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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Canon Medical Systems announces presence at ECR 2018

Canon Medical Systems announced Tuesday, Feb. 27, that it will be attending the annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology, the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2018, from Feb. 28 to March 4. Canon Medical Systems will be displaying its “broad portfolio of diagnostic imaging equipment” and introducing its newest product, a 1.5T MRI system.

UCSF profiles professor known for writing ‘most trusted ultrasound textbook of all time’

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) ran a new profile on former student and current professor emeritus Peter Callen, MD, who is perhaps best known as the author of a celebrated textbook on ultrasound.

Radiology practice suing MRI provider for $68K in late payments

American Radiology Technologies (ART), a Pinecrest, Florida-based radiology practice, is suing Extremity Imaging Partners (EIP) and Extremity MRI in Wexford, Pennsylvania, for allegedly failing to pay for services.

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Machine learning, fMRI offer insight into OCD patients’ response to therapy

A team of California researchers has developed a method for predicting the responses of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) patients to cognitive behavioral therapy using machine learning and fMRI, according to work published in the journal PNAS.

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Mid-chemo MRI could predict early response to treatment in rectal cancer patients

Additional MR imaging performed during chemoradiation therapy could be an early predictor of a rectal cancer patient’s pathological response to treatment, according to research out of San Raffaele Hospital in Milan.

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Expansive data set of brain MRIs could guide treatment, recovery in stroke patients

One of the largest open-source data sets of brain MRIs from stroke patients is now available for public download via Scientific Data, a team of University of Southern California scientists reported this week.

Carestream Health to display AI, imaging analytics solutions at HIMSS18

Carestream Health announced Wednesday, Feb. 21, that it will be displaying advanced artificial intelligence and imaging analytics software tools March 5-9 at HIMSS18 in Las Vegas.

FDA clears 3D MRI application from Siemens

Siemens announced Monday, Feb. 19, that the FDA has cleared the company’s GOKnee3D MRI application.

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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.