Managing patient anxiety and minimizing scan time is essential for obtaining high-quality images with MRI. Patient movement during the scan is the primary cause of image artifacts, and it is often caused by anxiety. By using techniques to reduce patient anxiety and shorten the scan duration, the quality of the images can be greatly improved.
Independent experts in clinical MRI share their vision of how the patient experience might be improved in the future.
Mammography is a vital tool in reducing breast cancer mortality, but its effectiveness is limited in women with extremely dense breast tissue. The DENSE study showed that abbreviated MRI every 4 years is cost-effective and can supplement mammography as a breast cancer screening tool.
It may be counterintuitive to think of disposable, single-use products as sustainable, but prefilled syringes (PFS) offer specific environmental and economic advantages.
Hear from Olivier Quero, Corporate Social Responsibility and Risk Manager at Guerbet.