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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SNMMI presents 2 prestigious awards at annual conference

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) presented two prestigious awards during its 2019 Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California.

Cardiac MRI provides significant value when treating cocaine-induced disease

Cardiac MRI can help providers differentiate between acute and chronic cocaine-induced cardiovascular diseases, according to a new analysis published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.

Carestream Introduces New Small-Format Cesium Iodide X-ray Detector

Carestream introduced its newly designed small-format CARESTREAM DRX Plus 2530C Detector with cesium iodide technology.

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New metamaterial improves MRI performance

Researchers from Boston University have developed a new magnetic metamaterial that could help improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of MRI scanners, sharing their findings in Communications Physics.

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Volpara Health Technologies to acquire MRS Systems

Volpara Health Technologies, the parent company of Volpara Solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire Seattle-based MRS Systems, Inc.

Carestream Signs Multi-Year Contracts Worth More Than $25 Million for Regional Radiology and IT Implementations in Italy

Carestream recently signed three multi-year contracts for  more than $25 million to implement its Vue Clinical Collaboration Platform (see video link) and digital radiography solutions for healthcare facilities in the Emilia Romagna, Liguria and Molise regions of Italy.

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A key benefit, and potential harm, of adding MRI to breast cancer screening programs

Surveillance MRI can help imaging providers detect more breast cancers, according to a new study published in Radiology. However, it also leads to a much higher biopsy rate.

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Patients experience more severe side effects with x-ray radiation therapy than proton therapy

Severe side effects are less likely for patients receiving proton therapy than those receiving traditional x-ray radiation therapy, according to research to be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago.

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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.