Next-Generation Cardiac #MRI: Simplifying the Complex with AutoMate Cardiac by Seung Su Yoon, Jens Wetzl, et al. (Siemens Healthineers).
AutoMate Cardiac is a fully automated #CMR exam that uses a combination of deep learning networks to perform three key tasks:
1. AutoPositioning - automatically prescribing slices
2. AutoRestingPhase - determining quiescent ECG phases
3. AutoTI - setting the optimal inversion time
#magnetomworld — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #magnetomworld, aggregated by home.social.
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Access to CMR: Delivering Cutting-Edge Technology to Patients in Medically Underserved Areas.
Dr. Kevin Steel, DO, FACC, FSCMR, Director of Cardiac #MRI for PeaceHealth Medical Center, Billingham, WA, USA shares strategies for establishing a successful non-academic CMR program.
Freestanding stress CMR programs are a critical need in many regions. Learn how to make them a reality here: https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/2616a2511edfc1da/bf866a7957e0/siemens-healthineers_Steel_Access_to_CMR.pdf
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Optimizing Cardiac #MRI Workflow with Beat Sensor Technology: How We Do It
by Thomas Küstner, PhD; et al. (University Hospital Tübingen, Germany).The authors share their experiences with the Beat Sensor and provide tips for cases where ECG electrodes are still necessary.
Their findings suggest that the Beat Sensor is a reliable non-invasive alternative to ECG, improving workflow efficiency and patient comfort.Learn more at https://www.magnetomworld.siemens-healthineers.com/clinical-corner/case-studies/biomatrix-beat-sensor
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Now Online: The #RSNA2024 Edition of MAGNETOM Flash!
Download your copy here:
https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/bfd85be21a0c7ef0/6a5156bc3d7e/MAGNETOM_Flash_89_RSNA_2024.pdf?ste_sid=0000000000006ccd6114eb45dcc7f2e4ede8A heartfelt THANK YOU to all authors, co-authors, and everyone who contributed to making this RSNA edition possible! Your dedication and expertise make all the difference! #Teamwork
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Insights from #7T: GRE T2*-weighted Sequences Uncover Biomarkers in Neurological Diseases by Jing Jing, MD; et al. (Tiantan Neuroimaging Center of Excellence, Beijing, China).
Learn more about
- SWI in Wilson disease
- SWI in primary angiitis of the central nervous system
- T2*-weighted #MRI in multiple sclerosis
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Educate your patients on their upcoming #MRI exam to reduce anxiety and improve the in-bore experience.
From a patient education video,
mediation for patients,
a patient education poster,
to a children's book explaing MRI - here are several materials to help you prepare your patients for their scan.
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November 21 is World Pancreatic Cancer Day—an opportunity to spotlight Imaging of the Pancreas: Technique and Clinical Applications by Gianni Morana, MD; et al. (General Hospital Ca’ Foncello, Treviso, Italy).
The wide pathological range of both solid and cystic lesions requires an in-depth knowledge of the pathology, and the application of the best imaging techniques.
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Building the Future of #MRI: #Workflow Optimization and Patient-Centered Design at Mass General Brigham’s High-Efficiency Outpatient Facility by Susie Huang, MD, PhD; Alexander Herold, MD; et al. (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA).
Learn more and download the #MSK protocols (.exar1 and PDF) for 3T MAGNETOM Vida (software version syngo MR XA50A) at https://www.magnetomworld.siemens-healthineers.com/clinical-corner/protocols/musculoskeletal-mri/optimized-msk-protocols
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Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging at Lower Field Strength with Deep Learning Image Reconstruction by Johanna M. Lieb, M.D.; et al. (Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, @Universitätspital Basel, Switzerland).
Learn more about this research sequence that enabled the authors to visualize a larger volume of the brain parenchyma more accurately, and to avoid common pitfalls and mimics. https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/4aee99d7d80c50d8/397c12edab19/siemens-healthineers_MagWorl_Lieb_SWI_at_lower-field_QR700014137.pdf
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Distortion-free Diffusion-weighted Imaging Based on a TGSE BLADE Sequence: Technique and Clinical Application.
Kun Zhou, PhD and Wei Liu, PhD (Siemens Healthineers, Shenzhen, China) introduce this promising alternative to EPI DWI for detecting pathologies in regions with strong B0 inhomogeneities.The TGSE BLADE DWI sequence samples a train of spin echoes and gradient echoes, and can generate distortion-free DWI images.
