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New research published in JAMA Neurology has found chronic active lesions, which appear as dark rimmed spots on brains scans, to be associated with severe multiple sclerosis (MS). Matt O'Connor | Advanced Visualization | Health Imaging

A team from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has created a novel contrast agent for MRI exams that may be safer than those requiring gadolinium. Matt O'Connor | Diagnostic Imaging | Health Imaging

European researchers have identified a visual sign on 3-tesla MR images that effectively diagnoses and distinguishes multiple sclerosis (MS) from other conditions with similar symptoms. By Wayne Forrest, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

Preoperative breast MRI improves the surgical planning and outcomes of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to a new study published online July 5 in Academic Radiology. By Kate Madden Yee, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

Swiss and German researchers have devised an effective diagnostic cardiac MRI workup strategy that has quadrupled the rate of myocarditis detection in patients with myocardial infarction and nonobstructive coronary artery disease. By Wayne Forrest, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

Cinematic rendering proved to be as accurate as conventional volume rendering and CT angiography for presurgical identification of the potential invasion of soft-tissue tumors into major blood vessels. By Abraham Kim, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

The thickness of the coronary wall is a marker for coronary artery disease (CAD) in women, and it can be visualized using MRI -- giving clinicians a potential tool to recognize heart disease in women earlier. By Kate Madden Yee, AuntMinnie.com staff writer

Now, engineers at the Boston University Photonics Center have developed a new device, small enough for a patient to wear inside the machine. By Michael Irving, New Atlas

MIT researchers have developed a near-infrared imaging technique that can detect tumors deep in internal tissue before the cancer grows beyond a few hundred cells. Dave Pearson | Oncology Imaging | Health Imaging