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corresponding Graph/Chart) 28
New Areas of Application 29
MRI Portrays Anatomy of the Prospective Kidney Donor Accurately 29
Detection of Re-Narrowed Heart Arteries 29
Injection of Corticosteroid Directly into the Sacroiliac
Joints (SIJ) 29
Breast MRI Gaining Popularity as a Diagnostic Tool 29
Destruction of Fibroid Tumors of the Uterus 30
Early Stage Detection of Alzheimer's 30
Functional MRI 30
fMRI in Clinical Settings 31
Challenges to fMRI 31
6. VERY HIGH FIELD SYSTEMS - REDEFINING EFFICIENCY 32
3T Scanner Changes Imaging Landscape 32
Promising Areas of 3T Scanners 32
1.5T Systems Bow to the New 3T Scanners 33
3T Systems on the Roll Out 33
7.0 Tesla 34
Capabilities of 7T 34
Concerns over Use of 7T 35
9.4 Tesla- The Next On Roll 36
7. COMPETITIVE IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES 37
X-Ray 37
Ultrasound 37
Computed tomography (CT) 37
Spiral CT 38
PET and SPECT 38
Nuclear medicine 38
MRI Compared with Other Imaging Options 39
Technical Performance 39
Safety 39
Comparison of MRI Against Other Imaging Modalities 39
Clinical Usefulness, Costs, & Availability 40
Therapeutic Capabilities 40
Contra-indications for MRI scanning 40
8. PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - DEVELOPMENTS/LAUNCHES 41
Philips Introduces Ingenia MRI Equipment 41
Siemens Unveils Biograph mMR 41
Medtronic Unveils PoleStar N30 MRI System 41
iCAD Unveils MRI Quantitative Image Analysis Product Suite 42
Philips Introduces 3.0T Mobile MRI Solution 42
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