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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Toshiba Medical’s Aplio i-series Expands Ultrasound MSK Imaging Capabilities

Outstanding Image Quality and Intuitive Ergonomics Help Improve Diagnostic Confidence and Patient Care

Cost of MRI varies drastically by state, type of facility

MRI costs vary drastically from facility to facility, according to an analysis from Amino, a startup using big data to match patients with providers. American consumers are paying more out of pocket for healthcare than ever before, so choosing where to receive care is a more impactful decision than it’s been in the past.

GE Healthcare to expand its production of MRI components

GE Healthcare recently announced a $40 million expansion to its existing MRI components production operations in Florence County, South Carolina.

Toshiba Medical’s Aplio i-series Expands Ultrasound MSK Imaging Capabilities

Outstanding Image Quality and Intuitive Ergonomics Help Improve Diagnostic Confidence and Patient Care

Toshiba unveils new ultrasound systems

Toshiba Medical introduced the latest iterations in their Aplio line of ultrasound scanners: the Aplio i700, i800 and i900. Increased computing power and updated beam technology expand the systems’ ability to image the musculoskeletal system, providing accurate diagnoses of sprains, strains, tears and other soft tissue conditions.

Knee-jerk reaction? MRI inspires rad tech to pursue career

Radiology as a field is powered by the passion of its professionals. For one registered technologist, that desire to pursue a career in the field was sparked by a tweaked knee that required an MRI.

Siemens Healthineers Simplifies Complex Procedures at American College of Cardiology 2017 Conference

Company addresses medical imaging’s rapidly expanding role in the guidance of cardiovascular procedures with a host of innovative solutions

Dosimetry using average-sized phantoms leads to considerable errors

The use of non-size-dependent reference phantoms to calculate CT dose can lead to errors in calculating the radiation received by a patient, according to an article published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Using data from the National Lung Screening Trial, researchers found using an average height and weight to calculate dose can lead to errors of up to 200 percent when compared with a more accurate estimate using a particular patient’s height and weight. 

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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.