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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Machine learning analyzes MRIs to identify schizophrenia with 78% accuracy

Researchers have shown that machine learning can identify if a patient has schizophrenia by analyzing an MRI of their brain, according to a new study published in Molecular Psychiatry.

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Real-time breast ultrasound after second opinion helps detect new cancer, avoid unnecessary biopsies

Real-time breast ultrasound following second-opinion reinterpretation of an original study leads to a change in the clinical management of nearly 33 percent of patients, researchers report in the current edition of Clinical Imaging. It also detects additional cancers in 5 percent of women.

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High-res ultrasound machines at UK hospital detect fetal heart abnormalities at 12 weeks

British hospital Evelina London has invested £85,000—the equivalent of $112, 418—in a series of high-definition ultrasound scanners that will be able to detect fetal heart abnormalities at 12 weeks, opening the field to the possibility of corrective surgery in the womb, the Evening Standard reported Thursday, July 12.

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Multiparametric MRI an effective tool for monitoring prostate cancer patients after focal therapy

Multiparametric MRI can provide value by highlighting changes in the prostate following MRI-guided focal laser ablation (FLA), according to a new study published by the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Almost all small pulmonary nodules detected by chest x-rays are benign or false-positive findings

Most pulmonary nodules smaller than six mm detected on chest x-rays are either benign or later revealed to be false-positive findings by a CT exam, according to a new study published in Clinical Radiology.

Vermont hospital to spend more than $3M on improved MRI services

State officials have agreed to a $3.19 million upgrade to the MRI services offered at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.

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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound improves specificity of breast cancer diagnoses

Adding contrast-enhanced ultrasound (US) to traditional US could promote better, more sensitive detection and diagnosis of breast lesions, researchers reported in Clinical Radiology this July.

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Caltech’s new machine learning algorithm predicts IQ from fMRI

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology can now assess a person’s intelligence with nothing more than a brain scan and an AI algorithm, university officials announced this summer.

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The patient, who was being cared for in the ICU, was not accompanied or monitored by nursing staff during his exam, despite being sedated.

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.

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.