Learn more at https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/81a78a5b3994e155/6787003bb193/siemens-healthineers-magnetom-world-Zhou_BLADE_Diffusion_ISMRM_2022.pdf -
I’m sharing a resource that’s been helpful in bridging knowledge across different MRI systems: MRI Acronyms - A Cross-Vendor Comparison of Sequences and Techniques.
This document can be a handy guide for anyone transitioning between #MRI vendors or collaborating with colleagues experienced in various systems.
While it’s due for an update, the list remains a useful tool for enhancing workflow and communication in cross-platform environments.
https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/fbe82b39fb706f75/f0a572f7c782/siemens-healthineers_mri_mri-acronyms_cross-vendor-comparison_v3.pdf -
Heading to the #SMRA2024 Conference in Chile?
Don’t miss the “Clinical Benefits of MR Angiography”.Highlights include:
- Non-Contrast MR Black-Blood Thrombus Imaging in Deep Vein Thrombosis- How I do it: Fetal Intracerebral Vascular #MRI
- Concepts of Cardiac MRI and its Impact on Interventional Catheter Procedures in Children with Congenital Heart Defects.
Download the full edition at https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/d729b2cc76252c21/1975e4c72074/siemens-healthineers-magnetom-world-MReadings_Clinical-Benefits-of-MRA_SMRA_2024.pdf
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MP2RAGE-based Inline Morphometric and Regional T1 Assessment in #Pediatric Patients: Initial Clinical Experience and Potential Benefits by Prof. Baptiste Morel, et al.
The authors implemented a strategy based on a single MP2RAGE acquisition that provides both anatomical information (the MPRAGE-like “uniform” contrast) for #morphometry and quantitative T1 maps.
Learn more about the MP2RAGE QuantiFIRE technique at https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/a13df1472bfd13bd/0bfdf0a2cdaa/siemens-healthineers-magnetom-world_Morel_Morphometry.pdf
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Clinical Impact of Combining Novel Non-Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography with Multivenc 4D Flow MRI for #Cardiovascular Diseases by Satoshi Higuchi, et al. (Tohoku University Hospital, Miyagi, Japan).
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Within-Subject Comparison of Brain Acquisition Protocols with 16- and 32-Channel Coils on a Hybrid PET-MR Scanner by Maria Eugenia Caligiuri, et al. (University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy)
To assess the impact and improvements provided by a hardware upgrade to Tim (102 x 32), the authors compared their standard brain structural and functional acquisition protocol in five healthy volunteers before and after the upgrade.
Read more at https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/b569203c0d74546c/972bd1be3297/siemens-healthineers_Caligiuri_PET-MR_Brain_Protocols.pdf
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Faster #Pediatric #MRI Enhances Patient Safety, Access, and Experience by Suely Fazio Ferraciolli, MD, PhD; Michael Gee, MD, PhD; and Camilo Jaimes, MD (Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Pediatric Imaging Research Center, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA)
Learn more about the successful integration of Deep Resolve into various MRI protocols at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children at https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/57bb2065026bac82/02492e995f62/siemens-healthineers_Ferraciolli_Jaimes_fast_ped_MRI.pdf
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Using MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound in the Brain: Past, Present, and Future by Lain H. Gonzalez-Quarante, M.D.; et al. (Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain).
Advancements in phased array ultrasound transducers, algorithms accommodating skull penetration by sound waves, and the integration of #MRI for accurate targeting and thermometry result in the ability of MRgFUS to perform brain lesions with sub-millimeter precision.
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Extract #MRI protocols from images by drag & drop
Did you know? You can drag and drop a DICOM image into the measurement queue on your MAGNETOM scanner to extract TR, TE, bandwidth, number of slices, echo spacing, etc.
Why Phoenix?
Reproducibility for patient follow-up
Optimization, share protocols on different MAGNETOM systems
Standardization accross multiple centersExplore DICOM images from various systems and all aspects of MRI at https://www.magnetomworld.siemens-healthineers.com/clinical-corner/protocols/dicom-images
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Uterine Anomaly: OHVIRA Syndrome by Maaike van Hoesel, M.D.; et al. (University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands)
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The Complete Brain Scan: Canine and Feline by Dr. Amber Giles (Animal Referral Hospital Brisbane, Australia).
There are key differences with veterinary imaging that must be acknowledged when acquiring MR images. Dr. Giles shares her scanning protocol that allows for an overview that will suit most scenarios. The imaging parameters, coils, and patient positioning described refer to the 1.5T MAGNETOM Sempra scanner.Learn more at
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The Utility of #MRI for #Pediatric Lung and Airway Evaluation by Dr. Kumiko Nozawa, et al. (Kanagawa Children’s Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan).
