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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Carestream’s Vue Motion Universal Viewer Earns 2018 KLAS Category Leader Award

KLAS Award Based on Feedback from Thousands of Healthcare Providers

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How well can MRI detect lymph node metastasis in patients with bladder and prostate cancer?

MRI can detect lymph node (LN) metastasis in patients with bladder and prostate cancer with high specificity, but its sensitivity is “poor and heterogeneous,” according to systematic review published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Using ultrasmall superparamagnetic particles of iron oxide (USPIO) is one way providers can improve sensitivity.

Fallout continues in India after MRI-related death

A man from Mumbai was sucked into an MRI machine and died Jan. 27. Now, both the equipment’s manufacturer and the city’s government are planning to investigate the incident.

Arrests made after man dies being sucked into MRI chamber

A 32-year-old man from Mumbai, India, died on Jan. 27 after being sucked into an MRI while holding a metallic oxygen cylinder in his hand. Three BYL Nair Municipal Hospital employees have been arrested.

Canon Medical Systems installs new MR system in Ohio research center

Canon Medical Systems USA announced today that, as part of its partnership with Quality Electrodynamics (QED), the company has installed a Vantage Galan 3T MR system at the new QED Research Center in Mayfield Village, Ohio.

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Chest CT for suspected pulmonary embolism in the ED: Utilization is up, diagnostic yield is down

CT utilization in the emergency department (ED) has increased significantly in the last few decades, a fact often cited as one of the major reasons healthcare costs and radiation exposure are on the rise. So what can be done to reverse that trend?

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Q&A: Jay A. Baker on breast cancer screening, the benefits of DBT and more

Jay A. Baker, MD, professor of radiology and chief of the breast imaging division at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and the vice president of the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI), spoke with Radiology Business about some of the biggest topics affecting breast imaging today.

Lawsuit filed after X-ray reveals scalpel in veteran’s abdomen

Army veteran Glenford Turner filed a malpractice lawsuit against the United States and the state of Connecticut after an x-ray indicated a scalpel was left in his abdomen during prostate cancer surgery at the VA Hospital in West Haven four years ago.

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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.