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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Study: Gadolinium safe to use for MR arthrography

Intraarticular gadolinium administration for MR arthrography leaves no detectable gadolinium deposition in the brain, according to research published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Patients who undergo prostate MRI for low-risk prostate cancer more likely to receive observation

Patients who undergo prostate MRI in the time surrounding a prostate cancer diagnosis are much more likely to receive observation, according to a new study published in Urology.

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MRI-guided focal HDR-BT has low toxicity rates, little negative impact on quality of life

MRI-guided focal high dose rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) presents low toxicity rates and maintains quality of life when used to treat prostate cancer, according to new research published in Radiotherapy and Oncology.

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Researchers use fMRI to study how dehydration affects the brain

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta have used fMRI to examine what happens to a person’s brain when it is dehydrated, sharing their findings in a new study published by Physiological Reports.

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Iron-based MRI contrast agent outperforms gadolinium

Neuroscientists have found a way to embed iron into nanoparticles to create an MRI contrast agent that outperforms gadolinium, sharing their research in ACS Nano.

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Ultrasound helps catch vascular disease before cardiac symptoms surface

Ultrasound conducted before a patient develops cardiac symptoms could improve early detection of vascular problems, scientists in Leicester, England, reported this week.

Phoenixville Hospital Installs Carestream Digital X-ray Systems To Boost Image Quality, Streamline Workflow

Phoenixville Hospital (Phoenixville, Pa.) installed a CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution Plus System (see video link), two CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray Systems and five DRX-1 Systems to serve its radiology department, ER, OR, ICU and NICU.   

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How a Stanford professor is making the MRI suite kid-friendly

A Stanford University initiative to make MRI equipment more child-friendly has led to the development of smaller, more lightweight coils that could have positive implications for patients both young and old, according to a recent Q&A.

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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.