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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India debuts its first-ever portable MRI scanner

Voxelgrids, an offshoot of India’s Tata Trusts Foundation for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship, announced June 7 its latest development: a lightweight, portable MRI scanner that could cut imaging costs in half across the country. 

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MRI-compatible tech allows for imaging without contrast agents

MRI-compatible technology out of Purdue University has the ability to detect and monitor cerebral vascular disorders and injuries without the use of potentially harmful contrast agents, the university announced this week.

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fMRI research reveals how toddlers form memories

Research out of the University of California, Davis is offering insight into how toddlers form memories, marking the first study of its kind to shed light on how specific brain regions are activated during memory recall in 2-year-olds.

Philips gains FDA clearance for 3T MR solution, 2 applications

Royal Philips announced Tuesday, June 5, that its Ingenia Elition 3.0T MR solution and two clinical applications, Philips Compressed SENSE and 3D APT, have received FDA approval.

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Siemens Healthineers gains FDA clearance for Biograph Vision PET/CT system

Siemens Healthineers announced this week that its Biograph Vision PET/CT imaging system has gained FDA clearance.

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PET scans could increase longevity of esophageal cancer patients receiving chemotherapy

Research presented June 1 at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago may help extend survival rates in patients with esophageal cancer by utilizing positron emission tomography (PET), according to a news release from the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

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WEBINAR: Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Imaging and Informatics, and Why Infrastructure Matters

Sponsored by FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas

Explore the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in imaging and informatics, and learn how healthcare institutions should prepare now for the performance demands of an AI-enabled IT architecture.

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Insights from 2016 Olympics: MRI study finds track and field athletes most likely to injure pelvis

Physicians performed 869 radiological exams in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the 2016 Summer Olympics, finding track and field athletes were the most prone to pelvic muscle injuries of any Olympians, researchers have reported in the European Journal of Radiology. 

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The ACR hopes these changes, including the addition of diagnostic performance feedback, will help reduce the number of patients with incidental nodules lost to follow-up each year.

And it can do so with almost 100% accuracy as a first reader, according to a new large-scale analysis.

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