Magnetic Resonance Imaging

The FDA approved expanded labeling for Medtronic’s InterStim II and InterStim Micro sacral neuromodulation systems that use SureScan MRI leads, enabling a broader range of MRI scan parameters, according to a press release from the company.

A new study suggests that MRI testing could be used to detect prostate cancer. It was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.

MRI improved detection of clinically significant prostate cancer without increasing overdiagnosis compared with PSA testing, according to a prospective, population-based, blinded cohort study published in JAMA Oncology.

Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic children were less likely to undergo radiography, CT, ultrasonography and an MRI during ED visits than non-Hispanic white children, an analysis of more than 13 million ED visits showed.

Multiparametric MRI often underestimated pathological tumor size among men with biopsy-proven prostate cancer, according to single-arm study results published in Journal of Urology.

An international group of researchers developed a set of five cognitive phenotypes for patients with MS that could provide “a more meaningful measure” of cognitive status in these patients, according to findings published in JAMA Neurology.

Asymptomatic brain lesions were rarely observed on conventional MRI in patients with clinically stable, antibody-seropositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, according to study results of nearly 300 patients.

Research into the neurological manifestations of COVID-19 continues as investigators also examine the impact of COVID-19 on comorbid neurological diseases, including MS and epilepsy.

The e-commerce website Groupon saved money for patients who bought medical imaging services, but sellers did not always “accurately or adequately” provide information about the risks of imaging, researchers reported.

Cardiac MRI compared with traditional tests for information related to the cause of HF.