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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Built for value-based care: How the world’s first portable MR scanner is democratizing imaging

Sponsored by Hyperfine

Connecticut-based Hyperfine made waves earlier this year when it announced the arrival of what it calls the “world’s first” portable MRI scanner. Which brings about interesting questions: How does it work? Is it replacing traditional technology? And what has COVID-19 meant for mobile imaging?

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Providers blunt skyrocketing use of CT for pulmonary embolism, but numbers still climbing

CTPA delivery leapt 450% between 2004 and 2016, but efforts from Choosing Wisely and others may have made a dent, experts detailed in JAMA Network Open. 

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Canon reveals ultrasound tips for COVID-19, mobile access to O-RADs, plus more vendor news

Also, the Radiology Business Management Association declares Nov. 30 through Dec. 5 "Vendor Appreciation Week," and several new AI partnerships in imaging. 

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Top nuclear imaging group ‘strongly disagrees’ with Humana’s decision to refuse coverage for PET/CT

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging said the move denies patients access to potentially lifesaving technologies.

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With structured reporting, chest x-rays have high likelihood of predicting positive RT-PCR test results

To help conserve resources, Irish imaging experts devised a systematic approach for reporting the likelihood of COVID-19 pneumonia on CXR. 

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Radiologists must assume leading role in ultrasound governance, training, medical societies urge

The specialty should also work to ensure that hygienic measures are in place to prevent contamination, experts advised. 

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Preventative, elective care plummet nationwide amid pandemic, including drops in mammography, MRI

The JAMA study is one of the first to quantify cuts in such care, authors claim, using data from nearly 7M commercially insured Americans in all 50 states. 

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Acoustic noise reduction in MRI significantly reduces patient discomfort without hurting image quality

Loud sounds emitting from magnetic resonance machines can erode the patient experience, but Swiss experts may have found the fix. 

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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.

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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.