MAGNETOM Flash - Year 2007

Table of Contents

Issue No.1 - 2007 ISMRM Edition

MAGNETOM Flash 35 ISMRM Edition.pdf [8.69 MB]

Page	Category	Title	Application	Author
6	Orthopedic Imaging	Overview: Biochemical Imaging
8	Orthopedic Imaging	High-Resolution (Fast-) Imaging
10	Orthopedic Imaging	Isotropic 3D Imaging
14	Orthopedic Imaging	Orthopedic Coils
18	Orthopedic Imaging	Molecular Imaging of Articular Cartilage and Cartilage Repair		Siegfried Trattnig, M.D. (Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria); Götz Welsch, M.D. (Department of Radiology, AKH Vienna, Austria); Stefan Marlovits, M.D. (Department of Trauma Surgery, AKH Vienna, Austria); Tallal Charles Mamisch, M.D. (Inselspital, University Bern, Switzerland)
22	Orthopedic Imaging	Delayed Gadolinium Enhanced MRI of Cartilage (dGEMRIC) in Hip Dysplasia		Marcel Dudda, M.D. (Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; Dept. of Surgery, University Hospital Bergmannsheil, Ruhr-University-Bochum, Germany); Young Jo Kim, M.D., Ph.D. (Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA)
24	Orthopedic Imaging	T2 Mapping of Articular Cartilage in Hip Joint		Atsuya Watanabe, M.D.(1,2); Chris Boesch, M.D.(1); Tallal C. Mamisch, M.D.(3); Suzanne E. Anderson, M.D.(1,2) (1) Department of Clinical Research, Unit for MR Spectroscopy and Methodology, University of Bern, Switzerland (2) Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland (3) University Hospital Bochum, Bergmannsheil Clinics, Department of Trauma Surgery, Bochum, Germany
26	Orthopedic Imaging	3D-T_1ρ-Mapping of Cartilage at 3T with integrated Parallel Imaging Technique (syngo GRAPPA)		Ravinder R. Regatte, Ph.D.; Mark E. Schweitzer, M.D. (Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, USA)
28	Orthopedic Imaging	Orthopedic Imaging		Thaddeus Laird, M.D. (UC Davis Medical Center, Dept. of Radiology, MSK Division, Sacramento, USA)
36	Orthopedic Imaging	Isotropic MR Arthrography of the Shoulder Case Reports		Kunihiko Fukuda (1), Daichi Hayashi1, Hiroki Funasaki (2) (1) Department of Radiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (2) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
38	Orthopedic Imaging	MR-Arthrography of the Hip		Stefan F. Werlen, M.D. (Klinik Sonnenhof, Radiology Dept., Bern, Switzerland)
40	Orthopedic Imaging	Direct MR-Arthrography		Stefan F. Werlen, M.D. (Klinik Sonnenhof, Radiology Dept., Bern, Switzerland)
42	Orthopedic Imaging	Wrist Imaging with MAGNETOM Espree: Changing a Practice	Espree	Robert W. Prost, Ph.D. (1); Bradley D. Bolster, Jr., Ph.D. (2) (1) Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA (2) Siemens Medical Solutions, USA
44	Orthopedic Imaging	Water Excitation in Musculoskeletal Low-Field MR Imaging (0.2 Tesla)		Wallabh D. Upasani, M.D.; Priti Upasani, M.D., D.N.B., D.M.R.E. (Thane Scan Center, Mumbai, India)
48	Orthopedic Imaging	Application Hints for MR Orthopedic Imaging: The Knee Examination		Steve Rigsby, MR Internal Education Specialist (Siemens Medical Solutions USA)
50	Orthopedic Imaging	MR Imaging of the Carpometacarpal Joint of the Thumb		Carola Stöcks (Radiologie München Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany)
52	Orthopedic Imaging	MRI of the Forefoot		Martina Königstein (Radiologie München Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany)
56	Abdominal Imaging	MRI with MR Fistulogram for Perianal Fistula: A Successful Combination		Anil Kumar Bhaya, M.D.; Nanda Kumar, BSc (Radiography) (Department of Radiology and Imaging, Apollo Hospitals, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
61	Technology/Product	Metamorphosis of MRI: How a Caterpillar Transforms into a Butterfly Seamless Move-During-Scan with syngo TimCT		O. Schaefer (1), T. Baumann1, G. Pache1, U. Ludwig (2), M. Langer (1) (1) Department of Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany (2) Department of Radiology, Medical Physics, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany
64	Technology/Product	Image Gallery syngo TimCT
70	Technology/Product	Pushing the Boundaries of MR with Siemens MAGNETOM 7T		John Grinstead, Ph.D.; (Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.)
75	Technology/Product	Parallel Transmission (pTX) Technology MR Imaging with an 8-Channel RF Transmit Array		Franz X. Hebrank (1), Lawrence L. Wald (2), Vijayanand Alagappan (2), Elfar Adalsteinsson (3), Kawin Setsompop (3), Adam Zelinski (3), Ulrich Fontius (4), Juergen Nistler (4), Franz Schmitt (4) (1) Siemens Medical Solutions, Charlestown, MA, USA (2) Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Martinos Center, Charlestown, MA, USA (3) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA (4) Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany
81	Technology/Product	Image Gallery MAGNETOM Symphony, A Tim System	MAGNETOM Symphony, A Tim System
82	Technology/Product	MAGNETOM Symphony With New Applications Power-class with syngo MR A30	Symphony
86	Life	Your verdict: “Great job – keep doing what you’re doing!”

