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> A single MRI image is not super helpful, still more art than science, the real benefit comes from having periodic scans against a baseline. An MR when someon
by lostlogin 4y ago
> A single MRI image is not super helpful, still more art than science, the real benefit comes from having periodic scans against a baseline.
An MR when someone has a problem is pretty helpful.
Screening MR is not really a good thing except in a very narrow range of conditions - you just generate unnecessary procedures, more imaging and stress.
In regard to low field MR, the likes of Siemens Deep Resolve and their low field magnet (0.55T) have taken this a long way, and really improves image quality. It looks useful for imaging around implants and metal.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30932247/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30932247/
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/1/e056572 https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/1/e056572
https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/magnetic-resonance-imaging/technologies-and-innovations/deep-resolve https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/magnetic-resonance-imag...
https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/magnetic-resonance-imaging/high-v-mri/magnetom-free-max https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/magnetic-resonance-imag...
- inasio 4y agoIf you have a major issue, say a tumor, MRI is great, but for smaller things I agree with you that a single image is not great for a quantitative assessment. What does have a lot of value is when you have a baseline image and you perform yearly scans that are compared against each other (similar to how carotid ultrasounds are used for cholesterol assessment)
- lostlogin 4y agoThe articles I link to say the opposite. MRI as a screening tool has limited application - it causes more problems than it solved.