Diagnostic Imaging http://www.dimag.com Whole-body MSCT does 'triple rule-out' of head and neck injuries http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207601731&CID=rss Whole-body multislice CT can accurately diagnose musculoskeletal, vascular, and brain injuries in patients with blunt head and neck trauma without additional neck MSCT angiography, according to University of Maryland researchers. 05/12/2008 - 0:02 AM EST Hitachi primes 1.2T Oasis for commercial launch http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207601553&CID=rss Hitachi executives hope their booth at the ISMRM meeting will serve as a springboard for sales of their open 1.2T Oasis, set to begin shipping this month. The new high-field scanner is the company's chance to rekindle a market that has all but collapsed in the past several years with the advent of compact wide-bore 1.5T devices and expanding clinical applications for such high-performance systems. 05/09/2008 - 0:50 PM EST Functional brain mapping boosts early assessment of brain cancer treatment response http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207601551&CID=rss The first three months after standard radiation therapy for a brain tumor must be hell for patients and their families. The established MacDonald criteria for assessing treatment force them to wait up to 10 weeks for follow-up CT or MR to determine if the size of the treated tumor has changed. 05/09/2008 - 0:49 PM EST Tenth annual symposium bets on Vegas http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207601547&CID=rss Excitement is never in short supply in Las Vegas. But a new session at the 2008 Stanford International Multidetector-Row CT Symposium may give the casinos, cocktail lounges, and Canadian circus acts a run for their money. 05/09/2008 - 0:42 PM EST Radiologist finds potential in FIESTA for noncontrast renal artery MRA http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207601532&CID=rss Noncontrast, flow-dependent FIESTA offers a safe and effective alternative to gadolinium-enhanced MR angiography for renal artery evaluations, according to a study from Japan presented on Thursday. 05/09/2008 - 0:22 PM EST Siemens casts Tim as its unifying thread http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207601511&CID=rss Above and around the Siemens Healthcare booth at the ISMRM meeting, the message "pushing the boundaries of MR" was as clear as it could be. The theme was driven home by pennants featuring iconic reconstructions of athletes into whole-body 2D renditions of muscles and organs. How the company pushes these boundaries, however, had been more subtext than headline, an issue Siemens vice president of marketing for MR Don Fowler set out to resolve on the ISMRM exhibit floor. 05/09/2008 - 11:48 AM EST Report from ISMRM: Ultrahigh-field MRI improves characterization of multiple sclerosis http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207601187&CID=rss Diagnostic power and field strength go hand in hand when it comes to evaluating multiple sclerosis. 05/09/2008 - 0:55 AM EST Device lets readers gesture through images http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207601054&CID=rss The first practical intuitive device for browsing digital images using only hand gestures is being tested in Israeli intensive care settings and operating suites. 05/08/2008 - 2:54 PM EST Ultra-high field MRI improves characterization of multiple sclerosis http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207601001&CID=rss Studies described during a scientific session at the ISMRM on Wednesday showed that diagnostic power and field strength go hand in hand when it comes to evaluating multiple sclerosis. 05/08/2008 - 1:24 PM EST MR mammography excels as presurgical planning tool in dense breasts http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207600995&CID=rss An Italian study involving 238 women has confirmed the value of MR mammography as a presurgical planning tool for appreciating the full extent of cancer in dense breasts. 05/08/2008 - 1:19 PM EST Diffusion tensor imaging shows promise in evaluating spinal trauma http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207600994&CID=rss A University of Maryland study suggests that diffusion tensor imaging may provide emergency room physicians with valuable information to assess the extent of injuries to the cervical spine. 05/08/2008 - 1:16 PM EST SIIM 2008 chooses a city full of lakes in which to build its bridges http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207600961&CID=rss Practice meets theory at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine 2008 Annual Meeting, May 15-18, in Seattle. The SIIM meeting has always provided a collegial environment for practical education and demonstration combined with the latest research and science in imaging informatics. 05/08/2008 - 0:12 PM EST Report from ISMRM: MRS glutamate measures reflect heroin craving http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207600641&CID=rss New MR spectroscopy findings indicate that changes in brain glutamate levels reflect changes in heroin craving among addicts during methadone maintenance therapy. MRS may eventually help predict if addicts will relapse after treatment. 05/08/2008 - 0:17 AM EST MRS glutamate measures reflect heroin craving http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207600633&CID=rss New MR spectroscopy findings indicate that changes in brain glutamate levels reflect changes in heroin craving among addicts during methadone maintenance therapy. MRS may eventually help predict if addicts will relapse after treatment. 05/07/2008 - 6:06 PM EST Philips advances quantitative MR http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207600605&CID=rss Quantitative MR, characterized by the precise measurement of data points that underlie MR images, may one day provide an exact and definable basis to recognize the early signs of disease and response to therapy. Philips Healthcare is moving toward that day, developing techniques that quantify the presence of cancerous tumors and heart disease. 05/07/2008 - 5:08 PM EST Cardiac coil boosts data acquisition on Toshiba 1.5T http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207600455&CID=rss Quality Electrodynamics has constructed and tested a 32-channel cardiac array for use on the Toshiba 1.5T Vantage Atlas that its developers say will provide acceleration factors in any direction, including oblique phase-encoding, which is often applied in the cardiac imaging. 05/07/2008 - 0:56 PM EST Kaiser study of 3.3 million members finds single case of NSF http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207600454&CID=rss A comprehensive evaluation of Magnevist use among the 3.3 million members of Kaiser Permanente in Northern California has found a lower risk for developing nephrogenic systemic fibrosis than reported in previous studies in renal disease patients who received gadolinium-based MR contrast media. 05/07/2008 - 0:55 PM EST Desk-sized MR scanner shows potential for rheumatoid arthritis patients http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207600450&CID=rss Assessment with MR is essential for the early detection of rheumatoid arthritis in the hands and the monitoring of drug therapy, but hand studies are not cost effective. That's where the Japanese firm MR Technology of Tsukuba, in the prefecture of Ibaraki, comes in. 05/07/2008 - 0:43 PM EST Report from ISMRM: Prostate imaging studies weigh diagnostic power of MRI methods http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207600071&CID=rss A clinical trial presented Monday demonstrated how complicated the quantification of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI of suspected prostate cancer can be. 05/07/2008 - 0:54 AM EST MR elastography shakes up assumptions about body MR http://www.dimag.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207600070&CID=rss MR elastography debuted on Tuesday as a clinical application ready for diagnostic uses in the liver and many diagnostic niches elsewhere in the body. 05/06/2008 - 5:49 PM EST