Issue No.2 - 2007 CMR Edition

MAGNETOM Flash Cardiovascular MRI [15.43 MB]

Page	Category	Title	Application	Author
06	Clinical Cardiovascular MRI	CMR Assessment of Global Ventricular Function		Okan Ekinci, M.D. Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany
14	Clinical Cardiovascular MRI	CMR Delayed Enhancement Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease		Igor Klem, M.D. Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA
22	Clinical Cardiovascular MRI	Differentiation of Cardiomyopathies by Use of CMR		Rory O’Hanlon, M.D.; Dudley J. Pennell, M.D., FCRP, FESC CMR Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK Jeanette Schulz-Menger, M.D., FESC; Ralf Waßmuth, M.D. Charité Campus Buch, Franz-Volhard-Klinik, Berlin, Germany
34	Clinical Cardiovascular MRI	Stress-MRI: Adenosine Stress Perfusion MRI for Myocardial Ischemia Detection		Andrew E. Arai, M.D. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, M.D., USA
42	Clinical Cardiovascular MRI	Stress-MRI: High-Dose Dobutamine Stress MRI for Myocardial Ischemia Detection		Markus Jochims M.D.; Oliver Bruder M.D.; Christoph Jensen M.D.; Georg V. Sabin M.D. Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Elisabeth Hospital Essen, Germany
50	Clinical Cardiovascular MRI	CMR for the Assessment of Valvular Disease		Brett Cowan1, Alistair Young1, Chris Occleshaw2, Andrew Kerr3 1 Centre for Advanced MRI, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 2 Department of Cardiology, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand 3 Department of Cardiology, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
56	Clinical Cardiovascular MRI	Evaluation of Cardiac Masses by CMR		Oliver Bruder, M.D.; Markus Jochims, M.D.; Christoph Jensen, M.D.; Georg V. Sabin, M.D. Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Elisabeth Hospital Essen, Germany
61	Clinical Cardiovascular MRI	Clinical Application of 3D/4D MR Angiography in Cardiovascular Diseases		Jörg Barkhausen, M.D.; Florian M. Vogt, M.D.; Stefan Maderwald, MSc; Harald H. Quick, Ph.D. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology University Hospital Essen, Germany
68	Clinical Cardiovascular MRI	MR Imaging of Congenital Heart Disease		Vivek Muthurangu, M.D.; Michael Hansen, M.D.; Andrew M. Taylor, M.D. UCL Institute of Child Health & Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
74	Clinical Cardiovascular MRI	MR Imaging in the Electrophysiology Laboratory		Robert S. Oakes1,M.D.; Rob S. MacLeod 2,3; Christopher J. McGann 1; Eugene G. Kholmovski 4; Edward V. R. Di Bella4 ; Nassir F. Marrouche1, M.D. 1 Division of Cardiology, Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 2 Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, School of Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 3 Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 4 Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
