Preoperative MRI may not benefit breast cancer patients
1. Patients having received preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (pMRI) experienced longer times to surgery and a higher rate of contralateral ...
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Diffusion-weighted MRI sensitive for metastasis in pelvic lymph nodes
1.Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWMRI) was shown to be both sensitive and specific for identification of pelvic lymph node metastases ...
Diffusion-weighted MRI shows promise as a radiation-free alternative for pediatric tumor staging
Image: PD 1. Whole-body diffusion-weighted MRI with ferumoxytol had comparable sensitivity and specificity to 18FDG-PET/CT scans in pediatric lymphoproliferative disorder ...
MRI helps predict risk of local recurrence in upper rectal cancers
Image: PD/Navy 1. Patients with mesorectal invasion of more than 5mm and sacral-side involvement (seen on MRI) demonstrated higher rates ...
MRA reveals higher prevalence of unruptured cerebral aneurysms than previously reported
Image: PD 1. Prevalence of unruptured cerebral aneurysms (UCAs) detected by magnetic resonance aniography (MRA) in adults was found to ...
MRI-guided ultrasound thalamotomy may reduce essential tremor
Image: PD 1. MRI-guided ultrasound thalamotomy improved essential tremor symptoms in a small group of patients. 2. A substantial subset ...
MRI screening for fungal infection from methylprednisone injections
Image: PD Exserohilum rostratum 1. MRI screening of patients receiving an injection of contaminated methylprednisone indicated that 21% had a clinically ...
Functional MRI map for physical pain identified
Image: PD 1. Functional MRI (fMRI) can reliably discern thermal pain based on a reproducible neurologic signature. 2. The signature ...
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