MedImaging Radiography

JULY 10, 2024

A new study has revealed that MRI scans depicting the structural and functional organization of the brain can predict the progression of brain atrophy in patients with early-stage, mild Parkinson's disease.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Is there a signature biomarker for younger/early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (EOAD)? Sporadic early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD) is rare and understudied. Sporadic early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD) is rare and understudied. What Question Were You Investigating? What Were Your Findings? Alzheimer’s Dement.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 2, 2024

CHICAGO -- Characterizing an individual's type of body fat using body MRI can help predict Alzheimer's disease risk up to 20 years before symptoms manifest, according to research results presented December 2 at the RSNA meeting.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

MRI shows that lower pulmonary gas exchange in the lungs of long-COVID patients may be associated with cognitive symptoms, according to a study to be presented at the RSNA annual meeting in Chicago. In the study, Staab and colleagues used an advanced technique that uses xenon-129 (Xe-129) gas with MRI to measure this gas exchange.

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MedImaging MRI

JUNE 14, 2023

A new study suggests that combining the evaluation of sodium concentration using 23Na MRI with urinary albumin measurement could enable early diagnosis of tubular abnormalities in diabetic kidney disease and the selection of treatment.

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Diagnostic Imaging

MARCH 11, 2024

In a study of patients who had lumbar spine MRI exams at 0.55T, 1.5T and 3T, researchers found that 0.55T MRI provided acceptable diagnostic quality across all sequences for varying pathologies including degenerative joint disease, compression fractures and osseous metastatic disease.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 24, 2024

A new method of MRI lung scanning shows the effects of treatment for compromised lung function in transplant patients, U.K. The method consists of using a special gas called perfluoropropane that can be seen on an MRI scanner, wrote a team led by Prof. researchers have reported.

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Diagnostic Imaging

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Higher visceral adipose tissue reportedly accounted for 77 percent of the association between Alzheimer’s disease and high body mass index (BMI), according to new research presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

PET imaging using a newly developed radiotracer has identified different patterns of brain tau pathology over time in early-onset versus late-onset Alzheimer’s disease patients, according to a study published February 1 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The team prospectively enrolled 52 participants (age, 69.7 ± 8.4 years;

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AuntMinnie

JULY 15, 2024

Deuterium metabolic imaging (DMI) can reveal impaired brain glucose metabolism in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published July 16 in Radiology. However, the use of PET remains limited by its higher cost and lower availability than MRI, according to the authors.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Researchers using quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) MRI have discovered evidence of the long-term effects of severe COVID-19 on the brain. reported brain imaging findings on MRI in COVID-19 survivors who had been hospitalized. reported brain imaging findings on MRI in COVID-19 survivors who had been hospitalized.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Photon-counting CT may serve as an alternative to MRI for assessing liver fat in patients with fatty liver disease, according to an article published September 24 in Radiology. The disease affects up to 24% of the population in the U.S. The disease affects up to 24% of the population in the U.S. in the MASLD cohort.

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Dr Balaji Anvekar FRCR

AUGUST 29, 2021

DDs thought were like Fahrs disease, hypo thyroidism, hypo, pseudo hypo para thyroidism. With a possibility of a concurrent posterior fossa tumor, patient was referred for MRI brain with contrast. MRI brain with contrast showed dense calcification in bilateral basal ganglia. The posterior fossa cyst with debris level.

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Diagnostic Imaging

DECEMBER 6, 2023

discussed MRI and PET study findings, presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference, that showed an association between higher amyloid PET tracer uptake in the precuneus cortex and a higher visceral to subcutaneous fat ratio. In a recent interview, Masha Dolatshahi, M.D., and Cyrus A.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 4, 2024

A research group based in Saclay, near Paris, has taken the wraps off what it claims are the world's first MRI scans of the human brain in vivo taken at a field strength of 11.7 Such images would require hours to obtain with conventional MRI systems." President Emmanuel Macron has congratulated the researchers on social media.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

AUGUST 5, 2024

A research team from IOCB Prague, working in collaboration with the University of Tübingen, Germany, and the Faculty of Science, Charles University, has developed a new type of contrast agent that can be used in both magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET).

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 11, 2024

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can improve locoregional therapy for treating metastatic disease of the liver, according to early study results presented April 10 at UltraCon. Furthermore, metastatic disease to the liver is common in this area due to hepatic dual blood supply. It consists of about 10% of primary liver cancers.