80	Cardiovascular MRI - How I do it	Workflow Optimization for CMR Adenosine Stress Perfusion in Clinical Routine		Giso v. der Recke, M.D.; David Hardung, M.D.; Heyder Omran, M.D. St.-Marien-Hospital, Dept. of Cardiology, Bonn, Germany
86	Cardiovascular MRI - How I do it	CMR Imaging of Myocardial Amyloidosis Using Late Contrast Enhanced (LCE) Imaging: Challenges and Potential Solutions		Szilard Voros, M.D.1; Gary McNeal2; Peter Weale2 1 Medical Director Cardiovascular MRI and CT, Fuqua Heart Center of Atlanta, Piedment Hospital, Atlanta, NC, USA 2 Advanced Cardiovascular MR Application Specialists, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Chicago, IL, USA
89	Cardiovascular MRI - How I do it	Flow measurements: Basics and the Application to the Main Pulmonary Artery		Nasreddin Abolmaali, M.D. OncoRay – Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Germany
94	Education / Life	Guidelines for Credentialling in CMR		Gerald M. Pohost, M.D., FACC, Chair; Raymond J. Kim, M.D., FACC; Christopher M. Kramer, M.D., FACC; Warren J. Manning, M.D., FACC Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Representative
98	Education / Life	Training Sites / Courses for CMR
102	Education / Life	CMR Site Accreditation Process		Robert C. Bremser, MSA BSM ASRT(R) (CT) (MR) Senior MR Clinical Education Specialist, Siemens Medical Solutions, USA
107	Education / Life	SCMR Accredited Protocols & Comprehensive CMR Exam Guide
108	Education / Life	Abbreviations
110	Technology & Trends	Dark Blood Delayed Enhancement Imaging: New Developments in the Imaging of Myocardial Viability		Wolfgang G. Rehwald, Ph.D.1, 2; Michael Salerno, M.D., Ph.D.2 1 Siemens Medical Solutions USA 2 Duke Cardiovascular MR Center, Durham, NC, USA
118	Technology & Trends	The Promise of Molecular MRI in Cardiovascular Imaging		David E. Sosnovik, M.D. FACC1,2 1 Center for Molecular Imaging Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA 2 Department of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
126	Technology & Trends	Nano_AG: Development of New Contrast Agents for the Detection of Vulnerable Plaques		Joerg Schnorr DVM1; Arne Hengerer, Ph.D.2; Carsten Warmuth, Ph.D.2 1 Radiology, Charité, Berlin, Germany 2 Siemens Medical Solutions Erlangen, Germany
129	Technology & Trends	Radiofrequency Coil Innovation in Cardiovascular MRI		Melanie Schmitt, Ph.D.1; Andreas Potthast, Ph.D.1,2; Lawrence Wald, Ph.D.1,3; David Sosnovik, M.D., FACC 1,40 1 Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA 2 Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany 3 Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA 4 Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Issue No.3 - 2007 RSNA Edition

MAGNETOM Flash Women's Health [11.57 MB]

