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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FDA approves first AI-assisted cardiac MRI scanner

Los Altos, California-based HeartVista has gained approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its one-click heart MRI examination tool. 

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MRI technique may make diagnosing liver cancer easier, scientists say

Experts with Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have developed a new diagnostic technique to let doctors visualize liver tumors using “tomoelastography,” which combines tomography and elasticity.

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AI can predict MR sequence types, saving providers time

Researchers found that deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) can predict sequence types for brain MR images, sharing their findings in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

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Startup collaborating with Yale on new point-of-care MRI system

As part of the collaboration, Yale New Haven Hospital has been using the MRI system for a two-year study involving the American Heart Association. Results of the preliminary research will be announced early next year.

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USA Today: Massive marketing investments—not clinical evidence—buying 3D mammography acceptance

Marketing-related initiatives, rather than proven clinical efficacy, are putting pressure on women to choose 3D mammography, according to an investigation covered in USA Today.

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High-frequency microwave ablation: a better fix for lung malignancies?

A retrospective study reveals the promise of new high-frequency microwave ablation (MWA) technology in treating lung malignancies.

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Talking Tradition in RSNA Season

RSNA 2019 is sure to have more must-see events and exhibits than even the most energized attendee could keep up with. In other words, it’ll be business as usual. But here’s a tip. 

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RSNA 2019: Abraham Verghese, MD, Connects Specialties

RSNA 2019 attendees wishing to see radiology through the eyes of an astute nonradiologist will find what they’re looking for when Abraham Verghese, MD, takes the mic at the opening session. 

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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.