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Dear MRI Insider,

People with brain cancer often undergo many MRI exams as part of tracking their treatment. What's their experience with these repeated exams, and can protocols be amended to improve the process?

In this edition's Insider Exclusive, we're highlighting findings from a survey study that suggest patients tolerate MRI exams fairly well -- but would like to avoid the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) if possible.

Speaking of gadolinium, check out our coverage of two studies that outline the effects of the agent on Earth's water systems. Then take a look at articles we've posted on how neuroradiology study reading errors affect a busy radiology department and why for-profit hospitals may be a patient's best bet when it comes to getting a cost-effective brain MRI exam.

On the women's imaging side of things, learn why out-of-pocket costs continue to plague women who need follow-up diagnostic mammography, what researchers have discovered about how machine learning can reduce breast MRI contrast dose, how breast MRI detects lymphadenopathy after a woman receives a COVID-19 vaccine booster, and what European researchers had to say at the recent European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna about how radiologists can help women better understand breast tissue density.

Finally, take a look at our coverage of a study that describes a new imaging tool that uses MRI to map uterine contractions -- a technique that could help clinicians offer women effective labor strategies.

MRI is a powerful imaging technology, and we invite you to keep current on its many benefits and technological developments by regularly visiting our MRI Community. If you have MRI topics you'd like us to consider, please contact me.