Catherine CarringtonMRICardiac MR reveals evidence of subendocardial ischemia in syndrome XSyndrome X is characterized by a puzzling collection of findings including typical angina on exertion, the suggestion of myocardial ischemia on exercise stress testing, and normal coronary arteries on angiography. A study in The New England Journal of Medicine harnessed cardiac MR's superior resolution to provide a more detailed picture of subendocardial perfusion.July 21, 2002MRIContrast-enhanced MRI defines risk of breast microcalcificationsDynamic contrast-enhanced MRI can differentiate benign from malignant breast lesions in women with mammographically detected microcalcifications, perhaps sparing them the need for surgical biopsy, according to U.K. researchers.July 21, 2002Molecular ImagingFDG-PET signals early response of malignant GI tumors to GleevecPET is more accurate than CT for predicting whether patients with advanced gastrointestinal tumors will respond to a promising new chemotherapy drug, according to a study from the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. Moreover, PET often signals the good news after only a day of therapy, long before the tumor has begun to shrink.June 30, 2002Page 1 of 1Top StoriesWomens ImagingWomen's Imaging MinnieCast, Episode 14: GLP-1s and breast cancer riskElizabeth McDonald, MD, shares results from her team's study on how GLP-1s may have beneficial effects on breast cancer risk.Enterprise ImagingPodcast: The PACSMan Pontificates, Episode 4: The perfect PACSCTNongated CT scans can predict heart disease riskInterventionalTACE plus thermal ablation improves survival in liver cancerMRIMRI may help predict heart disease risk in patients with diabetes