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 02/12/2024 - 15:03 February 12, 2024 — According to the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) , free-breathing cine-deep learning (DL) may yield reliable left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) measurements in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) unable to repeatedly breath-hold. David et al.’s

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

MRI has come a long way since one of its earliest iterations was used to image humans in the 1970s. At this year's RSNA meeting, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about MRI's research and clinical "edges" as presenters from around the world report on study findings across a range of topics. 12:15 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. |

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Diagnostic Imaging

JULY 15, 2024

Emerging research revealed that a machine learning combination of amyloid beta PET and structural MRI demonstrated an 89 percent AUC in differentiating between older healthy patients and those with Alzheimer’s disease.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The RSNA meeting always showcases the particular benefits MRI brings to the healthcare enterprise, and this year will be no exception. tesla) is as clinically useful as conventional 1-tesla and 3-tesla systems for applications ranging from point-of-care MRI for critically ill patients to lumbar spine visualization. 11:10 a.m. |

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Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 26, 2024

For patients with mild Parkinson’s disease, new research suggests that indexes of disease pathology with structural and functional connectivity of brain regions can help predict progression of gray matter atrophy at two- and three-year follow-up brain MRI exams.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 8, 2024

Food and Drug Administration has approved this technology for the treatment of essential tremor and Parkinson's disease, and its indications are expanding to include various intracranial diseases. High-intensity FUS is a safe and effective treatment for various intracranial diseases.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A large study, needed for FDA clearance, demonstrated that the use of icobrain aria significantly increases the accuracy of ARIA assessments by radiologists and hence allows for safer use of new amyloid-beta targeting therapies for Alzheimer’s disease patients. Example of how ARIA can present itself on a brain MRI scan.

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Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 8, 2023

For the detection of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a sensitivity rate of 81 percent and a specificity rate of 86 percent, according to a meta-analysis of 64 studies and data from 74,470 patients with stable chest pain.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 10, 2024

We observed widespread increases in global connectivity in individuals with [the disease]," Mehta said in a statement released by the RSNA. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics estimates that there were 81,083 overdose deaths involving opioids in the U.S. last year. "We

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A PET radiotracer for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease may also be used to measure vascular brain changes in patients during PET/MRI scans, according to a study published December 7 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. This is also the first comparison of the use of F-18 florbetaben versus O-15 water PET to measure CBF, they added.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 2, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Eli Lilly's drug donanemab (Kisunla) for the treatment of early Alzheimer's disease, including mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia. Donanemab is a monoclonal antibody that targets and clears beta-amyloid protein in the brain.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

JANUARY 8, 2024

Chronic liver diseases such as hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Adding MRI features to clinical ones in a machine learning model can help predict the progression of Alzheimer's disease among those with early disease, according to a study published on December 13 in Alzheimer's & Dementia. tesla MR imaging and the rest received 3-tesla imaging.

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ScienceDaily

AUGUST 9, 2024

Offering patients with concussion a type of brain scan known as diffusion tensor imaging MRI could help identify the one in three people who will experience persistent symptoms that can be life changing, say researchers.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 3, 2024

CHICAGO -- MRI has shown that skeletal muscle loss (i.e., Skeletal muscle mass begins to decrease as people age and is often seen in those with Alzheimer's disease, the team noted. sarcopenia) is an early risk factor for cognitive decline in older adults, according to research presented December 3 at the RSNA meeting.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 15, 2024

Several neoadjuvant chemotherapy response characteristics are often left out of breast MRI reports, suggest findings presented May 7 at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting. Contrast-enhanced breast MRI has high sensitivity and can evaluate response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer patients.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A short MRI protocol is just as effective for assessing liver cancer treatment as a complete one, according to research highlighted at the recent RSNA meeting. There are] few studies comparing abbreviated MRI to complete MRI with gadoxetate for the detection of liver metastases," she said. response category 0.68

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

To address the knowledge gap, the team evaluated the benefit of using PI-RADS upgrading rules with MRI-directed diagnostic sequences. Thadeu de Oliveira Correia and colleagues conducted research that included 716 patients without known prostate cancer who underwent prostate MRI followed by biopsy between January 2016 and May 2020.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 13, 2024

The use of breast MRI has increased 14-fold since the American College of Radiology (ACR) changed its guidelines in 2018, a study presented May 7 at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting found. Also, women with both dense breasts and a known genetic mutation had the largest MRI uptake of any risk cohort.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Since the advent of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam on human patients in the late 1970s, this innovation offered a multi-layered and noninvasive approach to the imaging of bodily organs, functions and the ability to diagnose disease.

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