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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Imaging advocates, bipartisan lawmakers unite to oppose ‘misguided and massive’ Medicare pay cuts

Congressmen highlighted a planned wage increase for clinical labor that will spell 20% reductions elsewhere, due to budget neutrality. 

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FDA clears artificial intelligence algorithm for diagnosing osteoarthritis on knee X-rays

Radiobotics' software analyzes images of the joint, helping radiologists and orthopedists pinpoint common findings tied to the condition.

Supplemental, short-protocol MRI a cost-effective addition for stroke patients in the ED

Head CT can sometimes miss the early signs of minor strokes, German scientists wrote in European Radiology. 

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Unsupervised artificial intelligence predicts COVID-19 progression, survival rates based on CT scans

Mass General scientists believe their AI system could address further facets of the pandemic and other diseases manifested in medical images. 

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National breast cancer screening expenditures surged 33%—to $5.2B—as DBT took hold

The U.S. healthcare system could have saved $1B if women were screened solely with 2D mammography in 2019, Yale experts wrote in JAMA Internal Medicine. 

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Contrast-enhanced mammography as effective as MRI at evaluating newly diagnosed breast cancer

CESM utilizing iodine offers a sound alternative to magnetic resonance, illuminating lesions otherwise invisible on a regular mammogram. 

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Quality experts urge CMS to fold imaging Appropriate Use Criteria Program into other value initiatives

After years of delays, the initiative's usefulness has "diminished significantly," imaging leaders from several noted institutions wrote in Health Affairs. 

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Breast density associated with an increased risk of invasive cancer among women 75 and up

Researchers recommend individualized screening strategies for this population, among whom mammography guidance remains murky. 

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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.