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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Providing value: MRI sites improve efficiency, increase revenue after interpersonal skills training

Training MRI staff members with in interpersonal skills is associated with improved efficiency and increased revenue, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

For claustrophobic patients, MRIs can be a worst-case scenario

The close quarters of an MRI machine are unsettling, but for a percentage of the population, gripping claustrophobia makes completing a scan nearly impossible, the Washington Post reported this week.

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How a fidget spinner exposed flaws in x-ray in guiding removal

The case of a teenage girl who presented to a Seattle ER after swallowing a fidget spinner has drawn attention to gaps in the efficacy and accuracy of X-ray imaging, according to a case report published in JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery.

2018 SBI/ACR Breast Imaging Symposium headed to Las Vegas

The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) is working with the American College of Radiology (ACR) to host its annual Breast Imaging Symposium April 12-15 in Las Vegas.

AI startup competition tackles MRI times, cell imaging technology

Tech company Nvidia’s Inception contest seeks to find the top artificial intelligence (AI) startups in key sectors, including healthcare, to alter the direction of select industries.

fMRI shows 3-year-olds have brain networks to understand others

A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) used functional MRI (fMRI) to explore how young children develop an ability known as “theory of mind,” which allows one person to infer about another’s mental state.

Fujifilm to unveil ASPIRE Bellus II mammography workstation in Las Vegas

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A. announced Wednesday, March 7, that it will be unveiling its newest mammography workstation, the ASPIRE Bellus II, at two upcoming imaging conferences.

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Researchers find quick fix for RV parameters in pediatric CMR imaging

A group of doctors in Warsaw, Poland, have identified a single parameter for first-line assessment of right ventricular (RV) function in pediatric patients, according to data published in Clinical Radiology this week.

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American College of Radiology announces significant expansion of Lung Cancer Screening Registry

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.

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AI reduces CT lung cancer screening workload by nearly 80%

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

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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.