Intraoperative MRI for breast-tumor resection following presurgical MRI with the patient in the supine (“face up”) position can be used to effectively plan the extent of resection, detect residual tumor immediately after the first attempt at definitive lumpectomy and provide feedback to the surgeon within the surgical suite during a breast-conserving operation. 

Research on species like mussels, clams and cockels has found evidence of cancerous cells infecting individuals like a virus, leading scientists to ponder whether contagious cancers are as rare as they thought.

MR Solutions, which introduced cryogen-free MRI scanners in 2012, is now offering a choice of two cryogen-free preclinical scanner ranges – the Flexiscan and Powerscan. The Flexiscan range is available with multi-modality accessories which can be mixed and matched according to research requirements. It is a flexible MRI system as it can incorporate integrated multi-modality options such as PET or SPECT. The Flexiscan system requires no specialist knowledge and can be operated simply by running pre-defined settings. There is no need to materially alter the parameters of the machine.

Contrary to popular physician perception, advanced practice clinicians (APCs)—primarily nurse practitioners and physician assistants—don’t spur more low-value imaging orders, antibiotic prescriptions or specialist referrals than physicians do.

An existing drug used to treat osteoporosis and other conditions affecting the bones appears able to prevent breast cancer in certain high-risk women. 

Baseball players experiencing medial elbow pain are more precisely imaged by a combination of stress ultrasound and magnetic resonance arthrography (MRA) than by either of those two modalities alone, even though the latter modality is widely considered the gold standard in its own right.

Researchers in the United Kingdom found a link between conduct disorder in adolescents and thickness of the outer layer of the brain, breaking down misconceptions that severe antisocial behavior and aggression is simply just a form of teenage rebellion. 

A new study from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke shows that stroke patients who have more severe breaches of the blood-brain barrier might be at greater risk for severe bleeding in the brain after invasive stroke treatment.