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Medrad launches prostate education

May 6, 2008 Medrad launches prostate education Greg Freiherr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Medrad unveiled an educational program at the ISMRM meeting designed to teach the operators of GE Signa scanners how to perform prostate MR with its eCoil Endorectal Coil. The correspondence program will be led by John Kurhanewicz, Ph.D., director of the Prostate Cancer Imaging Research Program at the University of California, San Francisco and Dr.… Continue

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Ultrasound proves as good as MRI for presurgical staging of endometrial cancer

May 5, 2008 Ultrasound proves as good as MRI for presurgical staging of endometrial cancer Wendy Despain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transvaginal ultrasound exams conducted by expert practitioners can replace MR imaging for preoperative staging of endometrial cancer. Researchers conclude that expensive MRIs should be reserved for patients whose ultrasound exams are unclear. Dr. Luca Savelli from the department of obstetrics and gynecology at… Continue

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Society expands educational scope, global reach

May 5, 2008 Society expands educational scope, global reach James Brice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radiologists can anticipate access to more web-based educational programming from the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and a more intense international flavor in the society's future work. Education and global outreach are key elements of the ISMRM's three-year strategic plan, noted society president Jeff Duerk, Ph.D.,… Continue

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Siemens showcases 3T, 1.5T scanners

May 5, 2008 Siemens showcases 3T, 1.5T scanners Greg Freiherr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Siemens Healthcare is focusing on its 3T Verio and 1.5T Essenza at the ISMRM meeting. Both were unveiled last year at the RSNA meeting. Twenty of the wide-bore 3T scanners are operating, even though Verio began shipping only last month. Essenza sites are also running in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. Verio's 70-cm bore offers more patient-friendly… Continue

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High school student gets glimpse of radiology through pulmonary research

May 5, 2008 High school student gets glimpse of radiology through pulmonary research H. A. Abella This just in: The Punahou prep school of Honolulu grooms not only politicians like Barack Obama or entrepreneurs like AOL cofounder Steve Case. It may well be nurturing the future of radiology. Eighteen-year-old Travis Ing, a senior at Punahou, is the lead investigator of a study that identified an expanded role for the D-dimer assay in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. He presented the paper at… Continue

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GE launches fast, easy-to-use 3T scanner

May 5, 2008 GE launches fast, easy-to-use 3T scanner Greg Freiherr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GE has unveiled a new 3T scanner, the Signa MR750, the first in a new generation of Signa scanners designed to handle the toughest imaging cases with minimal effort. More powerful gradients, increased anatomical coverage, enhanced parallel imaging, and a user interface that simplifies routine as well as academically challenging protocols promise to… Continue

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ISMRM presentations reflect MR’s varied role in practice and research

May 4, 2008 ISMRM presentations reflect MR’s varied role in practice and research James Brice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visitors to the 2008 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting in Toronto need only wait a minute for the door to swing from clinical issues to advanced research on functional and metabolic imaging. Opportunities to learn something new fill the week staring May 3 with educational courses covering… Continue

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Info from the FDA: Questions and Answers on Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents

Questions and Answers on Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents (as published from the FDA)



1. What information is new since the Questions and Answers from December 2006?

Since December 2006, FDA has continued to investigate reports of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) in patients who received gadolinium-based

contrast agents (GBCAs) to help define risk factors for NSF.

In addition, the FDA has…

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SOUND OF BONES

SOUND OF BONES

A newsletter series on Dynamic High Resolution Musculoskeletal Sonography

Part 1 in the series is on Dynamic High Resolution Shoulder Sonography

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MRI study shows reduced brain atrophy in treated MS patients

May 2, 2008 MRI study shows reduced brain atrophy in treated MS patients Don Rauf -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Therapeutic treatment in the very early stages of multiple sclerosis can help patients reduce brain tissue loss and maintain function. Brain atrophy is a common symptom in the relapsing-remitting form of the disease. A five-year MRI study led by Dr. Omar Khan, a professor of neurology and director of the Multiple Sclerosis Center at… Continue

