Search Tag: MRI
2024 05 Apr
A study published in Radiology aimed to establish correlations between quantitative ultrasound (US) measures (like shear-wave speed and acoustic attenuation) and MRI measures (like liver stiffness and PDFF) in children, adolescents, and young adults with known or suspected chronic liver disease. The goal was also to determine the predictive ability...Read more
2024 18 Mar
The prevalence of paediatric chronic liver disease is increasing, with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease being the most common cause. The progression of most chronic liver diseases involves fibrosis, cirrhosis, and eventual liver failure. While liver biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosis, imaging techniques like shear-wave elastography (SWE)...Read more
2023 18 May
United Imaging Healthcare , a global leader in advanced medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment, announced that the uMR Omega™ has recently been installed in the world-renowned IRCSS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria hospital, thanks to a partnership with FORA S.p.A. United Imaging has successfully designed the world’s first 75 cm ultra-wide bore...Read more
2023 30 Jan
According to a recent study published in Radiology, AI can reconstruct coarsely-sampled, fast MRI scans into high-quality images with diagnostic value that is close to those created using standard MRI. The study is part of the fast MRI initiative established by NYU Langone Health and Meta AI Research in 2018. Reconstructing MRI imaging with AI...Read more
2022 06 Nov
A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University rec eived a four-year $3.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to support them in performing a robotic heart catheterization while the patient is inside an MRI machine. It is estimated that between three to six million Americans suffer from atrial fibrillation (AFib), known to...Read more
2022 05 Oct
Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a rare chronic liver disease affecting an estimated number of 10 000 people in the UK; it has a prevalence of 34.04 per 100,000. A team of researchers in the U.K. investigated whether using AI-augmented multiparametric MRI, a novel imaging technology, could be used as a robust non-invasive alternative to liver biopsy....Read more
2022 22 Sep
Trust is one of the most essential and fundamental parts of a doctor-patient relationship. Establishing and maintaining trust with the physician is known to lead to positive patient health outcomes.For example, it can help to reduce patient stress, increase patient satisfaction and increase the placebo response. A research team,from the University...Read more
2022 11 Aug
Raymond Vahan Damadian passed away on August 3. He was 86. Dr Damadian pioneered the most important advancements in medical imaging and is considered to be the "Father of MRI". In the 1960s, he made a discovery that led to the creation of what we know today as magnetic resonance imaging. Damadian discovered how this tool could be used to see inside...Read more
2022 02 Aug
Academics at UCL have developed an advanced form of cardiac MRI to measure the effectiveness of chemotherapy in patients with stiff heart syndrome. Stiff heart syndrome occurs when plaques of protein build up in the heart muscle. This affects the heart's ability to pump blood. Without appropriate treatment, this condition can lead to heart failure...Read more
2022 12 Apr
University of Minnesota researchers (Minneapolis, MN, USA) recently compared neuroimaging use for patients with dizziness in outpatient clinics and emergency departments and found that head CTs and MRIs were most likely overused. Dizziness is a widespread symptom in emergency room and outpatient clinic patients. However, past studies revealed that...Read more
2022 12 Apr
Johns Hopkins University researchers (Baltimore, MD, USA) recently developed a deep-learning-based algorithm capable of predicting sudden arrhythmic death using contrast-enhanced heart MRI data of ischemic heart scarring and the patient’s clinical background. The study’s results were recently published in Nature Cardiovascular Research , which marks...Read more
2022 01 Mar
Boston University (Boston, MA USA) researchers recently described in Advanced Materials a helmet that can be worn during MRIs to halve scan time and improve image quality. The helmet was designed by a research team led by Professor Xin Zhang at Boston University’s Photonics Center. The team focuses on metamaterials, which are engineered structures...Read more
2022 10 Feb
According to a study recently published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology , MRI for many patients is stressful, affecting the imaging workflow. Up to 37% of patients feel moderate anxiety during MRI exams, which may necessitate sedation or abandonment of the exam altogether. To understand how to reduce patient stress, researchers...Read more
2022 01 Feb
