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By Paul Mullen, Global Ultrasound Marketing, Radiology and Vascular, and Cindy Owen, RT, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS, Global Luminary and Research Manager

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The basics of MR + ultrasound fusion

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Why mix MR and ultrasound together?

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Benefits of Ultrasound Benefits of MR

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ready to make definitive claims yet for MR + ultrasound

Clinical application

Follow-up studies

characterize a lesion found on CT or MR. The existence

The lesion is simply difficult to see (isoechoic) by ultrasound;

clinician confidence that the lesion under consideration by ultrasound is in fact the same lesion identified for further

difficult to identify by ultrasound alone.

Interventional guidance

clinician could utilize the MR or CT study as a roadmap for

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ultrasound for further evaluation.

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confirm the location of the lesion by ultrasound and the ultrasound probe

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The role of cost and access

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