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SIIM chooses city full of lakes in which to build its bridges

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. SIIM chooses city full of lakes in which to build its bridges Full exhibit hall, exciting scientific program, and thought-provoking general sessions portend successful, stimulating meeting By Caroline Wilson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Practice meets theory at the 2008 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine meeting, May 15 to 18, in Seattle. This year, the SIIM meeting will incorporate new hands-on… Continue

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PWI/DWI brain mismatch widens stroke window

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. PWI/DWI brain mismatch widens stroke window H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Results of the EPITHET trial indicate MRI perfusion-diffusion mismatch can add a crucial three extra hours for safe administration of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to treat qualified acute stroke patients. The phase II Echo­planar Imaging Thrombolytic Evaluation Trial involved 101 patients with acute ischemic stroke at 15… Continue

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Preop cardiac test hampers timely hip fracture surgery

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Preop cardiac test hampers timely hip fracture surgery -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preoperative cardiac stress tests in hip fracture patients lead to unnecessary surgical delays and prolonged hospital stays, according to Mayo Clinic researchers. Dr. Stephen Sems and colleagues in Rochester, MN, retrospectively looked at 1010 proximal femur fractures in 973 patients treated between 2001 and 2006. Fifty-four… Continue

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MR angiography illustrates runoff in diabetic patients

May 1, 2008 MR angiography illustrates runoff in diabetic patients Preoperative failure to identify vessels that could be recanalized or used for graft anastomosis may result in unnecessary amputations KARL-FRIEDRICH KREITNER, M.D. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Foot complications associated with diabetes are the most common cause of nontraumatic lower extremity amputations in the industrialized world. Research indicates that the risk of lower… Continue

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Mechanical thrombectomy boosts DVT management

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Mechanical thrombectomy boosts DVT management Combined mechanical/pharmaceutical approach proves optimal in treatment of extremity veins H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Results from a registry covering the clinical experience of 777 patients have found that a clot-busting mechanical device in combination with thrombolytic drugs is faster, more effective, and safer than thrombolysis alone for treating… Continue

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Jury acquits doctors in actor's wrongful death lawsuit

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Jury acquits doctors in actor's wrongful death lawsuit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A radiologist and a cardiologist were cleared of negligence in the diagnosis and treatment of actor John Ritter, whose family brought a $67 million wrongful death suit against the two physicians. Ritter, who achieved stardom from work on the TV sitcom "Three's Company," died of an aortic dissection in 2003. He was 54. The… Continue

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Habitat for Humanity beckons to SNM meeting volunteers

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Habitat for Humanity beckons to SNM meeting volunteers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The molecular imaging community will lend a hand in efforts to rebuild New Orleans during a special event June 13 before the start of the 2008 Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting. IBA Molecular, a radiopharmacy chain in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, has arranged for a day of volunteer construction help through the New Orleans-area… Continue

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Google-based search tool mines RIS data

May 1, 2008 Google-based search tool mines RIS data Douglas Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Radiology text and image data account for a significant portion of patient electronic medical record information in hospital archives, yet few means exist to aid radiologists in extracting relevant information from these databases. Recent work adds a new data mining tool in the form of a secure Google-based search engine. "Radiologists are just… Continue

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fMRI predicts response to liver tumor treatment

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. fMRI predicts response to liver tumor treatment H. A. Abella -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contrast enhancement and metabolic changes detected with functional MR imaging can help interventional radiologists anticipate the effects of transarterial chemoembolization on primary and metastatic tumors of the liver. Clinical trials from Johns Hopkins University and Northwestern University come on the heels of a third… Continue

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Flat polyps raise questions in colon cancer screening

May 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Flat polyps raise questions in colon cancer screening Study stirs up dispute among experts over how often CT colonography and other advanced visualization tools miss nonpolypoid neoplasms BY SHALMALI PAL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Truly flat or depressed colorectal polyps pose a diagnostic dilemma and are always worth a closer look. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association may have overstated… Continue

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