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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Breast MRI screening associated with higher biopsy rates, lower cancer yield findings than mammography alone

Patients with and without a personal history of breast cancer (PHBC) have higher biopsy rates and lower cancer yields following biopsy in the 90 days after screening MRI than in the 90 days after a traditional mammogram, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Patient preparing to sue hospital after experiencing MRI-related burn in 2016

A 72-year-old patient from Glendale, California, is preparing to sue Glendale Adventist Medical Center for a burn he experienced before getting an MRI back in 2016.

Update: Investigation into MRI-related death hits a roadblock

The investigation into the MRI-related death of 32-year-old Rajesh Maruti Maru in Mumbai, India, continues, but police say they lack video evidence of the incident.

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Using Twitter to discuss interventional radiology? Make sure you know this hashtag

As the influence of social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook grows, healthcare specialists have started adopting specific hashtags on those platforms to reach the largest number of users possible. In interventional radiology, for instance, the preferred hashtag is #IRad. Researchers tracked the evolution of that hashtag on Twitter, publishing their results in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

Sticker shock: Army vet gets $8K bill for MRI

As healthcare costs outpace inflation, patients are more and more cost-conscious—with many often shopping around to minimize out-of-pocket costs—but medicine remains far from transparent. A recent story from WBRC in Birmingham, Alabama, explored one man’s shock when he received an $8,000 bill for two MRIs on his back.

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Pre-biopsy prostate MRI utilization is up, but researchers see room for improvement

The utilization of pre-biopsy prostate MRI is up significantly among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study published in The Journal of Urology. But should that percentage be even higher?

Update: Radiologist arrested in connection with MRI-related death

A radiologist has been arrested in connection with the MRI-related death of 32-year-old Rajesh Maruti Maru.

Three Change Healthcare Solutions Earn KLAS Recognition for Top Performance

Nashville, Tenn.—Change Healthcare today announced that three of its solutions earned top rankings in the 2018 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services annual report, including one “Best in KLAS” designation and two “Category Leader” designations.

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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.