News • Potential of nigrosome imaging
Parkinson's: Misconception of 'swallow-tail'-sign rectified
A new understanding of the 'swallow-tail', an anatomical landmark in the brain, could pave the way for earlier detection of Parkinson's disease.
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Article • Philips presents portfolio update at ECR 2022
AI-powered MRI to increase imaging speed, reduce staff burden
The portfolio Philips presented at ECR 2022 revealed that the company not only advanced their products, but also listened to medical professionals and patients – and took their feedback to heart.
News • CMR-ECV vs. light-chain cardiac amyloidosis
'Stiff heart syndrome': Advanced MRI benefits patients
An advanced form of cardiac MRI has for the first-time enabled clinicians to measure the effectiveness of chemotherapy in patients with the life-limiting condition ‘stiff heart syndrome’.
Article • Controversial compound
Seeking alternatives to gadolinium-based contrast agents
Researchers are seeking alternatives to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) to help raise levels of patient safety. An open hybrid session at ECR in Vienna heard how research across several centres has been examining the options of new approaches to reduce reliance on GBCAs.
News • In the heart
4D flow MRI scans to assess blood flow
Researchers have developed cutting-edge imaging technology to help doctors better diagnose and monitor patients with heart failure. The state-of-the-art technology uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to create detailed 4D flow images of the heart.
News • Targeted treatment
Lung-imaging shows cause of long COVID symptoms
Using functional MRI with inhaled xenon gas, researchers have identified that long COVID symptoms are related to microscopic abnormalities that affect how oxygen is exchanged from the lungs to the red blood cells.
News • Contrast-enhanced mammography vs. MRI
Neoadjuvant therapy response in breast cancer
Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) may be a useful alternative test for neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) response assessment in patients with breast cancer who are unable to undergo MRI.
News • Radiophysiomics
Diagnosing brain tumors using machine learning
The classification of brain tumors—and thus the choice of optimal treatment options—can become more accurate and precise through the use of artificial intelligence in combination with physiological imaging.
Interview • Scanner manipulation prevention
Protecting medical imaging devices from cyberattack
Medical imaging and radiotherapy treatment devices are essential lifesaving technologies. In an era when hospital information systems are increasingly being attacked by cybercriminals, just how protected and safe is this equipment?
News • In vivo
Magnetic resonance imaging shows brain inflammation
Researchers visualize brain inflammation using diffusion-weighted MRI. This detailed "X-ray" of inflammation cannot be obtained with conventional MRI, but requires data acquisition sequences and special mathematical models.
News • Non-hospitalized patients
Long COVID: Xenon MRI finds lung abnormalities
A special type of MRI found lung abnormalities in patients who had previously had COVID-19, even those who had not been hospitalized with the illness.
News • MetaboliQs
Hyperpolarized nuclear MR: more precise diagnoses
Hyperpolarized nuclear magnetic resonance enables major medical advances in molecular diagnostics, for example for cardiovascular diseases or cancer therapy.
Article • The right tool for the task
Vascular insights with MRI and ultrasound
Advances in image post-processing and contrast-enhanced techniques have widened the scope of possibilities for MRI and ultrasound vascular imaging, experts showed in a dedicated course at the ECR Overture.
News • High field-strength MRI
7T brain scanners offer hope for Parkinson’s disease patients
Ultra-powerful 7T MRI scanners could be used to help identify patients with Parkinson’s disease and similar conditions who are most likely to benefit from new treatments, say scientists.
News • Neurodiversity
Autism-friendly MRI, for more inclusive medical imaging
Dr Christina Malamateniou spoke to The European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology about the recent review she led to help make MRI brain scans more accessible to autistic people.
News • Cardio-imaging
MRI could revolutionise heart failure diagnosis
Using MRI scans to detect heart failure could revolutionise how the condition is diagnosed, thanks to new research from the University of East Anglia and the University of Sheffield.
News • Neuroanatomy
Researchers create high-res 3D map of the brain
A team led by scientists from Amsterdam have combined MRI and microscopy to produce 3D images of two entire brains with a previously unmatched level of detail.
News • Neuroimaging
Stroke detecting: Portable MRIs almost as effective as stationary MRIs
Portable MRI machines detected ischemic strokes, or strokes caused by clotting, in 90% of patients scanned.
News • Neuroimaging
A clearer picture of Multiple Sclerosis
Cedars-Sinai physician-scientists are pioneering imaging techniques and investigating new biomarkers to improve multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis and treatment.
Article • Ovarian cancer and endometriosis detection
Women’s health imaging: PET/CT and T2*w MR show promise
Diagnostic imaging in women’s health advances: PET/CT might provide a more accurate imaging alternative to CT in ovarian cancer. T2*-weighted MR imaging in deep endometriosis detection also shows promise, but ultimately falls flat.
Article • Patient-focused radiography
Dementia and autism patients in the MRI: not aggressive, just lost
Patients with neurological conditions such as dementia or autism can prove especially challenging for radiographers. A session at the ECR Overture in March gave insights to a patient-focused approach.
News • Identification in comatose patients
Electrochemical waves as early warning marker for stroke
Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have shown that massive electrochemical waves in the brain act as a marker announcing an impending ischemic stroke.
News • Survival predictor
AI mines MRI to predict cardiac arrest
An algorithm built to assess scar patterns in patient heart tissue can predict potentially life-threatening arrhythmias more accurately than doctors can.
Article • Energy conservation & waste reduction
Reducing the eco-footprint of radiology
Contrast agents in the wastewater and power-hungry imaging systems: The eco-footprint of healthcare is huge, and radiology departments are among the main culprits. An expert panel at the ECR Overture explored ways to make the field “greener”.
News • Cancer imaging
MRI 2.0 lights up cancerous tissue
Synthetic correlated diffusion makes cancerous tissue glow in medical images could help doctors more accurately detect and track the progression of cancer over time.