Page	Category	Title	Application	Author
06	Technology	Exceeding the Limits with syngo TimCT		Arnd-Oliver Schaefer, M.D.; Tobias Baumann, M.D.; Mathias Langer, M.D. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany
12	Image Gallery	Image Gallery: The Beauty of Life		Hui-Cheng Cheng, M.D., Ph.D. VGH Healthtech International, Taiwan
16	Clinical Women’s Health	Dynamic VIEWS, InterVIEWS, RADIANT and Tim: Advanced MR Techniques for Breast Cancer Imaging		Bruce A. Porter, M.D., FACR1; Helmuth Schultze-Haakh, Ph.D.2 1 First Hill Diagnostic Imaging – Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA 2 Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Cypress, CA, USA
24	Clinical Women’s Health	Use of MRI in Detecting Clinically an Mammographically Occult Ductal Carcinoma in Situ. Two Case Reports		Gladys Lo, M.D.; Polly SY Cheung, M.D. Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Hong Kong
28	Clinical Women’s Health	Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Breast MRI – An Easy Way to Improve Specificity		Dr. Evelyn Wenkel, M.D.1; Dr. Christian Geppert, Ph.D.2; Prof. Dr. Michael Uder, M.D.1; Dr. Berthold Kiefer, Ph.D.2; Prof. Dr. Werner Bautz, M.D.1; Dr. Rolf Janka, M.D.1 1University Hospital Erlangen, Radiology, Erlangen, Germany 2Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany
33	Clinical Women’s Health	Potential Role of Multi b Factor Diffusion-weighted Imaging of the Breast		Mitsuhiro Tozaki, M.D.1, Katsuya Maruyama2 1 Breast Center, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan 2 Siemens-Asahi Medical Technologies LTD., Tokyo, Japan
38	Clinical Women’s Health	Quantification of Total Choline in Breast Tumors using syngo GRACE and PRISMA: Initial Experience at 1.5T		M. Lemort1; S. L. Chao1; M. Radermecker1; R. Demeure2 1 Institut Jules Bordet, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Medical Imaging, MR Unit, Brussels, Belgium 2 Siemens Medical Solutions Belgium
41	Clinical Women’s Health	1H MR Spectroscopy of the Breast		Mitsuhiro Tozaki, M.D.1, Katsuya Maruyama2 1 Breast Center, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan 2 Siemens-Asahi Medical Technologies LTD., Tokyo, Japan
44	Clinical Women’s Health	syngo GRACE		Sheila Christ, B.S., RT (R) (CT) (MR) Senior Clinical Education Specialist, Siemens Medical Solutions, Cary, NC, USA
46	Clinical Women’s Health	Case Report: Role of MRI Imaging in a Gynecological Emergency of Ectopic Pregnancy		Dr. N. Dahmen, M.D. Klinik St. Josef, St. Vith, Belgium
48	Clinical Abdomen/Pelvis	Prostate Cancer – Meeting Clinical Needs by Advanced MRI at Diagnosis and on Follow-Up		Dr. Anwar R. Padhani, M.D.1,2; Dr. Clare Allen, M.D.3 1 Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, Middlesex, United Kingdom 2 Synarc Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA 3 Department of Imaging, University College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
60	Clinical Abdomen/Pelvis	The Clinical Advantages of T2-weighted MR Imaging in the Female Pelvis with syngo BLADE		Takashi Koyama; Koji Fujimoto; Kaori Togashi Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
63	Clinical Abdomen/Pelvis	3D MR Cholangiopancreatography and Volume Rendering: a Perfect Liaison		Tobias Baumann, M.D.; Arnd-Oliver Schäfer, M.D.; M. Langer, M.D. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany
70	Clinical Abdomen/Pelvis	Both Morphological and Functional Assessments of Congenital Urinary Tract Abnormality using 3D Sequences		Nicole Nicaise, M.D.1; Roger Demeure, Ph.D.2; Christian Delcour, M.D.1 1ISPPC Charleroi, Service d’Imagerie Médicale, Charleroi, Belgium, 2Siemens Medical Solutions, Brussels, Belgium
