Tag Archives: MRE

Mayo Clinic develops cardiac MRE technology to measure stiffness of the heart


Philip Araoz, M.D. and Arunark Kolipaka, Ph.D. are lead investigators on on a Mayo Clinic study of a new way to measure heart muscle stiffness, a common side effect after a heart attack and from other diseases. Unlike to all … Continue reading

By Rebecca Eisenman | Posted in Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Research | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mayo Clinic Wins World Technology Network Award


Mayo Clinic was honored with a World Technology Network award in the Health & Medicine category on July 16, 2009 in New York City during the World Technology Network Summit and Awards Gala for Mayo’s magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) technology. … Continue reading

By Lee Aase | Posted in Health Policy, Research | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

New MRE Imaging for Liver Disease


A new study shows that an imaging technology developed by Mayo Clinic researchers can identify liver fibrosis with high accuracy and help eliminate the need for liver biopsies. Liver fibrosis is a common condition that can lead to incurable cirrhosis … Continue reading

By Amy Tieder | Posted in Gastroenterology, Research | Tagged , , , , | Comments (38)