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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Brain MRI volumes dip but acuity leaps, with implications for radiologist staffing

More complicated exams could require additional physician time and effort, Emory University experts detailed in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. 

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COVID-19 infection in pregnant mothers does not harm developing fetuses’ brains

Radiology experts analyzed fetal MRIs from 33 women who contracted the virus while bearing a child, sharing their results at RSNA21. 

Athletes with COVID-19 may require heart MRI screening for myocarditis, new data suggest

Cardiac imaging produced a more than sevenfold increase in detection of such heart inflammation, according to research presented at RSNA21. 

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Second review of inpatient MRI orders cuts avoidable hospital days while saving $200,000

New York City providers strived to convert 15% of inpatient orders over to the outpatient side using automation to help flag medically appropriate cases. 

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Advocates applaud CMS proposal to expand eligibility for low-dose CT lung cancer screening

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is accepting comment on the proposal through Dec. 17 and hopes to finalize it by February. 

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CMS says evidence is sufficient to expand Medicare coverage for low-dose CT lung cancer screening

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wants to lower the starting age from 55 down to 50 while also modifying required smoking pack-years. 

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Survey explores radiology practices’ surveillance preferences when monitoring breast cancer survivors

There is “immense variability” in how this is handled in clinical practice, with a lack of evidence-based literature, experts wrote in JACR. 

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Lung cancer deaths decrease, but only about 6% of high-risk patients screened using low-dose CT

Providers are struggling to address disparities in minority communities, the American Lung Association reported.  

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American College of Radiology announces significant expansion of Lung Cancer Screening Registry

The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

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AI reduces CT lung cancer screening workload by nearly 80%

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.

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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.