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Reflections on 2 years of COVID: What we got wrong
May 17, 2022 -- The COVID-19 pandemic is by no means over, and it may never truly disappear, but there have been many curious changes over the last two years, writes Dr. Paul McCoubrie in a new column. He gives a personal view on COVID's impact on radiology since 2020. Read More

Debate intensifies over precise clinical role of ultralow-field MRI
May 17, 2022 -- New portable ultralow-field MRI scanners promise to radically improve medical imaging access for patients with neurological disorders and other conditions, but which clinical indications and unmet needs will be filled with these systems? The global MRI community is striving to reach a consensus in this area. Read More

Video from ISMRM 2022: Thoralf Niendorf on MRI field strength
May 16, 2022 -- Is the future all about low-field MRI, or will high-field scanners continue to have an important role to play in clinical imaging? For answers, we caught up with Prof. Thoralf Niendorf, PhD, at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM). He remains an enthusiastic supporter of ultrahigh-field MRI. Read More

Dutch unrest grows over profits of software vendors
May 16, 2022 -- A senior Dutch hospital manager has voiced concern about the activities of software companies that reportedly have unclear pricing strategies and are making unreasonable profits. Dr. Maurice van den Bosch, chairman of Amsterdam hospital group OLVG and a former interventional radiologist, said that the discrepancy is unsustainable and the relationship is lopsided. Read More

Web-based application assists MRI safety assessments
May 16, 2022 -- A new web-based software application can facilitate safety assessments of MRI exams, according to a presentation on 11 May at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting in London. Read More

MRI shows that PTSD from 9/11 attacks affects cognitive ability
May 13, 2022 -- MRI shows that first responders to the 11 September terrorist attacks who later had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at higher risk of cognitive impairment as they age, according to research presented at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting. Read More

MRI has upper hand on CT for ovarian cancer detection
May 13, 2022 -- MRI has advantages over CT when it comes to detecting and characterizing ovarian masses, but more data is needed, according to a presentation on 11 May at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting. Read More

Diffusion-weighted MRI models can classify breast lesions
May 13, 2022 -- Diffusion-weighted MR imaging models can differentiate between malignant and benign breast lesions, according to research presented on 11 May at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting. Read More

ESR moves annual congress to summer schedule for 3 more years
May 12, 2022 -- Get ready to spend at least part of your summers in Vienna. The European Society of Radiology (ESR) announced on 12 May that it would hold another three editions of its annual European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in early July. Read More

COVID-19 anxiety during pregnancy may affect infant brain development
May 12, 2022 -- Brain MRI scans of babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic support findings that depression and anxiety in pregnant women can affect early brain development, according to a presentation at the annual meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Read More

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