A view from the front lines at a community health system, with Dr. James Backstrom.
A view from the front lines of a community health system with Dr. James Backstrom.: What Does Improving MRI Efficiency Really Mean?
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Improving MRI Efficiency Begins With Asking The Right Questions
While there’s no doubt that AI-based solutions can play a valuable role in diagnostic imaging, many of the radiology and health system leaders we spoke with at the 2022 RSNA conference were are asking an important question: are today’s AI models the right solutions...
SpinTech MRI Raises $6.5 Million in Series A Financing
SpinTech MRI to Expand Deployment of STAGE™ Software to Speed Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Diseases with $6.5 Million in Series A Financing, Led by Level 8 Ventures and Genesis Innovation Group’s Cultivate(MD) Capital Fund
A Comparison of Time-Efficient MR Techniques and Critical Details to Consider
So....You want to shorten the time of your MRI protocols, while also preserving the quality of the images? SpinTech MRI has the solution for you. The following abstract, led by members of Yale School of Medicine - Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, gives a structured...
Quantitative MRI using STrategically Acquired Gradient Echo (STAGE): optimization for 1.5 T scanners and T1 relaxation map validation
The strategically acquired gradient echo (STAGE) protocol, developed for 3T scanners, allows one to derive quantitative maps such as T1, T2*, proton density, and quantitative susceptibility mapping in about 5 min. Our aim was to adapt the STAGE sequences for 1.5T scanners which are still commonly used in clinical practice. Furthermore, the accuracy and repeatability of the STAGE-derived T1 estimate were tested.
Imaging iron and neuromelanin simultaneously using a single 3D gradient echo magnetization transfer sequence: Combining neuromelanin, iron and the nigrosome-1 sign as complementary imaging biomarkers in early stage Parkinson’s disease
Diagnosing early stage Parkinson’s disease (PD) is still a clinical challenge. Our goal in this study was to extract the NM complex volume, iron content and volume representing the entire SN, and the N1 sign as potential complementary imaging biomarkers using a single 3D magnetization transfer contrast (MTC) gradient echo sequence and to evaluate their diagnostic performance and clinical correlations in early stage PD.
Quantifying Tissue Properties of the Optic Radiations Using Strategically Acquired Gradient Echo Imaging and Enhancing the Contrast Using Diamagnetic Susceptibility Weighted Imaging
Visualization of the optic radiations is of clinical importance for diagnosing many diseases and depicting their anatomic structures for neurosurgical interventions. In this study, we quantify proton density, T1, T2*, and susceptibility of the optic radiation fiber bundles in a series of 10 healthy control participants using strategically acquired gradient echo imaging.
Multi-Echo Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping for Strategically Acquired Gradient Echo (STAGE) Imaging
The purpose of this study was to develop a method to reconstruct quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) from multi-echo, multi-flip angle data collected using strategically acquired gradient echo (STAGE) imaging.
A comparison of magnetic resonance imaging methods to assess multiple sclerosis lesions: Implications for patient characterization and clinical trials design
Author(s): Ewart Mark Haacke, Ph.D; Evanthia Bernitsas; Karthikeyan subramanian; David Utriainen; Vinay K Palutla; Kiran Yerramsetty; Prashanth Kumar; Sean K Sethi; Yongsheng Chen; Zahid Latif; Pavan Jella; sara Gharabaghi; Ying Wang; Xiaomeng Zhang; Robert A Comley;...
The Pulse of MRI: Latest Technology Webinar July 8th, 2020
As the world begins reopening, medical professionals are already seeing increased demand for MRI, CT scans and other medical imaging services.
Join us for our webinar discussing how STAGE’s 40% faster full-brain MRI scan can help facilities manage the medical imaging surge.
Rapid multicontrast brain imaging on a 0.35T MR-linac
Author(s): Siamak P Nejad-Davarani 1, Niloufar Zakariaei 1, Yongsheng Chen 2, E Mark Haacke 3 4, Newton J Hurst Jr 1, M Salim Siddiqui 1, Lonni R Schultz 5, James M Snyder 6, Tobias Walbert 6, Carri K Glide-HurstJournal: Medical PhysicsPublished: 2020Read Full...
Optimizing neuromelanin contrast in the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus using a magnetization transfer contrast prepared 3D gradient recalled echo sequence
Neuromelanin (NM) loss in the substantia nigra (SN) and locus coeruleus (LC) is being investigated as an imaging biomarker for Parkinson’s disease (PD) using magnetization transfer contrast (MTC) magnetic resonance imaging. The goal of this paper was to optimize the NM contrast in the SN and LC as a function of flip angle using a 3D GRE MTC strategically acquired gradient echo (STAGE) imaging approach.