Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

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MRI biomarkers of Crohn's disease activity may reduce need for endoscopy

MRI measurement of small bowel motility was found to be as effective as invasive techniques in measuring Crohn's disease activity, authors of a recent Radiology study reported. The method may reduce the need for endoscopy.

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Magnetoferritin injection system may improve cancer imaging, diagnostic accuracy

German and Russian researchers have developed a new injection diagnosis system based on magnetoferritin that may improve MRI accuracy, cancer diagnosis and treatment options.

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Study: Gadolinium safe to use for MR arthrography

Intraarticular gadolinium administration for MR arthrography leaves no detectable gadolinium deposition in the brain, according to research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Patients who undergo prostate MRI for low-risk prostate cancer more likely to receive observation

Patients who undergo prostate MRI in the time surrounding a prostate cancer diagnosis are much more likely to receive observation, according to a new study published in Urology.

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Why wait? MRI reveals why some people tend to procrastinate

Using MRI technology, researchers found that individuals who have a weaker connection between two regions of the brain are more likely to procrastinate, according to an article published Aug. 23 by Newsweek.

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MRI-guided focal HDR-BT has low toxicity rates, little negative impact on quality of life

MRI-guided focal high dose rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) presents low toxicity rates and maintains quality of life when used to treat prostate cancer, according to new research published in Radiotherapy and Oncology.

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Researchers use fMRI to study how dehydration affects the brain

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta have used fMRI to examine what happens to a person’s brain when it is dehydrated, sharing their findings in a new study published by Physiological Reports.

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Can MRI-guided thrombolysis with alteplase improve outcomes in stroke patients with unknown time of onset?

MRI-guided thrombolysis using intravenous alteplase resulted in better functional outcomes in acute stroke patients with an unknown time of onset, according to a study in the Aug. 16 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.