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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Radiology leader Johns Hopkins notches $13.5M grant to develop implantable ultrasound imaging devices

Funding comes by way of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and will be used to create high-resolution US tech to monitor traumatic spinal cord injuries.

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Functional MRI use in Medicare has stagnated after years of growth. What’s holding it back?

A team of experts from Emory University and the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute analyzed a decade's worth of Medicare data to answer this question. 

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Man vs. Machine: AI matches third-year radiology residents at reading chest x-rays in large study

IBM and others designed an algorithm that can match or even surpass fledgling physicians at reading the most common imaging exam in the ED. 

Making Radiology Reports Easily Readable by Patients Using Portals

Making Radiology Reports Easily Readable by Patients Using Portals

Patients increasingly read their radiology reports through online EHR portals, but the reports are written for referring physicians, not for patients. 

Letting Deep Learning Light the Way to Translational Research and Precision Medicine

Letting Deep Learning Light the Way to Translational Research and Precision Medicine

Quantitative traits obtained from CT scans performed in routine clinical practice have the potential to enhance translational research and genomic discovery when linked to electronic health record (EHR) and genomic data.

Better Service and Bigger Savings Through Centralized Imaging Processing

Better Service and Bigger Savings Through Centralized Imaging Processing

The Center for Advanced Imaging Processing (CAIP) is a concept created out of the need to enhance patient care, increase technology availability and improve imaging quality, all through the utilization of innovative technologies.

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Closing the Loop on Unexpected Findings

Follow-up of unexpected findings in radiology reports has become a growing challenge as more imaging exams are being performed and workloads are increasing for ordering clinicians.

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Cigna officially stops covering hospital-based CT, MR imaging after months-long delay due to pandemic

The nation's fourth largest commercial insurer first announced the payment change in February, but pushed its go-live date back to August because of the COVID crisis.

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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.