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T E C H N I C A L I N N O V A T I O N M R + U LT R A S O U N D F U S I O N
Cindy Owen, RT, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS, Global Luminary and Research Manager Paul Mullen, Global Ultrasound Marketing, Radiology & Vascular
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
Figure 1.
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Why mix MR and ultrasound together?
Figure 2.
Figure 3.
Figure 4.
Benefits of Ultrasound Benefits of MR
Table 1
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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
Figure 5.
ultrasound for further evaluation.
Figure 6.
confirm the location of the lesion by ultrasound and the ultrasound probe
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B
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Paul Mullen, Global Ultrasound Marketing, Radiology & Vascular, GE Healthcare
Cindy Owen, RT, RDMS, RVT, FSDMS, Global Luminary and Research Manager, GE Healthcare
The role of cost and access
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