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. 

Untraditional teaching tool underscores importance of MRI safety for radiology trainees

Applying an alternative deep learning, assessment-based approach to radiology education could help trainees better retain information for use in future work, according to a study published in Radiography this month.

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Weight-Bearing CT International Study Group to host session at AOFAS 2018 Annual Meeting

The Weight-Bearing CT International Study Group is scheduled to host a scientific session on various benefits of weight-bearing extremity CT exams July 12 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston.

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Can biparametric MRI accurately detect prostate cancer?

Research from the last 17 years shows that biparametric MRI (bpMRI) gives radiologists an accurate tool for detecting prostate cancer (PCa), according to a new meta-analysis published by the American Journal of Roentgenology.

MRI finds brains of children hooked on video games similar to those of drug, alcohol addicts

An MRI study out of California has found excessive social media and addictive video games can have an effect on children’s brains similar to that of drug abuse or alcoholism.

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Strategic Radiology welcomes X-Ray Consultants to coalition of independent practices

Strategic Radiology announced Thursday, June 14, that South Bend, Indiana-based X-Ray Consultants has joined its coalition of private practice radiologists.

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Arterial spin labeling MRI explains cognitive dysfunction in young kidney disease patients

Arterial spin labeling MRI may offer a noninvasive alternative for quantifying cerebral blood flow without the use of contrast agents—a necessity for patients with illnesses like kidney disease, researchers wrote in a Radiology study this June.

Richard Barr named new editor-in-chief of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) named Richard G. Barr, MD, PhD, as the next editor-in-chief of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

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MRI adds value to endometrial cancer prognosis

Including MRI in the routine evaluation of endometrial cancer could help assess the aggressiveness of tumors while stratifying which patients may benefit from surgeries like lymphadenectomy, researchers reported in Clinical Radiology this June.

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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.