Learn more about PETRA MRI in the evaluation of congenital cystic lung disease and lung metastases from malignant tumors. https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/f8ff2cd09ed702f1/9293de1f8067/siemens-healthineers_Nozawa_Pediatric_Lung_MRI.pdf
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On World Brain Day I would like to draw your attention to Retrospective Motion Correction for Brain #MRI: A Technical Description of SAMER by Daniel Polak (Siemens Healthineers), et al.
The SAMER algorithm leverages an ultra-fast scout scan along with the repeated acquisition of a very limited number of additional k-space encoding lines, facilitateing robust and efficient retrospective motion correction with clinically acceptable computation times.
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Reposting this informative article on “Taking the Complexity out of Brachial Plexus MRI” by Adrien Jaccoud, et al. (GIE IRM74, Annecy, France).
Brachial plexus #MRI scans are diagnostically significant, but the examination is made difficult by its structure and anatomy.
The authors share how they optimized their 1.5 and 3T protocls and workflow to cover all indications and simplify the work of radiology technologists.
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Imaging Titanium and Carbon Fiber Spinal Implants at 0.55T, 1.5T, and 3T: A Phantom Experiment by Xin Miao (Siemens Healthineers, Boston, MA, USA), et al.
The authors investigated the imaging of titanium vs. Carbon/PEEK pedicle screws at three different field strengths, with and without advanced metal artifact reduction techniques (WARP, SEMAC) - in a realistic scenario using a ham-bone phantom.
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#Fetal #MRI: State of the Art and New Insights by Lucia Manganaro, MD; et al. (Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy).
This review emphasizes new sequences, specifically diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) techniques, including intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM);
the transition from 1.5T to 3T magnets; and the possibilities that artificial intelligence (#AI) and radiomics offer for fetal MRI.
Learn more at https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/4adeca232aa49009/4fc97bbcfe6c/siemens-healthineers_Manganaro_Fetal_MRI.pdf -
The PI-RADS 2.1 poster provides representative images to support PI-RADS 2.1 reporting in clinical routine, with exemplary clinical cases provided by David Jean Winkel, MD, and Christian Breit, MD, (Universitätsspital Basel, Switzerland).
Order your free-of-charge copy of the poster at https://www.magnetomworld.siemens-healthineers.com/publications/subscriptions/mri-poster
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Signal-Based Motion Management in Abdominal #MRI for #Radiotherapy Planning by Terumasa Takemaru, et al. (Siemens Healthineers)
This article provides an overview of free-breathing MR signal-based motion navigation strategies.
It explains how to use purely MR signal-based motion management techniques for liver MRI using 4D MRI, 2D prospective acquisition correction (PACE) with liver dome scout, and 1D PACE. -
Bringing Spectroscopic #MRI Closer to Clinical Adoption: Results Guiding Radiation Treatment of High-Grade Gliomas by Hyunsuk Shim, Ph.D.; et al. (Dept of Radiation Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA).
Learn more about the potential of this technique for personalizing brain tumor treatment at the patient level. https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/365155ffb6bda8ab/179154994683/siemens-healthineers-magnetom-world_Shim_Ramesh_MRS-in-RT_ESTRO_2024.pdf
#magnetomworld #MRinRT #RadiationTherapy #BrainTumorAwarenessMonth #MRSpectroscopy
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Combining CT-Based Online Adaptive #Radiotherapy with Offline MR Guidance: The Modular Adaptive Radiotherapy System (MARS) by Dr. Fabian Weykamp, et al. (DKFZ, Heidelberg; University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany).
Learn more about the concept of a modular adaptive radiotherapy system, where additional sophisticated imaging modalities (such as a 3T #MRI) are integrated to enhance the possibilities of oART at https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/a9d0b123b32272fe/81f3971a763a/siemens-healthineers_Weykamp_MARS_ESTRO_2024.pdf
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Biologically Targeted Radiation Therapy (BiRT): From Concept to Clinical Translation by
Annette Haworth, et al. (University of Sydney, Australia)Cancers are well known for biological heterogeneity.
BiRT uses knowledge of spatially heterogenous biological characteristics of tumors and their predicted response to treatment to prescribe a heterogeneous dose through the tumor volume.
Learn more at https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/81f36e182a3d59b1/01ac2a632c4b/siemens-healthineers_Haworth_BiRT_ESTRO_2024.pdf -
Did you ever wonder what terms like GSP, MPRAGE, or SWI stand for?
