European experts gaze into future of breast screening
June 13, 2023 -- Debate continues over MRI's role in breast cancer screening, and the evidence about the added value of functional screening is gaining ground for certain risk groups, according to speakers at a high-level panel discussion. Read More
Rockall: Radiomics can transform endometrial cancer outcome
June 13, 2023 -- New radiological methods using other markers beyond the normal staging scan in endometrial cancer can help doctors stratify risk and manage patients better. That's the view of Prof. Andrea Rockall, clinical chair of radiology at Imperial College London. Read More
Ultrafast MRI protocol can cut dementia diagnosis time by over 60%
June 12, 2023 -- A relatively new ultrafast MR imaging protocol called wave-CAIPI can help to reduce diagnostic scan time for dementia patients by 66%, researchers from a leading facility in London have reported. Read More
French team investigates novel technique to visualize neuroinflammation
June 9, 2023 -- Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) with new iron oxide-based contrast agents shows considerable promise for visualizing neuroinflammation, scientists from Normandie University in Caen, France, have stated. Read More
U.K. turns to outsourcing to cope with 'chronic' staff shortages
June 8, 2023 -- The annual workforce report released on 8 June by the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has provided new evidence of the growing reliance of the U.K. on outsourcing as a way of coping with "chronic" staff shortages and the rising demand for imaging. Read More
What more can be done to improve a child's MRI experience?
June 8, 2023 -- TORONTO - Play therapy can help to improve children's MRI exam experience and make it possible for them to remain awake during imaging, according to novel research presented at ISMRM 2023. Read More
Promising MRI technique prepares to enter the clinical arena
June 7, 2023 -- Zero echo-time is shining light on a wide range of developmental, traumatic, inflammatory, rheumatological, and oncological conditions and can open the door for more MRI-based musculoskeletal studies and morphometric analyses, researchers from a leading U.K. hospital have reported. Read More
Portable MRI revs into duty at Spain's Moto Grand Prix
June 7, 2023 -- TORONTO - Portable MRI is proving to be a valuable tool at major sporting events -- including the Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship held in Valencia in November 2022, according to a presentation at ISMRM 2023. Read More
MRI detects brain changes in past cannabis users
June 6, 2023 -- Heavy cannabis use in adolescence to early adulthood is associated with volumetric differences in subregions of the hippocampus and amygdala, researchers from New Zealand have reported at ISMRM 2023 in Toronto. Read More
Baessler: Interest grows in MR radiomics, but it needs direction
June 5, 2023 -- TORONTO - Radiomics has come a long way, but standardization and better-quality studies are vital before it becomes a true staple, Prof. Bettina Baessler from Würzburg in Germany said in a keynote talk on 3 June at ISMRM 2023. Read More