Philip Ward[email protected]MRICaution needed with MRI of patients with metallic implantsThe switching of gradient coil fields in MRI scans of patients with metallic hip implants can have thermal effects that imaging professionals need to look out for, according to a presentation at this week's International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual conference.August 12, 2020MRIRF-induced heating poses MRI risk in patients with tattoosThe permanent tattoos of patients represent an important potential safety hazard during MRI, and the shape of the tattoo is the major factor in increasing the radiofrequency (RF) heating effects, researchers are reporting at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual conference.August 10, 2020MRIImplantable hearing devices cause MRI safety concernsSeveral hundred adverse events during MRI scans of patients with implantable hearing devices have occurred in the past decade, particularly in patients with cochlear implants, Belgian researchers are reporting at this week's International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual conference.August 10, 2020CTWhat radiologists need to know about vapingThe rapidly growing popularity of vaping -- and the concomitant rise in vaping-associated lung disease -- has made it more important than ever for radiologists to recognize the clinical signs of lung disease associated with the phenomenon, according to researchers from the Mayo Clinic.July 20, 2020MRIMRI reveals brain changes in technologist with COVID-19MRI scans of a 25-year-old Italian radiologic technologist who contracted COVID-19 and lost her sense of smell suggest the virus may invade the brain through the olfactory pathway and cause dysfunction of sensorineural origin. This finding was published online by JAMA Neurology on May 29.May 31, 2020Clinical NewsCoronavirus fears prompt rescheduling of ECR 2020 to JulyFears over the outbreak of novel coronavirus have prompted the organizers of the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) to call off its meeting scheduled for next week and reschedule it for mid-July in Vienna. The move raises questions about whether other medical shows will go forward just as the spring conference season is beginning.March 2, 2020MRIInvestigation into Swedish MRI accident moves forwardThe investigation into last year's MRI accident at Sunderby Hospital in Luleå in Sweden continues to move ahead. Investigators appear to be focusing on why a specialist nurse was wearing a weighted vest within the mobile MRI scanner's magnetic field -- and the answer could determine who was ultimately responsible.January 16, 2020BreastAI performs well in large-scale breast screening studyIn a large-scale study that replicated real-world breast screening conditions, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm performed well in interpreting mammograms, reducing both false positives and false negatives. The findings were published January 1 in Nature.January 1, 20202019Top poster prizewinners enjoy the moment at RSNA 2019Research groups across the globe were celebrating on Wednesday afternoon at RSNA 2019, when the 28 winners of the prestigious magna cum laude awards were unveiled. Recreational drug use, 3D printing, bariatric surgery, and MR elastography of the brain were among the prizewinning topics.December 4, 2019MRIMRI links oral contraceptives to smaller hypothalamic volumesResearchers have found that healthy women taking oral contraceptives had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume, compared with women not taking the birth control pill. In a study presented Wednesday at RSNA 2019, they also pointed out smaller hypothalamic volume is linked to anger and depression.December 3, 2019Previous PagePage 5 of 18Next PageTop StoriesBreastASCO: Use of GLP-1 drugs linked to lower breast cancer casesA large retrospective study found sharply lower incidence of breast cancer among women who had received GLP-1 drugs.SNMMI 2026SNMMI: CAIX-targeted PET tracer detects clear cell renal cell carcinomaSNMMI 2026SNMMI: Low-cost absorbents clear over 90% of Lu-177 from wastewaterSNMMI 2026SNMMI: PET tracer that detects deep vein thrombosis wins Image of the YearSNMMI 2026SNMMI: Novel radiotracer effectively images overactive adrenal glands
