Room E353BWhile diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) might be useful to depict extravesical lesions from bladder cancer, Japanese researchers say other imaging scans are required to eliminate false positives.
November 9, 2009
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