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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FDA clears artificial intelligence tool for incidentally determining heart disease risk via CT

HealthCCSng is the 8th U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared product from Israel-based Zebra Medical Vision. 

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GE Healthcare beefs up ultrasound business with $1.4B acquisition

The healthcare giant agreed to acquire advanced surgical visualization firm BK Medical from Altaris Capital.

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Structured reporting for CT trauma scans produces faster, more detailed diagnoses

In a recent survey, radiologists found SR much more efficient, concise and clearly defined when compared to a free-text approach. 

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Billionaire ‘Shark Tank’ investor Mark Cuban promotes CT colonography to millions of followers

The message has since drawn more than 1,700 likes and attention from members of the specialty, including the American College of Radiology. 

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Worker dies after MRI machine plummets outside local hospital

"We are incredibly saddened to learn that someone tragically died in this incident," said University of Utah Health executive Alison Flynn Gaffney. 

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Exploring rare potential harms from low-dose CT lung cancer screening to aid decision making

Philadelphia physicians sought to understand any LDCT downsides through a prospective study, sharing their findings in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 

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Specialists collaborate to implement ‘game changer’ emergency MRI protocol for wake-up stroke

Up to 27% of acute ischemic strokes occur while an individual is sleeping, making it difficult to discern when the blood blockage occurred.

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Private equity-backed breast imaging giant names new CMO after leader departs for AI firm

Radiologist Chirag Parghi, MD, slid into the role in May following stints as interim CMO and director of breast imaging across several Houston-area locations. 

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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.

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‘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.