How about PBP map or Lattice?Unlock the mysteries with our #MRI Glossary – your dictionary to the fascinating language of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Dive in at https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/2a85ea5f970e35de/8b6cf2d3c906/siemens-healthineers_mr-basics_MR-Glossary_2023_MR-00000G.640.05.01.02.pdfAt https://www.magnetomworld.siemens-healthineers.com/publications/mr-basics the glossary is also available in Chinese, French, German, and Spanish
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Gradient-Free MRI for the Moon and Other Hard-To-Reach Places
Gordon E. Sarty, P.Eng., Ph.D. (Space MRI Lab, QuanTA Centre, @University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada) and Logi Vidarsson, Ph.D. (LT Imaging, Inc., Toronto, Canada) have proposed #MRI for use in #space to study the effects of the space environment on human health. -
Deep Learning-Based Reconstruction in Clinical MRI: How We Do it in Tübingen by Saif Afat, MD; et al. (Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Germany)
The authors provide an overview of the daily applications that are already part of their clinical routine.
The improvement in diagnostic accuracy and efficiency could lead to enhanced patient care and possibly lower healthcare costs.
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Advances in Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging (SWI) and Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) by Josef Pfeuffer (Siemens Healthineers), Korbinian Eckstein, Ashley Wilton Stewart, Steffen Bollmann (The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia) et al.
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On International Epilepsy Day I would like to draw your attention to this Comparison of Clinical 7T vs 3T MRI for #Epilepsy.
In their photo essay Emmanuel C. Obusez, M.D., et al. (Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA) show that #7T #MRI may provide increased conspicuity of subtle lesions at 7T that are much less conspicuous at lower field strengths in patients with epilepsy. These diagnostic advantages can substantially alter patient care. Learn more at https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/30c8210e954f3238/dd0c797df6de/siemens-healthineers-magnetom-world_Obusez_Jones_7T_Epilepsy_ISMRM_2022.pdf
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Expert Insights: Hidden Gems from Application Specialists at Siemens Healthineers.
Alberto Cruces shares his favorite feature: the Echo Spacing (ES) parameter.
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Explore a treasure trove of optimized #MRI protocols (.exar1 files) and DICOM images.
Whether you are in MSK, abdominal imaging, MR Elastography, pediatric imaging, cardiovascular MRI, multiparametric whole-body scans, neurography, radiation therapy, or exploring the latest in AD therapeutic imaging protocols – we’ve got you covered.
Check out the protocol section of the MAGNETOM World at https://www.magnetomworld.siemens-healthineers.com/clinical-corner/protocols
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Canine and Feline #MRI: How does it Differ from Human MRI? by Zoe Lenard, BVSc (Hons) FANZCVS (Radiology); Animalius Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Companion animals (dogs and cats) are commonly affected by neurological and musculoskeletal conditions, which are suited to MR imaging. Whilst principles for MRI remain the same regardless of species, there are several important differences between #veterinary and human patients.
Learn more at https://www.magnetomworld.siemens-healthineers.com/hot-topics/canine-and-feline-mri
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Retrospective #MotionCorrection for Brain #MRI: A Technical Description of SAMER by Daniel Polak (Siemens Healthineers), Stephen Cauley (Massachusetts General Hospital, MA, USA), and colleagues.
The SAMER algorithm will reduce the computational burden of motion estimation by leveraging an ultra-fast scout scan along with the repeated acquisition of a limited number of additional k-space encoding lines.
Learn more at https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/221d76b6c91d33e9/9313863fd5af/siemens-healthineers_Polak_MoCo_Brain_SAMER_ISMRM_2023.pdf
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How to Navigate the ‘Bermuda Triangle’ of SNR, scan time, and resolution.
Joachim Graessner takes the mystery out of parameter changes and explains their mutual dependencies.
Learn more at https://www.magnetomworld.siemens-healthineers.com/clinical-corner/application-tips/signal-to-nois-indicator-navigate-bermuda-triangle.html
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BioMatrix Beat Sensor – the Technologist’s Perspective by Bianca Samsula (ZEMODI, Zentrum für moderne Diagnostik, Bremen, Germany).
Skip venous access, shaving men's chest hair, and applying four ECG electrodes to ensure a stable trigger signal.
From now on you only have to make sure the coil is positioned correctly with the Beat Sensor over the heart. That’s it!
Learn more at https://www.magnetomworld.siemens-healthineers.com/clinical-corner/case-studies/biomatrix-beat-sensor
#magnetomworld #MRI #CMR