Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center and the department of radiology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia received a five-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate a method that may stage prostate cancers and detect recurrent disease, potentially reducing the number of confirmation biopsies. The technique involves the use of a PET scan and a novel imaging agent.
Although a meta-analysis indicated that magnetic resonance arthrography marginally outperformed MRI in the diagnosis of triangular fibrocartilaginous complex tears, the procedure may not be justified for all patients with suspected tears, according to a study published in the May issue of
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
BOSTON—No device or lead failures or patient deaths have occurred among 454 patients with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators undergoing MRI scans as part of The MagnaSafe Registry, according to a presentation May 9 at the Heart Rhythm Society's 33rd annual scientific sessions.
The FDA has cleared Hitachi Medical Systems to market its Echelon Oval 1.5T MR system.
A model incorporating dynamic contrast material-enhanced and diffusion-weighted MR features could help identify women with high-risk ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), which may provide information to facilitate lesion-specific targeted therapies, according to a study published in the May issue of
Radiology.
Biotronik has received European approval for the market release of its Evia HF-T pacemaker series, a cardiac resynchronization therapy-pacemaker (CRT-P) device approved for use in an MRI environment.
The most advanced biomarker research may move beyond diagnostic imaging, surgical planning and monitoring of drug therapies to include predictive medicine.
Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare have signed a global partnership to provide diagnostic and therapeutic systems and services for treating cancer with image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery.
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has issued a statement detailing the pros and cons of including breast density information in patient summaries.
White matter injury on term MRI of very preterm-born infants is predictive of future cognitive impairment, according to a study published in the May issue of
Pediatrics. This discovery further supports the benefit of obtaining term MRI for very preterm-born infants, according to the authors.
Nearly half of breast cancers seen at MRI had a potential observer error on a prior MRI study, resulting more from misinterpretation than from mismanagement or nonrecognition, based on a study published online April 20 in
Radiology. Guidelines designed to decrease the rate of misinterpretation or mismanagement must be followed, according to study authors.
Nelly Tan, MD, and Sean P. Zivin, MD, have been selected by the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) as the recipients of resident travel grants, sponsored by Fujifilm Medical Systems.
Royal Philips Electronics and Brainlab have formed a collaboration to develop an intra-operative system with the goal of streamlining neurosurgery procedures.
In patients with surgically treatable metastatic melanoma, FDG PET/CT can detect unexpected metastases that are missed or not imaged with conventional imaging, and can be considered as part of preoperative workup, according to a study in the April issue of the
American Journal of Roentgenology.
The addition of a screening ultrasound or MRI exam to annual mammography in women with an increased risk of breast cancer and dense breast tissue resulted in a higher rate of detection of incident breast cancers, according to a study published April 4 in
the Journal of the American Medical Association. The authors noted downsides to both modalities, reinforcing the notion there may be no easy answer to the question of how to best deliver supplemental screening to women with an increased risk of breast cancer.
Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging Center in Las Vegas has installed Toshiba America Medical Systems’ Vantage Titan 3T.
Patients with gastrointestinal disorders received increasing levels of cumulative radiation exposure from 1999 to 2009, according to a study published in the March issue of
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The authors called for the development of evidence-based guidelines for image analysis among this population.
The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg has invested in the Sectra Visualization Table for use by students in anatomy classes as a complement to dissection exercises.
Outpatient Diagnostic Center of Huntsville has upgraded to the GE Optima 450W MR system.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) acknowledged the recent downward trend in Medicare spending and utilization on medical imaging procedures in its annual March Report to Congress, a move applauded by the Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance.