Many patients experience ongoing symptoms following a COVID-19 infection. These are characterised under the umbrella term 'long-COVID', of which one of the most common is breathlessness. It is unclear whether the breathlessness is linked to changes in breathing patterns, tiredness, or lung damage. The EXPLAIN project, involving teams at Sheffield,...Read more
2021 11 Dec
A study recently published in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology found that outpatient imaging volumes increase in MRI clinics where patients are satisfied with their care. Under value-based payment models, patient satisfaction is an important measure of healthcare quality and factors into calculating reimbursements. Previous studies...Read more
2021 03 Nov
During magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology’s dawn years, the cost vs the performance gains associated with stronger magnetic fields were open questions. The idea of using low-field MRI (< 1.5 T of magnetic field) is not new, but the performance cost equation favoured larger magnetic fields. For the last 30 years, the MRI standard has been 1.5...Read more
2021 25 Oct
Canadian researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, safely delivered trastuzumab antibody therapy to breast cancer brain metastases using magnetic resonance (MR)-guided focused ultrasound. This study provides the first visual confirmation that focused ultrasound can improve the delivery of targeted antibody therapy across the blood-brain barrier...Read more
2021 27 Jul
Researchers investigated the robustness and generalisability of a deep learning network for deriving synthetic CT from MRI of head neck cancer patients and found they were similar to those based on CT, suggesting a robust and reliable method. Radiotherapy planning based only on PET/MRI lacks CT information required for dose calculations....Read more
2021 01 Jul
Fujifilm launches a more comprehensive portfolio for Europe's healthcare community following the integration of Hitachi Diagnostic Imaging Today at a virtual European event, the newly named FUJIFILM Healthcare Europe and FUJIFILM Europe’s existing European medical business (hereinafter referred to as “Fujifilm”) presented a complete and...Read more
2021 28 Jun
A newly published study evaluated the reliability of synthetic magnetic resonance imaging (SyMRI) for detecting complications associated with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), such as ischaemic lesions, hydrocephalus, or bleeding complications. Researchers compared results from twenty patients with SAH, who underwent a conventional brain MRI and...Read more
2021 14 Jun
Richard R. Ernst, a chemist who won a Nobel Prize for devising precise techniques to analyse the chemical properties of atoms, helping create the foundation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which has had far-reaching applications in science and medicine, died June 4 at the age of 87 in his hometown in Switzerland. Born in 1933 in Winterthur,...Read more
2021 02 May
A group of researchers from Italy, led by Dr Paul Summers, from the European Institute of Oncology (IEO), presented results on “Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging: technique, guidelines and key applications.” As more clinicians and patients are requesting a radiation-free technique to deal with cancer screening and management, whole-body magnetic...Read more
2021 26 Apr
An extensive group of researchers from Germany, led by Dr Monika Graeser, from the Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Leipzig, presented results on “Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound for prediction of residual tumor size in early breast cancer within the ADAPT subtrials.” The West German Study Group (WSG) conducted this imaging project...Read more
2021 25 Apr
Researchers, led by Prof. Luisa Stark, from the Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland presented results from a study on “Development of a phantom for adaptive end-to-end testing in magnetic resonance guided radiotherapy (MRgRT)” at the Virtual 8th MR in RT Symposium 2021, organised by the German...Read more
2021 03 Mar
Hitachi Medical Systems Europe (HMSE) announces the release of "APERTO Lucent Plus"*1, 0.4 Tesla permanent Open MRI and "AIRIS Vento Plus"*2, 0.3 Tesla permanent Open MRI system, both equipped with "SynergyDrive" on March 2, 2021, right at the start of ECR 2021 pop-up world tour. Since the launch of "AIRIS" the first permanent MRI system back...Read more
2021 01 Mar
The Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) market is diversifying with momentum in the privatisation trend, according to Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Technological Advancements and Emerging Applications in the Global Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Market, Forecast to 2024. This study finds that increased public-private partnerships and near-placement...Read more
2020 29 Sep
MRI Portfolio Optimisation How truly Open MRI Maximises Value Speakers: Prof. Penny Gowland Professor of Physics, Faculty of Science University of Nottingham Marco Belardinelli Business Unit Director, ASG - Paramed Martyn Beckett COO, InHealth UK Dr. Aaron B. Montgomery Innovative open MRI of Pensacola...Read more