Dear AuntMinnie Member,
MRI is a dynamic and effective tool for patient care, and the recent annual meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) in Toronto showcased the modality's many uses. AuntMinnie.com editors were on site, covering a range of research -- from how MRI can streamline radiology department workflow to its leading-edge applications.
Our most highly-viewed article from the meeting described research that found that ultrafast MRI can cut dementia diagnosis time by more than 60%, while our second most-read story highlighted how MRI shows that women who undergo chemotherapy for breast cancer appear to be at higher risk of cognitive health challenges.
Our third most popular report described how MRI can visualize brain changes in past cannabis users, followed closely by one of our conference videos, this one with Lawrence Tanenbaum, MD, of radiology services provider RadNet, who discussed the use of AI with MRI.
In our fifth most-perused article, researchers described an MRI technique poised to enter the clinical arena called zero echo-time (ZTE), a sequence that visualizes tissues such as bone with the shortest T2 values and delivers images with a CT-like appearance. Sixth on our Top 10 list for the meeting was a video with Thoralf Niendorf, PhD, of Berlin Ultra High Field facility at Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Germany, who outlined the merits of ultrahigh-field MRI.
Other stories making our Top 10 list included coverage on how MRI proved a valuable asset for the care of racers in Spain's 2022 Moto Grand Prix, how the modality illuminates ties between HIV therapy and the deposition of adipose tissue, how AI can improve musculoskeletal MRI, and how the interpretation of multiparametric MRI data varies among radiologists.
Click on the links below to view the rest of our top stories from ISMRM 2023, and for more articles and videos from the meeting, please check out our Showcast @ ISMRM.
![Examples of ultrasound findings and techniques. (A) Images in a 39-year-old male patient with a mass in the left thigh. The mass is heterogeneous on the B-mode US image (compared with the patient in D) and showed increased microvascularity (superb microvascular imaging [SMI]) and shear-wave elastography (SWE) values. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma was diagnosed at biopsy (with pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma in surgical specimen). (B) Images in an 18-year-old male patient with a mass in the left leg. The mass is hypoechoic on the B-mode image, with no other findings suggestive of malignancy. The lesion is in contact with the cortex of the tibia, which is slightly irregular. CT revealed a doubtful anteromedial tibial erosion. The microvascular study demonstrated high vascularization, suggestive of malignancy. Periosteal Ewing sarcoma was diagnosed with both histologic and immunohistochemical confirmation. (C) Images in a 69-year-old female patient with a lump growing on the outside of the left leg. Multiple SWE examinations were performed (please note the high values obtained in the measurements, whereas the color map highlights the stiffness relative to adjacent tissues). SMI showed areas of increased vascularization to target for sampling. Undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma was diagnosed at biopsy, with residual leiomyosarcoma in the surgical specimen after neoadjuvant therapy. (D) Images in a 56-year-old female patient with a mass in the right thigh. The mass is heterogeneous at both B-mode ultrasound (similar to patient A) and MRI (coronal T2-weighted spectral attenuated inversion recovery [SPAIR]; T1-weighted pre-contrast and postcontrast imaging), which even shows uptake after the administration of paramagnetic contrast material, which is traditionally suggestive of malignancy. Low values at SMI and elastography are suggestive of benignity. Spindle cell lipoma was diagnosed at biopsy, with atypical spindle cell lipomatous tumor in the surgical specimen.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/images-radiol250278fig2.APCFLSvX6p.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