74	Clinical Neurology	Clinical Applications of Diffusion Tensor Imaging		Tammie L. S. Benzinger, M.D., Ph.D.1; Robert C. McKinstry III, M.D., PhD.2; Chin-I Chen, M.D1; Agus Priatna, Ph.D.3 1 Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA 2 St. Louis Children Hospital, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA 3 Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, PA, USA
88	Clinical Neurology	Indian Experience with syngo SWI at		Shrinivas B. Desai, M.D. Jaslok Hospital and Research Center, Mumbai, India
94	Image Gallery	Image Gallery Ars Intrinsica
96	Clinical Orthopedics	7 Tesla MR – Musculo-skeletal Imaging		Siegfried Trattnig1, Klaus Scheffler2, Oliver Bieri2, Goetz H. Welsch1, Oliver Kraff3, Mark Ladd3, Tallal C. Mamisch4 1 Department of Radiology, Medical University Vienna, Austria 2 MR Physics, University Basel, Switzerland 3 Erwin Hahn Centre, University Essen, Germany 4 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Bern, Switzerland Siegfried Trattnig1, Klaus Scheffler2, Oliver Bieri2, Goetz H. Welsch1, Oliver Kraff3, Mark Ladd3, Tallal C. Mamisch4 1 Department of Radiology, Medical University Vienna, Austria 2 MR Physics, University Basel, Switzerland 3 Erwin Hahn Centre, University Essen, Germany 4 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Bern, Switzerland
100	Clinical Cardiovascular	High Spatial and Temporal Resolution MRA of the Entire Peripheral Vascular System Using a New 3D Time-Resolved MRA Technique (syngo TWIST)		F. M. Vogt1; H. Eggebrecht2; G. Laub3; R. Kroeker3; M. Schmidt4; J. Barkhausen1; S. C. Ladd1 1 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany 2 Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany 3 Siemens Medical Solutions, USA 4 Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany
102	Clinical Cardiovascular	High Spatial and Temporal Resolution MRA in Acute Aortic Dissection		F. M. Vogt1; H. Eggebrecht2; G. Laub3; R. Kroeker3; M. Schmidt4; J. Barkhausen1; S. C. Ladd1 1 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany 2 Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany 3 Siemens Medical Solutions, USA 4 Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany
104	Clinical - How I do it	MR Mammography: How I Do it		Kai-Boris Reiter Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, Essen University Hospital, Essen, Germany
107	Clinical - How I do it	Improved Planning Strategies for Reduced Imaging Time		Serban Mateiescu Grönemeyer Institute of Microtherapy, Bochum, Germany
110	Clinical - How I do it	Neuro 3D – A Clinical Exam		Jeff Zimmers, BSRT(R) (MR) ARRT Advanced Clinical Education Specialist, Siemens Medical Solutions, USA
114	Clinical - How I do it	Fat Suppression in the Abdomen		Wilhelm Horger Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany
120	Product News	70 cm Bore in Clinical Practice: Why It Works		Anne Sheehan, Marketing Manager MAGNETOM Espree Siemens Medical Solutions, Inc., Malvern, USA
129	Product News	Tim proves to be a Total improvement		J. Dehem, M.D. Jan Yperman Ziekenhuis, Ieper, Belgium
148	Image Gallery	7T Musculoskeletal (MSK) Imaging		Prof. Siegfried Trattnig1; Dr. Oliver Bieri2; Prof. Klaus Scheffler2; Tallal Charles Mamisch3; Timothy Hughes4; Willi Horger4 1 Department of Radiology, Medical University Vienna, Austria 2 MR Physics, University Basel, Switzerland 3 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Bern, Switzerland 4 Siemens Medical Solutions, Erlangen, Germany
150	Life	Innovations ’07: Siemens Annual Education Symposium for Technologists and IT Customers		Rosemary Fisher, MR Clinical Education Development Specialist Siemens Medical Solutions, Pleasanton, CA, USA
152	Life	“ars intrinsica” – MR images in another setting