More articles about: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
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Doctors urge caution regarding elective MRI scans

In a new JAMA editorial, experts from the University of Michigan Health and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health outline the downsides of these increasingly popular scans.
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New prostate biopsy technique shows potential future of MRI

Michigan Medicine specialists are investigating new in-bore, MRI-guided prostate biopsy techniques, which can help patients not served by standard methods.
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An AI model that can read and diagnose a brain MRI in seconds

An AI-powered model developed at University of Michigan can read a brain MRI and diagnose a person in seconds, new research finds.
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Whole-body MRIs aren't as beneficial as they seem

While it's tempting to know what's going on inside your entire body, a clinical perspective piece, written by a radiologist at the University of Michigan, discusses some of the harms of imaging low risk patients, such as overdiagnosis, overtreatment and their related complications
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LaKendra’s Michigan Answer: Liver transplant

Nine years into her elementary school teaching career, LaKendra Butler was ready for anything. But, after experiencing severe pain in her side, she learned she would need a new liver.