scholarly journals Are short magnetic resonance imaging protocols the future of prostate imaging?

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 41-41
Author(s):  
Massimo Imbriaco ◽  
Arnaldo Stanzione ◽  
Virginia Tamburi ◽  
Michele Gambardella ◽  
Andrea Ponsiglione ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Prostate Imaging ◽  
Imaging Protocols ◽  
The Future

High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Human Median Nerve

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Archie Heddings ◽  
Mehmet Bilgen ◽  
Randolph Nudo ◽  
Bruce Toby ◽  
Terence McIff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Peripheral Nerve ◽  
Median Nerve ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Proton Density ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Imaging Protocols

Objectives. It is widely accepted that peripheral nerve repairs performed within 6 weeks of injury have much better outcomes than those performed at later dates. However, there is no diagnostic technique that can determine if a traumatic peripheral nerve injury requires surgical intervention in the early postinjury phase. The objective of this article was to determine whether novel, noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging techniques could demonstrate the microstructure of human peripheral nerves that is necessary for determining prognosis and determining if surgery is indicated following traumatic injury. Methods. Ex vivo magnetic resonance imaging protocols were developed on a 9.4-T research scanner using spin-echo proton density and gradient-echo imaging sequences and a specially designed, inductively coupled radio frequency coil. These imaging protocols were applied to in situ imaging of the human median nerve in 4 fresh-frozen cadaver arms. Results. Noninvasive high-resolution images of the human median nerve were obtained. Structures in the nerve that were observed included fascicles, interfascicular epineurium, perineurium, and intrafascicular septations. Conclusion. Application of these imaging techniques to clinical scanners could provide physicians with a tool that is capable of grading the severity of nerve injuries and providing indications for surgery in the early postinjury phase.

scholarly journals Technology and the future of healthcare

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Thimbleby
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
The Future ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
New Devices

<p>Healthcare changes dramatically because of technological developments, from anesthetics and antibiotics to magnetic resonance imaging scanners and radiotherapy. Future technological innovation is going to keep transforming healthcare, yet while technologies (new drugs and treatments, new devices, new social media support for healthcare, etc) will drive innovation, human factors will remain one of the stable limitations of breakthroughs. No predictions can satisfy everybody; instead, this article explores fragments of the future to see how to think more clearly about how to get where we want to go.</p>

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