With U.S. sales of false eyelashes having increased 31% since 2017 and magnetic eyelashes trending as the top beauty-related Google search of 2018, Einat Slonimsky and Alexander Mamourian at Penn State Health utilized a phantom to show that magnetic eyelashes worn during MRI can cause substantial artifact and that detachment of the eyelashes from the phantom can occur.
Aspirin and Embolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Aspirin therapy is associated with both improved liver function test results and survival after transarterial embolization (TAE) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a retrospective review of 304 patients led by F. Edward Boas at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
Quantifying the Severity of Parkinson Disease
Pathologically, Parkinson disease is characterized by a loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) area of the brain, resulting in presynaptic nigrostriatal dopamine dysfunction.
Optimization of MRI Turnaround Times
One topic that has the potential to drastically improve the value of MRI (but has not been researched as thoroughly as hardware application and software innovation) is the optimization of MRI workflow. The construction of a new outpatient imaging center at NYU Langone Health to house 1.5- and 3-T scanners provided Dr. Michael Recht and colleagues […]