Wayne Forrest[email protected]MRIDWI-MRI boosts kidney disease assessmentWednesday, December 2 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | SSK08-08 | Room E450BDue to its ability to assess estimated glomerular filtration rate noninvasively, diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) may prove useful for monitoring kidney disease and stratifying patients based on contrast risk, a group from Poland reports.November 4, 2015MRI3D MRI volumetry aids pulmonary hypertension diagnosisWednesday, December 2 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSK04-04 | Room S504ABIn this session, researchers will share their thoughts about using automated 3D MRI volumetry as a way to evaluate and possibly predict outcomes for patients with pulmonary hypertension.November 4, 2015MRIFDG-PET/MRI enhances breast cancer diagnosis and stagingTuesday, December 1 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSJ02-01 | Room E450AMultiparameter FDG-PET/MRI can improve the specificity of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, which could lead to more-accurate staging of breast lesions and fewer false positives and unnecessary biopsies.November 4, 2015MRIFDG-PET/MRI with DWI advances lymphoma diagnosisTuesday, December 1 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSG11-07 | Room S505ABFDG-PET/MRI with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) shows greater diagnostic value for lymphoma than FDG-PET/CT, while delivering less radiation, according to this study from the Medical University of Vienna.November 4, 2015MRIFDG-PET/MRI bests DWI-MRI for lymphomaTuesday, December 1 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSG11-06 | Room S505ABIn another study led by Dr. Johannes Grueneisen from University Hospital Essen, researchers found that FDG-PET/MRI was better than diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) alone for detecting malignant and benign lesions in lymphoma patients.November 4, 2015MRIFAST PET/MRI aids staging of lymphoma patientsTuesday, December 1 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSG11-05 | Room S505ABAdding a first postcontrast subtracted (FAST) MR imaging protocol to PET/MRI matches PET/CT for staging lymphoma patients, with only a slight increase in scan time, according to researchers from Germany.November 4, 2015MRIStudy tests synthetic MRI software on multiple sclerosis patientsTuesday, December 1 | 10:50 a.m. -11:00 a.m. | SSG13-03 | Room N227Researchers from Sweden have obtained promising results in their validation of an MRI software program designed to decrease scan time and improve quantitative measurements.November 4, 2015MRINew study evaluates ways to reduce PET/MRI scan timeTuesday, December 1 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSG11-04 | Room S505ABGerman researchers are investigating which MRI sequences are most effective for whole-body oncologic imaging to reduce PET/MRI scan time for patients.November 4, 2015MRIPET/MRI leads staging of invasive ductal breast cancerTuesday, December 1 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSG09-04 | Room S504CDPET/MRI appears to lead the pack for the initial staging of invasive ductal breast cancer, thanks to the combined information provided by PET, diffusion-weighted MRI, and other MRI sequences.November 4, 2015MRI3D-printed phantoms take shape for PET/MRI pelvic useMonday, November 30 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSE21-05 | Room S403AGerman researchers are close to finalizing the creation of 3D-printed phantoms that mimic the human pelvis for quality assurance, research, and performance measurements for both PET/MRI and PET/CT devices.November 4, 2015Previous PagePage 95 of 239Next PageTop StoriesInterventionalGAE reduces pain biomarkers in knee osteoarthritisGenicular artery embolization (GAE) significantly reduces key biomarkers that drive pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Residents/FellowsRace, ethnicity influence educational debt among radiology-bound MDsMRIMRI, CT findings correlate for assessing epicardial fat volumePractice ManagementImaging experts hope NSA enforcement bill delivers on accountabilityCTPET/CT identifies bone demineralization in breast cancer patients