7T — Clinical MRI

Multiparametric MRI at 3 Tesla for Prediction of Treatment Response in Rectal Cancer

June 3, 2016 by Trang Pham

The article describes the successful integration of a multiparametric MRI technique to monitor response to treatment in patients with rectal cancer. A voxel-by-voxel multiparametric analysis strategy has been adopted and early results show this is important in quantitatively assessing heterogeneity within the entire tumor region, and the changes in response to CRT in rectal cancer. [...]

Filed Under: Clinical Imaging, Clinical Methods & Techniques, Clinical Updates, New Technologies & Advances
Tagged With: 3 Tesla, 7T, FLASH, multiparametric, musculoskeletal, Rectal, T2-weighted

The Potential Role of Ultrashort Echo Time Sequences in MRI Guided Radiotherapy

June 3, 2016 by Soumya Ghose

This work shows the potential of ultra-short TE sequences to play an important role in MR guided Radiotherapy. Acquiring signal intensity at vastly reduced echo time opens up new imaging contrasts and many possibilities. [...]

Filed Under: Clinical Imaging, Clinical Methods & Techniques, Clinical Updates, New Technologies & Advances
Tagged With: 7T, FLASH, musculoskeletal, T2-weighted

Overview of Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting

April 28, 2016 by Vikas Gulani

This overview of Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting describes the basic concepts of MRF and illustrates some clinical applications. [...]

Filed Under: brain, Clinical Imaging, Clinical Methods & Techniques, Clinical Updates, New Technologies & Advances, the joints
Tagged With: 7T, brain, musculoskeletal

New ‘ADC & b-value’ Tool in syngo.via

April 28, 2016 by Julien Gervais

This article describes the feature ‘ADC & computed b-value’ available on Siemens’ syngo.via VB10. This new tool provides an increased degree of freedom in the choice of the b-value for disease detection and characterization. [...]

Filed Under: brain, Clinical Imaging, Clinical Methods & Techniques, Clinical Updates, New Technologies & Advances, the joints
Tagged With: 7T, brain, musculoskeletal

Pediatric Pathologies that have Leukocoria as Presenting Sign: the Podium

January 31, 2016 by Paolo Galluzzi

The article features the clinical and imaging signs and differential diagnosis of Retinoblastoma, persistent fetal vasculature and Coats’ disease. View/Download [...]

Filed Under: brain, Clinical Imaging, Clinical Methods & Techniques, Clinical Updates, New Technologies & Advances, the joints
Tagged With: 7T, brain, musculoskeletal

Case Report: Clinical Usability of MyoMaps in Myocardial Infarction

February 29, 2016 by Masashi Nakamura, M.D.

These case reports show that current advances in T1 and T2 mapping and ECV quantification might have the potential to improve the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, refine myocardial risk stratification and guide patient personalized therapeutic strategies. View/Download [...]

Filed Under: Cases, Clinical Imaging, Clinical Methods & Techniques, Clinical Updates, heart, New Technologies & Advances, Vessels
Tagged With: 7T, brain, musculoskeletal

Launch of the world’s first 7 T MR platform intended for clinical use (Siemens)

June 22, 2015 by MRI

Erlangen, Germany, May 31, 2015 — Siemens announced at the Toronto ISMRM (International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine) meeting the launch of the world’s first 7 T MR platform intended for clinical use. Important advances include a new, light, actively shielded magnet with zero helium boil-off and dual operating modes, enabling rapid switching between research […] [...]

Filed Under: brain, Clinical Imaging, Clinical Methods & Techniques, Clinical Updates, New Technologies & Advances, the joints
Tagged With: 7T, brain, musculoskeletal