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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ACR, SBI publish new breast cancer screening guidelines

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) have published new breast cancer screening guidelines, once again recommending that all women begin annual screening at age 40.

Siemens Healthineers gains FDA clearance for SOMATOM Edge Plus CT system

Siemens Healthineers announced Wednesday, April 4, that the FDA has cleared its 128-slice SOMATOM Edge Plus CT system.

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Spanish team applies MR imaging to quality control in the meat industry

Scientists at the University of Extremadura in Badajoz, Spain, have found another use for MR imaging—but it has nothing to do with medicine, the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology has announced.

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UK officials worry patients are getting 'too big' for standard MRI machines

In one of Western Europe’s most overweight areas, British officials are struggling to tackle a growing obesity epidemic that’s barring hundreds of patients from receiving MRI exams, the BBC reported this week.

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NIST paving the way for traceable measurements in the human body via MRI

A novel system that can calibrate medical imaging biomarkers could be paving the way for MRI to make precise, traceable measurements inside the human body, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced late this March.

New law bars Kentucky radiologists from reading x-rays in black lung cases

A week-old law in Kentucky is barring federally certified radiologists from reading x-rays in state black lung compensation cases, leaving the task to the six pulmonologists who practice in the area, NPR has reported.

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Hospital where MRI-related death occurred installing brand new equipment

A 32-year-old man died on Jan. 27 after being sucked into an MRI chamber at BYL Nair Hospital in Mumbai, India. That hospital has now decided to replace the MRI scanner, which had not been used since the incident.

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Canadian health minister promises $11M to reduce MRI wait times

British Columbia, Canada, will be receiving an additional $11 million this year to expand MRI usage across the province, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported this week.

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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.