- AI
- Molecular Imaging
- CT
- X-Ray
- Ultrasound
- MRI
- Facility Management
- Mammography
Second-hand smoke falls to MR
The 30-year search for direct quantitative evidence linking second-hand smoke and lung disease ended at the 2007 RSNA meeting with a study that made the connection.
The 30-year search for direct quantitative evidence linking second-hand smoke and lung disease ended at the 2007 RSNA meeting with a study that made the connection. Collaborators at University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia used inhaled hyperpolarized helium-3 and diffusion MRI to break through long-standing technical barriers. MR physicist Dr. Chengbo Wang, Ph.D., explained that high fMRI apparent diffusion coefficient values correlated with enlarged lung aveoli and damaged lungs, while low ADC values related to small aveoli and normal pulmonary function. Elevated ADC was found in 4% of subjects with infrequent exposure to second-hand smoke (A), 27% with high exposure (B), and 67% of current and former smokers. The findings could help build support for legislation that would tighten restrictions against public exposure to second-hand smoke, Wang said. (image provided by C. Wang).
Can Generative AI Facilitate Simulated Contrast Enhancement for Prostate MRI?
January 14th 2025Deep learning synthesis of contrast-enhanced MRI from non-contrast prostate MRI sequences provided an average multiscale structural similarity index of 70 percent with actual contrast-enhanced prostate MRI in external validation testing from newly published research.
Can MRI Have an Impact with Fertility-Sparing Treatments for Endometrial and Cervical Cancers?
January 9th 2025In a literature review that includes insights from recently issued guidelines from multiple European medical societies, researchers discuss the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in facilitating appropriate patient selection for fertility-sparing treatments to address early-stage endometrial and cervical cancer.
