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Assessment with nonvascular thoracic magnetic resonance imaging improves clinical decision making

Nonvascular Thoracic MRI Improves Clinical Decision Making

MR imaging results in highly significant increase in diagnostic certainty for thoracic surgeons
Magnetic resonance imaging of preoperative fat fractions within the rotator cuff muscles may be able to help predict postoperative retear

Pre-Op Fat Fractions in Rotator Cuff Muscles ID Post-Op Retear

Failed repair group had significantly higher preoperative fat fractions in supraspinatus muscles
Prostate multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging is feasible for predicting prostate cancer in an unselected sample of the general population

MRI Feasible for Predicting Prostate CA in Unselected Sample

Adjusted odds ratio of prostate cancer significantly higher for MRI score than PSA
Gadolinium exposure seems not to be associated with parkinsonism

Gadolinium Exposure From MRI Not Linked to Parkinsonism

No significantly increased risk of parkinsonism for patients with cumulative gadolinium exposure
There is evidence that the position a woman is placed in during preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging could influence the scan's accuracy

Pre-Op Breast MRI Affected by Patient Positioning

Prone position might introduce error
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance is a stronger predictor of risk for major adverse cardiovascular events than single-photon emission computed tomography

Cardiovascular MRI Stronger Predictor of MACE Than SPECT

In five-year follow-up study CMR is stronger predictor of major adverse cardiovascular events
Functional magnetic resonance imaging with central sensitization can be used in early human drug development

Functional Imaging Beneficial for Analgesic Drug Development

Functional magnetic resonance imaging with central sensitization beneficial for selecting analgesics
Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging can add to mammography in predicting the extent of ductal carcinoma in situ

Pre-Op MRI Improves Accuracy for Predicting Extent of DCIS

Preoperative MRI adds to accuracy of mammography in predicting disease extent
The presence of diffusion-weighted imaging lesions is similar in patients clinically diagnosed with transient neurological attack and transient ischemic attack (TIA)

Accuracy of Clinical Diagnosis in TIA Called Into Question

Acute infarction on DWI seen in similar numbers of patients clinically diagnosed as TIA, TNA
Intraplaque hemorrhage is prevalent in 23.3 percent of asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes

RSNA: Intraplaque Hemorrhage Prevalent in Type 2 Diabetes

IPH seen in 23.3 percent of patients; vessel wall volume significantly different in IPH positive vessels