Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

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Whole-body MRI paired with artificial intelligence detects Type 2 diabetes with no additional data

Scientists used machine learning to identify diabetes-related variables from nearly 2,400 T1-weighted, magnetic resonance imaging datasets. 

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Most cancer patients would prefer using an online booking system for outpatient CT exams

Researchers recently polled hundreds of past and present oncology patients about their scheduling preferences, sharing their results Oct. 23 in Radiography. 

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Follow-up ultrasound for incidental thyroid nodules on CT not always cost-effective

Age-based cutoffs are much more important than size-based cutoffs, with older patients deriving little benefit from this practice.

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Radiologists are capable of differentiating COVID-19 from other lookalikes on chest CT

Researchers believe this is one of the first studies to gauge rads’ performance at determining patients’ stage of COVID pneumonia

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‘Wake-up call’: Providers log substantially fewer breast biopsies with cancer diagnoses

The declines were more pronounced among Asian, Hispanic and Black women, imaging experts wrote in Radiology. 

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Patient dies after oxygen tank is sucked into MRI machine

Police are investigating why the cylinder was brought into the imaging suite but believe the built-in air supply system may have been malfunctioning. 

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Radiologist consultations after ultrasound imaging drop patient anxiety without prolonging exam time

Scientists see these discussions as a key piece of value-based care, improving patient outcomes without increasing costs, according to an analysis published in Clinical Imaging. 

AI firm targeting ultrasound with 100 times greater sensitivity raises $25M

DeepSight hopes to broaden the list of uses for US, supplanting “more costly and less accessible” modalities such as CT or MRI. 

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Health Imaging
Nearly $800,000 settlement offered to family of man who died during MRI exam

The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

Cardiovascular Business
Global shortage of nuclear imaging isotopes may be over

The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.

Cardiovascular Business
‘A huge win’: CMS significantly increases Medicare payments for cardiac CT

CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.