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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University of Minnesota invests $2M to cut MRI wait times

Around $2 million has been funneled into the University of Minnesota’s latest healthcare project: a third MRI machine that’s expected to cut waiting times for patients who typically wait up to three weeks for a scan.

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Normal E. Bolus elected 2018-2019 president of SNMMI-TS

Norman E. Bolus, MSPH, MPH, CNMT, was elected 2018-2019 president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS) at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2018 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

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New 3D imaging algorithm detects changes in arthritic joints better than x-rays

Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England have developed a new semi-automatic 3D imaging technique, called joint space mapping (JSM), that detects tiny changes in arthritic joints, sharing their findings in a new study published by Scientific Reports.

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Satoshi Minoshima elected SNMMI president during annual meeting

Satoshi Minoshima, MD, PhD, officially assumed office as 2018-2019 president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) at the SNMMI 2018 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

Hitachi Healthcare Americas Unveils the Latest in Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Reporting at ASE 2018

Hitachi will demonstrate its latest Lisendo 880 technologies along with the newly acquired VidiStar Image and Reporting Platform

Siemens Healthineers launches Acuson Sequoia to address industry challenges in ultrasound imaging

Siemens Healthineers has announced the launch of its new ultrasound system, the Acuson Sequoia. The new Acuson Sequoia, a general imaging ultrasound system, was developed in response to one of the most prevalent challenges in ultrasound imaging today: the imaging of different sized patients with consistency and clarity.

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Patient sent home because he was ‘too large’ for MRI machine sues hospital for $7M

An Oregon patient who was sent home after he failed to fit in an MRI machine is suing a local hospital for $7 million, citing medical negligence as the reason he was left with permanent paraplegia, the Portland Business Journal reported this week.

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New York patient discharges gun in MRI room, charged with reckless endangerment

A Long Island, New York, man was arrested last month after a handgun he possessed fired and injured him while in an MRI room, according to a June 20 report from the LI Herald.

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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.