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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Fujifilm signs nearly $10M, 10-year deal to outfit Navy fleet with digital X-ray systems

Under the contract, the Lexington, Massachusetts-based vendor will serve as the Navy's sole provider of digital radiography systems. 

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Screening for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer at outpatient imaging centers ‘highly feasible’

MD Anderson developed its questionnaire using National Comprehensive Cancer Network referral guidelines, administering the form as part of regular mammography intake.  

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Tech firm specializing in artificial intelligence-based ultrasound analysis raises $14M

DiA Imaging Analysis said the funds come by way of existing and new contributors including Philips and several investment firms. 

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Supplemental ultrasound screening with mammography improves cancer detection across all breast types

Density should not be the sole criteria for deciding whether additional imaging is justified, experts charged in a new JAMA Network Open investigation. 

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Abdominal MRI intervention helps drop respiratory motion and image quality degradation

Language barriers can pose problems in the MRI suite, where abdominal exams come with carefully choreographed breathing instructions, NYU experts wrote in JACR. 

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Bolstering insurance coverage more effective than adopting breast density notification laws

Statutes mandating payment for supplemental screening of dense breasts produced 6% lower odds of diagnosis at a regional stage. 

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Healthcare professionals face significantly higher risk of breast cancer diagnosis than other women

The finding is part of a longitudinal study incorporating more than 830,000 women, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 

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Radiology navigators may save millions from malpractice lawsuits by closing gaps in follow-up care

Duke University Medical Center scheduled additional exams for 60% of incidental findings, and many were later diagnosed as serious problems.

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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.