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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CLEVELAND CLINIC OPENS NEW CANCER CENTER

New Facility Designed for Collaboration, Improved Patient Experience

FDA Clears Cost-efficient MAGNETOM Sempra MRI System From Siemens Healthineers

1.5 Tesla, 60-cm MRI system offers innovative applications to improve competitiveness and potentially address profitability

ASRT Launches Radiography SEAL™: Online Tool for Certification Test Prep

The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has launched Radiography SEAL™: The Radiography Student Exam Assessment Library™.

MRI pioneer and Nobel prize winning physicist dies at 83

Peter Mansfield, physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize for his work in helping to invent MRI scanners died at the age of 83, according to a statement by the University of Nottingham.

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MRI prostate analysis could indicate cancer sans biopsy, reduce unnecessary procedures

An interdisciplinary team used an MRI quantification technique called "shape atlasing" to detect subtle deformations in cancerous prostate glands, finding a consistent anterior bulge among the patient cohort.

Toshiba America Medical Systems wins $828 million for radiology systems

Toshiba America Medical Systems has been awarded $828 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to aid in radiology systems, accessories and training for the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies.

FDA APPROVES FUJIFILM’S DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS OPTION FOR ASPIRE CRISTALLE DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEM

FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of diagnostic imaging products and medical informatics solutions, today announced that its Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT), as an optional software upgrade for its ASPIRE Cristalle digital mammography system, has received premarket approval (PMA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

MRI illuminates changes in astronauts' gray matter

A new study has detailed what spaceflight can do to the shape and consistency of the human brain. Researchers examined structural MRIs of astronauts and found considerable changes in the gray matter in various sections of the brain.

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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.